Transform any container into a stunning welcome accent, centerpiece or gift. In this two-part workshop, learn about design, plant selection, planting and care, followed by an optional hands-on activity in which participants create a take-home colorful container. Registration and materials fee required for take home project, lecture is free.
Explore which plants provide a habitat for native wildlife, how to plant and care for any size garden or container and what to expect throughout the seasons of the year. Then, sit back and enjoy communing with nature.
Workshops are conducted at the Great Park Farm + Food Lab and developed in cooperation with University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Orange County. Drop-ins welcome. Registration is encouraged.
Eating seasonal and local foods is nutritionally rich and environmentally friendly. The best chefs in Orange County present local, seasonal gourmet dishes, techniques and preservation methods.
Instructor: Sharon Murphy of One Fine Fig
Saturday, April 8: Spring Salads
Saturday, May 13: Mother's Day Breakfast Treats
Eating seasonal and local foods is nutritionally rich and environmentally friendly. The best chefs in Orange County present local, seasonal gourmet dishes, techniques and preservation methods.
Instructor: Sharon Murphy of One Fine Fig
Saturday, April 8: Spring Salads
Saturday, May 13: Mother's Day Breakfast Treats
Eating seasonal and local foods is nutritionally rich and environmentally friendly. The best chefs in Orange County present local, seasonal gourmet dishes, techniques and preservation methods.
Instructor: Sharon Murphy of One Fine Fig
Saturday, April 8: Spring Salads
Saturday, May 13: Mother's Day Breakfast Treats
It's crafty, sustainable, delicious and fun. University of California Cooperative Extension Master Food Preservers demonstrate how to preserve what you harvest or purchase. Drop-ins welcome.
Saturday, March 25: Jams & Jellies
Saturday, April 22: Fermentation
It's crafty, sustainable, delicious and fun. University of California Cooperative Extension Master Food Preservers demonstrate how to preserve what you harvest or purchase. Drop-ins welcome.
Saturday, March 25: Jams & Jellies
Saturday, April 22: Fermentation
Creativity and imagination are stimulated through stories about wonders of life in the garden.
Gently used book donations to the Farm + Food Lab’s Little Free Library are welcomed.
Wednesday, March 22
Sunday, April 2
Wednesday, April 12
Wednesday, April 26
Sunday, May 7
Wednesday, May 10
Wednesday, May 24
Sunday, June 4
Wednesday, June 7
Learn the lifecycle of a monarch butterfly from eggs to butterflies, observe monarchs in the garden, and discover the threats that monarchs and other beneficial insects are facing today. Do your part by building your own “bug hotel” for beneficial insects.
Participants may bring their own large containers or naturally found objects to create their project.
Workshops begin at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., and are weather permitting.
Learn about the symbiotic relationships among plants in the garden. Then get your hands dirty by planting in the Farm + Food Lab.
Workshops begin at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. and are weather permitting.