Silver Lake Farms welcomes beginners and more experienced gardeners to its workshops.
Class limit is 15 people accepted on a first-come basis. You have to register for each workshop.
You'll learn how to create a happy, healthy, natural environment for growing food and flowers from seed, and pick up tips for saving water and money. I'll share with you a natural approach to urban farming in L.A. and steer you towards thinking about the process as a whole.
Local is the new organic. It doesn't matter how small the space, everything you grow that you would normally buy - especially if you grow it sustainably - is good for the planet. Local food and flowers save fuel, packaging and help build communities. Just-picked food is more nutritious. As for locally-grown pesticide-free flowers, these are hard to find.
NEW! Cooking Classes A series of fun, affordable cooking classes designed around cooking with seasonal vegetables - from the garden, the farmers' market or
your local CSA. Think: Cuisine du marché.
Urban Farming Location: This is a roaming event. People who sign up for Urban Farming volunteer at local farms, community gardens and homesteads to help out with some of the work. Urban Farming
is about connecting people with L.A's urban agriculture movement. If you need volunteers,
let me know.
Private Classes for Individuals
and Groups If you’re interested in hosting a group workshop or having a private tutorial at your home, let me know.
Call 323-644-3700 for more information.
Gardening Workshops & Cooking Classes for April & May Class limit is 15 people accepted on a first-come basis. _________________________________________________________________________
Starting a Vegetable Garden From Scratch - 10am - noon or 1pm - 3pm Learn how to start a vegetable garden from scratch in raised beds, containers and straight in the ground. Class covers sowing seeds, preparing garden soil, containers, and maximizing harvests organically. Includes tips on lawn removal, drip irrigation, compost, and more.
Hands-on element: You’ll cultivate garden soil and prep containers for growing crops. You'll also get a head start on the season by sowing seeds in trays to take home.
$50 includes seeds and materials
Saturday, April 24
How to Make Jam - 10am - 12:30pm Strawberries are easy and fun to grow in the garden - so are blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. Mix them together to make jam and you get what Canadians call Bumblerry Jam. You can get about 5 jars of jam from about 3lbs of berries. Use berries from your garden or the local farmers' market. And if any actually make it to your kitchen (grazing is a foodie's delight!), why not make jam? Urban Farming Advocate and recipe blogger, Shelley Marks, will teach you how. Make jam in class and take it home!
$48 includes jar
Homegrown in the 'Hood - Party Dishes - 2pm - 4:30pm Throw a party and treat your guests with delightful dishes made with homegrown ingredients. Mint, squashes, root crops and onions are so easy to grow at home. Supplement your harvest with seasonal CSA and farmers' market produce. Local produce exchanges are another great source for fresh food. This class offers some wonderful recipes for party dishes created by Shelley Marks using locally-grown, seasonal produce.
$48
Sunday, April 25
Installing a Vegetable Garden & More - 10am - noon Learn by doing. Practice installing an edible garden in the ground, raised beds and containers.
Learn about spacing and grouping plants appropriately, what to plant where, crop rotation, companion planting and beneficial insects. Includes tips on making your own organic fertilizer.
$50
Sunday, May 9
How To Grow and Cook With Herbs - 10am - noon Pick up tips for growing all kinds of herbs and using them creatively in the kitchen. Class combines gardening and cooking demonstrations. Includes tips on growing in containers.
$50
Installing a Vegetable Garden & More - 1pm - 3pm Learn by doing. Practice installing an edible garden in the ground, raised beds and containers.
Learn about spacing and grouping plants appropriately, what to plant where, crop rotation, companion planting and beneficial insects. Includes tips on making your own organic fertilizer.
$50
Italy - Fresh From the Farm - 2:00pm - 4:30pm Recipe blogger and Urban Farming Advocate, Shelley Marks, loooves Italian food - all the wonderful seasonal vegetables and herbs it so ubiquitously features. Here in Southern California, farmers are blessed with a Mediterranean climate akin to parts of Italy.
Learn how to make five fabulous Italian appetizers featuring fresh, seasonal vegetables grown right here in Southern California.
$48
Saturday, May 22
Urban Farming - this workshop is free! - from 10am Sign up for Urban Farming and volunteer for as long as you like to help out at a local farm, community garden or homestead. Urban Farming is about connecting people with L.A's urban agriculture movement. Learn as you go, and meet like-minded people.
This workshop is free but you still have to register.
http://www.silverlakefarms.com, Silver Lake Farms, Tara Kolla, garden guru in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, growing beautiful organic flowers for farmers markets and also offers Gardening Workshops, Landscape Design and Floral Design.
