Class Acts
Seeing their events listed in the publication, Edible Portland, made me check out the website for Growing Gardens. I’m glad I did. I’ve signed up for two classes. Their mission:
GROWING GARDENS digs at the root of hunger in Portland, Oregon by building organic Home Gardens in urban backyards. Our Youth Grow school garden clubs create future veggie eaters and cultivators. Our Learn & Grow classes cover cooking, preserving & more.
Right up my alley. I’m following them on Twitter, and I’ll let you know how tonight’s class on year-round gardening goes. Each year, I want to do one or two new things in the garden. This year, it was growing things from seed, which I mistakenly thought was beyond a newbie’s abilities. Apparently, not so. See photo below of Burgundy Bush Beans just 14 days after planting seeds. Later this year, I want to take a first stab at some winter vegetables, so the timing of this class is perfect. I’ve registered for next month’s parent-child class on veggie gardening too. Also, a photo here of some homegrown kale, which I would have to nominate as a best yield/most trouble-free crop. Another nominee in that category are the sugar snap peas which are just starting – the first small crop went into a potato salad with chopped green onion and mint.
