Gardening
These classes are taught by our amazing gardening team. If you're just getting into gardening or need more guidance in a specific area of your garden take a look at what we have below.
We've compiled everything we think every beginner gardener should know, and jam-packed it into an hour class. From setting up your growing space to harvesting the fruits of your labor, let us help you navigate organic gardening in the desert! This class is a great place to start your garden journey.
Includes: 4 seasonal starts, 1/2 gallon castings, 50% off worm tea
Duration: 1 hour
Notes: Each registration includes 1 guest. You will be walking and standing on mulch for most of the class.
This class is for those that have at least 1 year of gardening experience. In this advanced course, we will dive into growing heirloom varieties, trellising, pruning techniques, pest control/mitigation, companion planting, in ground growing, and ways to improve in areas of past failure.
Includes: 4 seasonal starts, 1/2 gallon castings, 50% off worm tea
Duration: 1 hour
Notes: Each registration includes 1 guest. You will be walking and standing on mulch for most of the class.
Growing tomatoes in the desert can be so much fun. Let our experts show you all the tips and tricks for planting, maintaining and harvesting high yields of tomatoes.
Includes: 4 tomato and/or basil starts, 1/2 gallon castings, 50% off worm tea
Duration: 1 hour
Notes: Each registration includes 1 guest. You will be walking and standing on mulch for most of the class.
Learn how to successfully grow and maintain fruit trees using permaculture principles and soil science. This class will teach you the proper (organic!) way to plant, feed, trim, and harvest your fruit trees.
Includes: 1/2 gallon of worm castings, 1 bag of Arizona Worm Farm compost, 50% off worm tea
Duration: 1 hour
Notes: Each registration includes 1 guest. You will be walking and standing on mulch for most of the class.
This is for those who's gardens are STRUGGLING. We will help you revive or remove plants that are distressed from the heat of summer, identify plants that are susceptible to insect damage, rebuild microbes and soil nutrients, plan a watering schedule, and how to prepare for fall growing.
Includes: 4 seasonal starts, 1/2 gallon of castings, 50% off worm tea
Duration: 1 hour
Notes: Each registration includes 1 guest. You will be walking and standing on mulch for most of the class.
Do you dream of an edible yard but have no idea where to start? This class is for you! In this class we walk you through the steps to take any outdoor area from gravel or grass to a lush edible landscape! We will highlight the importance of mulching, and the basic principles of permaculture!
Includes: 2 1 gal fruit trees and 2 perennial herbs
Duration: 1 hour
Notes: Each registration includes 1 guest. You will be walking and standing on mulch for most of the class.
Composting
Although our compost is pretty good, the best compost you can make is in your own backyard. Let us show you how!
This class will teach you everything you need to know to start vermi-composting in a 17 gallon bin. In this workshop class you will make and take home your very own worm habitat.
Includes: 17 gallon bin, bedding materials, and worms
Duration: 1.5hrs
Notes: Each registration includes 1 guest. First half of the class is standing and walking on mulch, second half is seated.
This class will teach you everything you need to know about composting with worms directly in your garden. See for yourself how we set up worm bins in our garden and ask questions as we set one up together.
Includes: 1 bed run bag (~600 worms), 2 wire baskets, and 1/2 gallons of castings
Duration: 1.5hrs
Notes: Each registration includes 1 guest. You will be walking and standing on mulch for most of the class.
Specialty Classes
These are our seasonal and one-off classes. Sign up while you can!
Learn all you need to know to trap and kill gophers in your own yard. In this hands-on class you will actually dig out a tunnel, set and place traps, cover and flag traps.
Includes: Gopher trapping kit: two traps, two flags, and two tunnel covers
Duration: 1.5hrs
Notes: Each registration includes 1 guest. This will be hosted in our fields, wherever we are able to identify tunnels that week. Expect to get dirty and hot!
Learn how to grow flowers for yourself, friends, and pollinators. Discover a variety of resilient flowers that thrive during cooler months, and learn techniques for soil preparation, planting, watering, and fertilization. Create your own flower paradise to add beauty and pollinators to your garden.
Includes: 4 seasonal flowers , 1/2 gallon castings, 50% off worm tea
Duration: 1 hour
Notes: Each registration includes 1 guest. This is a sitting lecture style class.
This is a specialized class offered just twice a year. It includes all the processes of breeding, raising, and harvesting Black Soldier Fly Larvae - from breeding live flies, capturing eggs, and growing them to full size to be used as feed.
Includes: Plans for a DIY bin, instructions for a breeding habitat for live flies, and a coupon good for 2 lbs of BSF larvae.
Duration: 1.5hr
Notes: Each registration includes 1 guest. You will be walking and standing on mulch for most of the class.
Fall is the best time to start a vegetable garden in Arizona. Discover which crops grow best during the cooler months. Learn techniques for soil preparation, planting, watering, and fertilization. Overcome gardening challenges specific to the desert environment and create your own edible paradise.
Includes: 4 seasonal starts, 1/2 gallon castings, 50% off worm tea
Duration: 1 hour
Notes: Each registration includes 1 guest. This is a sitting lecture style class.
Learn which herbs grow well in the low desert, the best times to plant, and how to care for herbs throughout the year. Learn about the benefits of growing herbs for companion planting and how to harvest, use and enjoy herbs all year long.
Includes: 4 seasonal herbs, 1/2 gallon castings, 50% off worm tea
Duration: 1 hour
Notes: Each registration includes 1 guest. This is a sitting lecture style class.
Don't see a class you're looking for? Shoot us an email and we'll see what we can do!