ABOUT THIS EVENT

Event Category

Fitness & Wellness

Event Overview

Ever wanted to trek out to the garden in early January (yes-in the snow) to pull a freshly harvested salad? This is the class where you will learn how to do it. I've been winter gardening for years in the snowy location of northern Utah and can tell you-its the best time to garden! There's next to no work to do during the winter months. In this class, which is held at my home, you will learn the specific crops that grow well in our location and when to plant them. There's still time to plant about 10 differnt kinds of things. The most important part is learning how to build a simple structure to protect your crops during our cold, snowy winters. Class is 90 minutes long and you'll leave with a planting schedule with crops that are easily and successfully grown.

The price of the class includes up to 5 lengths of EMT conduit being bent to provide a solid structure to protect your garden. You can purchase these at Home Depot or Lowes for about $2.50 each and bring them to class with you. The size of your gardens shouldn't be any wider than 5 feet or any longer than 20 feet when using up to 5 EMT pieces. In addition to EMT, you will need to buy floating row cover and plastic. I will provide the best places to buy both of them.

Participants are strongly encouraged to bring camera's, iPhone's, iPad's, etc. to take pictures and videos of what you'll be learning. We will not be spending any time on gardening methods-just the know-how of protecting your gardens, crops to grow, and when to plant them. 

At the class, there will be two crops for sale. I will have brussel sprout transplants for $5 each and a specialty lettuce transplant not available in the U.S. for $4 each. There will be no brussel sprouts available at local stores or nurseries at this time. Done correctly, your brussel sprouts will be ready right around the Thanksgiving holiday and will last until real winter arrives. Once you've had fresh off the vine, you'll be disappointed in all the rest The lettuce is excellent and keeps for many weeks of harvesting.

What to Bring

Ipads, Iphones, computers, camera's, notepad, 10' lengths of EMT if desired(up to 6 of them)

Minimum age

All ages welcome

What's Provided

Planting scheduleSmall kale transplant

What You Can Expect From This Experience

• save money
• do little work
• eat better

Location