Grow Your Own Vegetable Garden 2025

Our hybrid “Grow Your Own Veggie Garden” series led by our Executive Director, Lana, empowers budding gardeners with the knowledge and skills to plant and grow thriving gardens. You’ll learn all about soil health and ensuring your soil is nutrient-dense, how and where to plant your crops, how to prune your veggies, how to identify and prevent pests and disease, and more!  We'll also share our favorite resources to expand your learning and provide plenty of time after each class to get all your individual questions answered. 

The series costs $200 and includes seven 45-minute presentations followed by Q&A and a “starter pack” of 10 seedlings grown by us in the Van Vleck House & Gardens greenhouse ($60 value) to get your garden started.

Meetings will be held via Zoom weekly on Saturday mornings at 10 am. Starts March 15th and Ends April 26th!

• March 15: Garden basics: knowing your growing zone, identifying your own growing needs and goals
• March 22: Soil biology: soil structure and composition, understanding the soil food web
• March 29: Soil amendments: understanding the key components of fertilizer and compost
• *April 5: Disease and pest management: identity, prevent, and treat diseases and pests (pre-recorded video)
• *April 12: Crop planning: what to plant where, when, and how. (pre-recorded video)
• April 19: Compost: learn how to start your compost system and why
• April 26: Maintaining your garden: learn about pruning, trellising, irrigation best practices, and harvesting
• May 3: Plant Sale, Pick-Up, and Q&A with Lana

*These sessions will be pre-recorded and emailed to you. No live Zoom will be held on these dates*

Can't make all the dates? These lessons will be recorded and emailed to you