Garden Workshops
Call to sign up! Contact Luis or Mellissa at the Community Food Bank by phone: 622-0525 ext, 264, or 263 or by email: lherrera@communityfoodbank.org or mmundt@communityfoodbank.org
Location: Please note the different locations of the workshops and contact us with questions or for directions:
Community Food Bank Garden, 3003 S. Country Club (between Ajo and 36th St), garden next to playground on west side of the building.
Marana Heritage Farm, 12375 N Heritage Park Drive (off Tangerine west of I-10)
El Pueblo Farmers’ Market, SW corner of Irvington Rd and S 6th Ave
* Interpretation is available with advance notice to English or Spanish. (Oprima aquí para Talleres de Jardinería en Español)
If you have special needs, such as child care, we will endeavor to make arrangements with advance notice.
FEBRUARY
Site Design, SAT Feb 19th, 9–11am, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Self Watering Container Construction, THURS Feb 24th 9-11am, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Starting Seedlings, Simple Greenhouses and Season Extension, TUES Feb 22nd 1-3 pm, with Shanti Sellz Youth Garden Coordinator, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Soil and Compost, SAT Feb 26th, 9–11am, location: Community Food Bank Garden
MARCH
Chicken-Raising Basics, WED March 2nd 1-3 pm, with Shanti Sellz Youth Garden Coordinator, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Planting a Healthy Garden, SAT MARCH 5th, 9–11am, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Advanced Compost Topics (in Spanish*) Fri March 11th 9-11 am, with Jaime de Zubeldia, Marana Farm Compost Coordinator, location: Community Food Bank Garden
History and Care of Regional Fruit Trees, (in Spanish*) MON March 14th 9-11 am, with Jesus Garcia Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Education Specialist, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Gardening in Small Spaces and Self Watering Containers, TUES March 15th 9-11 am, with Zotero Citlalcoatl, School Garden Coordinator, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Simple and Seasonal Cooking, FRI March 18th 2-4 pm, with Tiffany Rose Wood, Integrative Nutritionist, location: Community Food Bank Garden
All About Soil, SAT March 19th 9-11 am, with soil scientist Don Breckenfeld, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Wild Food Preparation from the Sonoran Desert, MON March 21st 9-11 am with herbalist John Slattery, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Rainwater Harvesting, THUR March 24th 9-11 am with Dan Dorsey from Sonoran Permaculture Guild, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Composting with Worms! FRI March 25th 1-3 pm, with Chris Mazarella, the Marana Farm worm caretaker, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Simple and Seasonal Cooking, SAT March 26th 10 am-12 pm, with Tiffany Rose Wood, Integrative Nutritionist, location: Marana Heritage Farm
Growing Fruit Trees, WED March 30, 9-11 am with Master Gardener Phil Wade, location: Community Food Bank Garden
APRIL
Site Design, FRI April 1st, 9–11am, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Garden Basics, SAT April 2nd, 10 am-12 pm, location: Marana Heritage Farm
Irrigating with Grey Water, THURS April 7th 9-11 am with Leona Davis, urban sustainability enthusiast, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Soil and Compost, FRI April 8th, 9am–11am, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Seed Saving, WED April 13th 2-4 pm with Chris Lowen, Southside Urban Farm Manager, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Planting a Healthy Garden, FRI April 15th, 9–11am location: Community Food Bank Garden
Save Time, Money and Food, SAT April 16th 9-11 am, Tiffany Rose Wood, Integrative Nutritionist, location: El Pueblo Farmers Market
Hands on Passive Rainwater Harvesting, THURS April 21st 9-11 am, with Leona Davis, urban sustainability enthusiast, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Self Watering Container Construction, MON April 25th 9am-11am, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Hands-On Irrigation, FRI April 29 9-11am, with Marana Farm Manager, Cie’na Schlaefli, location: Community Food Bank Garden
Gardening for Market, SAT April 30th 9-11 am, with Dana Helfer of Menlo Park Farm, location: Community Food Bank Garden
