Upcoming Events

Summary: Herbs are fun to grow and very good for you. Join us for a different look at garden herbs.

Summary: The CLP - Lawrenceville Community Garden needs your help! Join us for garden plot preparation, weeding, planting and more, every Tuesday at 7pm.

Summary: Already looking forward to the fall in your garden? Join us as Urban Gardener presents “Planting for Fall Beauty”.

Summary: Want to compost but don't know where to start?

Summary: Cynthia Hill, from Third Day Luxury Soaps & Garden, will teach you to make your own organic SPF 30 sunscreen from herbs, pure vegetable and nut butters and titanium oxide.

Summary: Correctly preserving herbs, fruits, and vegetables for later use is an exceptional way to save money and to serve delicious and healthy foods from the garden or farmer's market all year long. Preserving is easy, fun and satisfying.

Summary: Luke Och, from the Crested Duck Charcuterie, an artisan meat market in the Beechview neighborhood, and baker behind the Birdsong Bread blog, will teach you to make sausage from scratch and the buns to go with it.

Summary: Correctly preserving herbs, fruits and vegetables for later use is an exceptional way to save money and to serve delicious and healthy foods from the garden or farmer's market all year long. Preserving is easy, fun and satisfying.

Summary: Learn about Indian spices, including their use as aromatic flavor enhancers and for nutritional and preservative purposes. Anoo, author of a Kerala cookbook, will demonstrate how much spice to use and when, as well as how to store spices.

Summary: Learn how to plant dozens of wildflowers at once, and even beautify a vacant lot, without losing seeds to birds or wind. Then, learn how to make a beautiful treat for the birds to hang on your balcony or in your yard.