Community Crops Education & ClassesCome learn with us! Classes and workshops are offered throughout the year on gardening and farming topics, cooking, and sustainable living. |
Urban Grower Classes
This class series, running 2023 through 2025 will focus on teaching sustainable growing skills for gardeners and farmers. Class formats may vary between field days, lectures, online classes, and other alternative formats. Registration is required, but classes are free!
Accommodations for translation can be made by request with advance notice of 2 weeks, and there is a question in the registration regarding translation needs. Please contact us with any questions.
Registration forms close approximately 2-3 days prior to class or in some cases earlier due to the number of students signed up.
Upcoming Classes
July 16th 6pm – 8pm, at the Family Service Lincoln office: Extend Your Growing Season for Late Fall & Early Winter Production
Extend your growing season with this class! Learn about different environmental factors to consider when planning for fall and winter production, production techniques and tools for cold weather, and the types of plants suitable for growing into winter.
Register for Extend Your Growing Season for Late Fall & Early Winter Production
July 27th, 10am – 12pm, Location TBD: Fundamentals of Soil Health
We’ll learn about techniques we can use in organic gardens and farms to both care for and build healthy soils, as well as why it’s important to take care of our soils! This class will provide a foundational understanding of soils and soil management principles.
Business and Marketing for Small Scale Farmers
This class series, running 2023 through 2024 will focus on teaching introductory business and marketing skills for small scale farmers. This series will be 12 parts and will start in September 2023. Registration is required but classes are free for participants. Classes will be delivered in English, with Arabic and/or Kurdish Kurmanji translation available.
Upcoming Classes
No scheduled classes for July and August.
Contact
If you want more information about our current classes, or have questions about your registration, contact aGerdes@familyservicelincoln.org.