CCE - Nassau Garden-Based Learning Programs
The Garden-Based Learning programs are horticulture programs that are designed for hobbyist gardeners. Our programs vary with the seasons, so check back often to see what’s new!
March 2022
Weed Management (Spring): Participants learn common characteristics of weeds, as well as their seasons and patterns of growth. They receive a hands-on workshop on identification and management of spring weeds on EMF grounds.
Saturday, March 12, 2022 ∙ 10:00 – 11:30am
Program Cost: $30
Recommended Age: Adult
Starting Seeds Indoors: In addition to basic seed-starting techniques, participants will learn about planning, timing, and varieties of supplies and equipment for maximum success when growing seedlings for their own gardens. Popular annual vegetables such as tomatoes will be emphasized.
Friday, March 18, 2022 ∙ 6:00 – 7:30pm
Program Cost: $30
Recommended Age: Adult
Planning a Vegetable Garden: Planning the garden sensibly is an essential step for the success of vegetables, as well as saving the gardener much time and trouble. Learn what to consider before planting, including space requirements, timing, nutritional needs, and harvest windows. Maximize the use and health of your garden by learning about succession planting and crop rotation, and start the season to come with confidence.
Friday, March 25, 2022 ∙ 6:00 – 7:30pm
Program Cost: $30
Recommended Age: Adult
April 2022
Soil Improvement: This much-neglected topic can give participants tools to improve the health of all types of gardens. Well-nourished and well-cared-for soil will produce the healthiest plants with the best long-term outcomes, whether they are annual vegetables, ornamental flowers, lawn grasses, or trees and shrubs. Good soil also helps sequester carbon, cleans water, resists erosion, and nurtures the ecosystem. Participants will learn how soil is structured, how it functions, and how best to care for it.
Saturday, April 2, 2022 ∙ 10:00 – 11:30am
Program Cost: $30
Recommended Age: Adult
Gardening with Children: This class reviews the factors that should be considered when inviting children into a garden, or when creating a garden for them. Participants will design a sample garden for their special child(ren) and will learn a range of child-friendly gardening activities. Especially for parents, grandparents, and caregivers.
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 ∙ 12:30 – 2:00pm
Program Cost: $30
Recommended Age: Adult
Garden to Table: Potatoes: Participants will learn about potatoes – from planting, cultivating, and harvesting to storage and cooking. The workshop will start in the gardens for a hands-on planting demonstration and proceed indoors to explore the nutrition and preparation of this versatile tuber, ending in a taste comparison of three different potato varieties.
Thursday, April 14, 2022 ∙ 12:30 – 2:00pm
Program Cost: $30
Recommended Age: Adult
Garden to Table: Herbs: Explore the EMF herb garden, where types of culinary herbs and their care are demonstrated. Participants will learn different benefits and uses of herbs, then prepare and taste three sauces using different herbs.
Thursday, April 28, 2022 ∙ 12:30 – 2:00pm
Program Cost: $30
Recommended Age: Adult
May 2022
Garden to Table: Spring Greens: Salad greens are often one of the first crops of the season. Learn the many different types and varieties that can be grown, as part of a hands-on demonstration in the EMF vegetable gardens. Then learn about their nutritional value and ways to use them in the kitchen. Finish off the workshop with a demonstration of an easy, innovative recipe for using spring greens.
Thursday, May 12, 2022 ∙ 12:30 – 2:00pm
Program Cost: $30
Recommended Age: Adult
Pressed Flower Art: Participants collect and press flowers from the gardens at EMF. They then explore craft uses for pressed flowers and create a craft object to take home.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 ∙ 12:30 – 2:00pm
Program Cost: $45
Recommended Age: Adult
Garden to Table: Peas: Participants will begin in the EMF vegetable gardens, learning about the three main types of peas and how to grow them. They will then learn about the nutrition provided by peas, and their many uses in cooking, and will end with a cooking demonstration using peas in different ways.
Thursday, May 26, 2022 ∙ 12:30 – 2:00pm
Program Cost: $30
Recommended Age: Adult
June 2022
Pressed Flower Art: Participants collect and press flowers from the gardens at EMF. They then explore craft uses for pressed flowers and create a craft object to take home.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 ∙ 12:30 – 2:00pm
Program Cost: $45
Recommended Age: Adult
Weed Management (Summer): Participants learn common characteristics of weeds, as well as their seasons and patterns of growth. They receive a hands-on workshop on identification and management of summer weeds on EMF grounds.
Friday, June 3, 2022 ∙ 6:00 – 7:30pm
Program Cost: $30
Recommended Age: Adult
Gardening with Children: This class reviews the factors that should be considered when inviting children into a garden, or when creating a garden for them. Participants will design a sample garden for their special child(ren) and will learn a range of child-friendly gardening activities. Especially for parents, grandparents, and caregivers.
Saturday, June 11, 2022 ∙ 11:00am – 1:00pm
Program Cost: $30
Recommended Age: Adult
Tropical Plants in Containers: Participants learn the needs of tropical plants and how to care for them properly, both indoors and outside on a patio or in a garden. Three different tropical plants will be made available to choose for planting and taking home.
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 ∙ 12:30 – 2:00pm
Program Cost: $45
Recommended Age: Adult
Cost: All program fees listed in description cover the entire length of the session. Some programs may require a materials fee, which is included in the listed cost.
In the event of inclement weather, the program will be rescheduled. If the program is cancelled due to insufficient registrations, all fees will be refunded within one-week.
Location: All programs will be at the East Meadow Farm unless otherwise noted.
The East Meadow Farm is located at 832 Merrick Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554
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