Learn how to create a thriving, productive kitchen garden at the Berkshire Botanical Garden on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to noon. Tracy Hayhurst, owner of Undermountain Pantry, leads this hands-on class where you’ll learn how to design a garden that fits your space, climate and culinary goals. Tracy will guide you through choosing the best site, selecting seeds and seedlings, preparing and enriching your beds, and establishing a maintenance routine that keeps your garden flourishing. You’ll also explore strategies for succession planting to ensure a steady harvest throughout the entire season. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your garden skills, this class gives you the practical knowledge and confidence to grow fresh, delicious produce right outside your door.

Tracy Hayhurst began her culinary training in the late 1990s, attending Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland. In 2002, she co-founded Chubby Bunny Farm in Falls Village, Conn. In 2015, she returned to the kitchen in her dual role as chef and community outreach director at Plantin’ Seeds, connecting farmers and the community through meals that highlighted the best of the season. Her passion for sharing both farming and cooking led her to Husky Meadows Farm, first as farm manager and then as culinary director for Husky Meadows’ Seed and Spoon Culinary Farm Stay programming. In 2024 Tracy founded Undermountain Pantry, a farm to table cooking school with its own sourdough micro-bakery and kitchen gardens.

Members $30, nonmembers $45. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/planning-your-kitchen-garden