Boston Flora

Tag: micro greens

  • Saturday, April 23, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon and 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Living Salad Bowl Workshop

    At this Gore Place workshop on April 23, noted gardener and floral designer Scott Clarke will teach you how to make a beautiful and edible arrangement. There will be two sessions, one from 10 – noon and a second from 12:30 – 2:30.

    You will plant a living salad bowl with a wonderful variety of greens including red and green leaf lettuce, chard, and spicy micro greens, all cut-and-come-again varieties. Enjoy your salad fixings all season long!

    Appropriate organic soil, container, and transplants will be provided. Space is limited to 20 participants per session.

    $35 per person, $30 for Members. Tickets can be purchased upon arrival or online at: http://livingsaladbowl.bpt.me/

    For more information, email nataliebrubaker@goreplace.org or call (781) 894-2798.

  • Sunday, January 20, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – Window Gardens

    Is your green thumb going to waste during the winter months? Join the Massachusetts Audubon Society on Sunday, January 20 from 2 – 3:30 to learn how to garden right inside your home. We will begin by discussing and practicing techniques for planting, care, and harvesting. Going beyond herbs, we will explore growing everything from micro-greens to sugar snap peas right in your kitchen window.

    Registration is required. The price is $5 for Mass Audubon members, $7 for non members, and the class will take place at the Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill Street in Mattapan. To sign up, visit www.massaudubon.org, or call 617-983-8500.  Image from www.harvesttotable.com.