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  • Tuesday, April 13, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Virtual Vegetable Gardening 101

    To have a bountiful garden, “all” you need to do is provide your plants what they need. But what do they need?  And how do you provide it? Learn about sunlight, space, water and most of all soil, and you’ll have the basics to develop the garden you’ve always wanted. 

    This online Massachusetts Horticultural Society class on April 13 at 7 is part of its spring Introduction to Gardening series.

    Instructor: Gretel Anspach is a Lifetime Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association, a Trustee of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and a recently-retired systems engineer for Raytheon. Gretel helped to establish and maintain two food production gardens that have provided fresh produce to the Marlboro Food Pantry for the last eight years. $20 for Mass Hort members, $30 for general public. Register at https://masshort.org/education-events/vegetable-gardening-101/

  • Thursdays, January 10 – February 7, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Organic Vegetable Gardening

    Designed for those starting or caring for a vegetable garden, this five week Berkshire Botanical Garden course will include discussion of soil and nutrient management, seed selection, crop rotation schemes, bed preparation, seeding and planting, pest management, and specific plant cultivation, all in the context of the different vegetable groups. Each week, students will investigate a different vegetable family to insure all questions are answered about cultivation of these important food groups, including: Fabaceae (peas/beans/other legumes), greens (lettuce/mustards/arugula/mache and more), herbs (perennial and annual), perennial vegetables (asparagus/rhubarb/horseradish), Chenopodiaceae (beet/chard family), Brassicaceae (cabbage/cauliflower/kale/brussels sprout family), Cucurbitaceae (squash/pumpkin/cucumber/melon family), Poeaceae (corn family), Allioideae (onion/garlic/leek/shallot family), Solanaceae (tomato/eggplant/pepper/potato/sweet potato family) and Apiaceae (carrots/parsnips). Classes begin January 10 and run through February 7, from 5:30 – 8:30 in the Education Center at Berkshire Botanical Garden. Instructor: Peter Salinetti. BBG Members: $175, Non-Members: $185. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/organic-vegetable-gardening

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  • Thursdays, March 22 – May 24, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Spring 2018 Home Horticulture Series

    Registration is now open for ten information-packed evenings classes designed to help home gardeners be more effective at their favorite pastime. The Massachusetts Master Gardener Association is sponsoring Thursday evening classes, March 22 – May 24 from 6:30 – 8:30. The Home Hort Series covers all of the topics studied by certified Master Gardeners, but in a streamlined format suited to busy lifestyles: the program does not require outside reading, homework, volunteering, or testing. Topics include:

    • Perennials • Landscape Design Basics • Woody Plants & Pruning • Lawn Care & Alternatives • Vegetable Culture • Soil • Weed Ecology • Botany • Diseases & Pests • Nomenclature

    Classes are conveniently held at the historic Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, a Trustees of Reservations property, 2468 Washington Street, Canton, just minutes off Rt. 128, south of Boston. The cost of the 10-lecture series is $250.00 per person, payable in advance by credit card, Pay Pal or personal check. Click here to register online. If you plan to pay by check, you may also register by email/postal mail: for instructions, email us at HomeHort@massmastergardeners.org. Refunds are not available after 3/22/18 or for any missed classes.

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  • Wednesday, March 4, 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – Natural Vegetable Gardening from the Ground Up

    Natural Vegetable Gardening from the Ground Up with Paul Split, writer, teacher, gourmet cook and nationally recognized horticultural consultant, will be sponsored by The Evening Garden Club of West Roxbury on Wednesday, March 4 from 7 – 8:15 at the Elks Lodge, 1 Morrell Street in West Roxbury. Learn about soil profiles, growing mediums, composting, fertilization/watering, raised beds and plant selection, including how to inter-plant vegetables, herbs and flowers to maximize plant health, productivity and beauty. There will be a demonstration of how to start seeds using a domed propagation chamber, which will be raffled. Propagation kits will be available for purchase. Paul always draws a crowd – don’t miss this event. $10 payable at the door – no reservations needed. The Elks Lodge is opposite the West Roxbury Veteran’s Hospital.  Image from www.organic.lovetoknow.com.

  • Tuesday, January 6 – Thursday, January 8, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Drawing the Market: Fruits and Veggies in Graphite

    Explore creative ways to arrange the abundance of produce contained in grocery store aisles to make intriguing compositions of fruit, berries, and foliage.  Focus on graphite techniques under the guidance of Carol Ann Morley at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden in a three day class to be held Tuesday, January 6 – Thursday, January 8, from 9:30 – 3:30 (snow date Friday, January 9.)  Discover how to analyze shapes and negative spaces to create three dimensional forms and bring your art to life.  This is a workshop suitable for all levels.  WCBG members $250, nonmembers $300.  Register by calling 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu. Image below by Evan Lovejoy.

  • Monday, March 3, 10:00 am – Vegetables for Your Garden

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts will present a horticultural morning with Betty Saunders on Monday, March 3, beginning at 10 am at South Church, 41 Central Street in Andover.  Garden keeper of Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s bountiful vegetable garden at Elm Bank, Betty shows us how to grow delicious vegetables.  $5 payable at the door.  For more information contact Betsy Williams at 978-470-0911 or email betsy@betsywilliams.com.

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  • Monday, April 29, 6:00 pm – Bring on Spring Vegetables!

    Join Chef Barry Maiden—of the wildly popular and nationally renowned restaurant Hungry Mother—as he puts his Southern spin on some of the season’s offerings. Just when spring leaves you pining for something green, Chef Maiden will work with you to some of his signature vegetal favorites, and introduce you to new and delicious recipes. This Boston University class is open to the public ($125) and will meet in the Kitchen at 808 Commonwealth Avenue at 6 pm. Enroll by calling 617-353-9852 or register on line at www.bu.edu/foodandwine.

  • Thursdays, February 28, March 7, March 14 & March 21, 9:30 am – 11:30 am – The Home Vegetable Garden

    Designed for those starting or caring for a vegetable garden, this Berkshire Botanical Garden course will include discussion of soil and nutrient management, seed selection, crop rotation schemes, seeding and planting, pest management and specific plant cultivation, all in the context of the different vegetable groups. Once each week starting Thursday, February 28 through Thursday, March 21, students will investigate a different vegetable family to insure all questions are answered about cultivation of these important food groups.

    Feb 28

    Fabaceae (peas/beans/other legumes)

    Greens (lettuce/mustards/arugula/mache and more)

    Herbs (perennial and annual)

    March 7

    Assorted Perennial Vegetables (asparagus/rhubarb/horseradish)

    Chenopodiaceae (beet/chard family)

    Brassicaceae (cabbage/cauliflower/kale/brussels sprout family)

    March 14

    Cucurbitaceae (squash/pumpkin/cucumber/melon family)

    Poeaceae (corn family)

    March 21

    Allioideae (onion/garlic/leek/shallot family)

    Solanaceae (tomato/potato/eggplant/pepper family)

    Peter and Jennifer Salinetti (below) own Woven Roots Farm, a small family farm and CSA that grows vegetables and culinary herbs using traditional farming practices. For over ten years they have grown local produce for Berkshire County families. Their vegetables are grown using environmentally sustainable gardening practices, and they produce amazingly top-quality, delicious produce. Both Jen and Peter are committed to raising awareness about the importance of the local food supply, along with teaching technical information on how to do so. They have lectured on growing food for both NOFA and other regional organizations.  $65 for BBG members, $75 for nonmembers, or $25 for an individual class.  Register on line at www.berkshirebotanical.org.

  • Wednesday, February 27, 1:00 pm – Secrets from the Farm Stand

    Expand your food horizons with farmers Christy Raymond Kantlehner and Chris Kantlehner of White Barn Farm, located in Wrentham, at this Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens lecture on Wednesday, February 27, beginning at 1 pm.  Christy and Chris will demystify the produce appearing in farm stands, farmer’s markets, and in CSA boxes, and tell you how to incorporate this cornucopia of veggies into your meals.  Hear how to keep and store the bounty from local farms, and learn tasty uses for radish greens and other things you might have once thrown away.  When the produce season is in full tilt with great prices on veggies, go far beyond zucchini bread with tips and recipes for processing and preserving.  FWCBG members $10, non members $15.  Call 781-283-3094 to register.

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  • Saturday, March 10, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Optimizing the Growing Season in Your Vegetable Garden

    Work with Jessie Banhazl, owner of Green City Growers, a raised bed vegetable gardening company, to learn how to make the most of the New England growing season.  The Tower Hill Botanic Garden class will be held Saturday, March 10, from 10 – 12, and you may register online at www.towerhillbg.org.  THBG member fee is $10, nonmembers $12.  Come prepared to chat about your garden and make a four season plan for producing food all year long.