“Let’s Grow!”
Spring Garden Classes at The Waldo Way
In partnership with Promise of Peace Gardens, The Waldo Way Dairy Farm in Mineola, Texas is offering a series of gardening classes. Each class will be a two-hour session. The classes will include hands-on experiences, constructing a raised garden bed, soil preparation for planting, selection of seasonal seeds and starters, optimizing production, harvesting, preserving, to celebrating the abundance.
April 15, 2023 10:00am-12:00pm
Class 1: “Creating a Space to Grow in a Raised or No-Dig Garden Bed”
This class will include hands-on building raised garden space, preparing the soil and selecting the correct seeds for the season. Come to embrace Mother Nature at her finest.
May 6, 2023 10:00am-12:00pm
Class 2: “Cultivating a Productive Harvest”
This class will provide knowledge about natural pest control with companion planting, giving your plants the nutrients and support they need to thrive, simple maintenance tips, and when to harvest. Expand your mind as we explore the beauty and bounty of a garden.
June 17, 2023 10:00am-12:00pm
Class 3: “Celebrating the Abundance”
Our final class of this series will demonstrate how to harvest, ferment, and prepare the goodness from our garden. Participants will explore different recipes and nutritiously dense foods. You will help prepare and enjoy foods from our garden. Celebrating the feeling of accomplishment.
All proceeds are a Donation to "The Waldo Way, PMA and Promise of Peace Gardens." Donations will not be refunded and all transactions are final.
If inclement weather permits, arrangements will be made for a future class and you will be notified at our earliest convenience.