Garden School on FB Live! We put together a fantastic line-up of Garden School classes at CommonWealth this year—and then the coronavirus showed up. So we switched gears for our “Make Way for Monarchs” program with Katie Hawk in early April, and did it via FB Live. Which worked out surprisingly well! And it has […]
Wow. Life feels surreal right now. The situation with the coronavirus is changing so rapidly, and I have no idea what’s really going to happen. What now? Here are two things I do know. 1. There is ground beneath our feet. Being outside is where I feel most grounded. Sunlight, fresh air and the big […]
Garden School 2020 Begins!!! What a fantastic line-up of Garden School classes at CommonWealth this year! See the full schedule at the education tab on our website. First class is one of everyone’s favorites. Come learn from Lia. March 7th: How to Grow a Vegetable GardenEven if You’ve Never Planted a Seed in Your Life 11 a.m. […]
Preparing the composting bin in the greenhouse Last year was the first year for the new greenhouse. And it was a success: keeping tender seedlings warm all winter, even on frigid nights. Last week, the team harvested last year’s finished compost and began adding food waste and wood chips in new layers. There’s Hannah piling […]
Garden School: Dried Flower Wreaths Saturday, Nov. 16 10 a.m. to noon 1016 NW 32nd Street (in front of the hoop house.) Note: this is a 2-hour class; fee is $15. Pay upon arrival. Back by popular demand! Learn to create beautiful wreaths from dried flowers and greens. Edith has an uncommon talent for combining dried […]
Garden School: Soil Health Saturday, October 5 11 a.m. to noon 1016 NW 32nd Street (in front of the hoop house.) $10 per person, $15 for couples/pairs. Free to volunteers. Pay upon arrival. Soil Health Plants make nutrients using sunlight energy to feed themselves and microbes in the ground, and in turn create a food web […]
“One of the great miracles of life on this planet is the creation of food. The alchemy human beings do with seed, sun, soil and water produces figs and fava beans, pearl onions and okra. It can include raising animals for their flesh or yield and transforming raw ingredients into chutney or cake or capellini. […]
Garden School: Plant a Fall Salad Garden Saturday, Sept. 7 11 a.m. to noon 3310 N. Olie $10 per person, $15 for couples/pairs. Free to volunteers. Pay upon arrival. Lettuce and carrots and kale, oh my! Fall is a wonderful time to garden in Oklahoma. Vegetables and gardeners alike love the cooler weather, and we […]
“I want you to look back on those of us who lived at the beginning of the twenty-first century and know that we bore you in mind, we cared for you, and we cared for our fellow tribes—those cloaked in feathers or scales or chitin or fur, those covered in leaves and bark. One day […]
Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. — Mary Oliver Garden School: Herbal Balms Saturday, July 13 11 a.m. to noon 3310 N. Olie $10 per person, $15 for couples/pairs. Free to volunteers. Pay upon arrival. Note: There is an additional $5 per person material fee for this workshop. […]
