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Growing a Productive Edible Garden (Online)

  • All levels
  • 16 and older
  • $27
  • Earn 270 reward points
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  • **Virtual Classroom
  • 90 minutes

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  • $27
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What you'll learn in this gardening class:

Imagine growing an edible garden so bountiful that it overflows with produce. In this online workshop, learn to maximize results in your edible garden through good design, plant selection, and smart techniques. This workshop will teach the following:

  • how to install and prepare a raised bed garden;
  • tips and techniques on building a food garden at home;
  • companion planting, square foot gardening, and succession planting;
  • how to grow a donation garden in your own home;
  • how to harvest and prepare produce for donation to your local food pantry.

With these tips for productivity, you can grow enough not only for yourself, but for your neighbors and those in need. Learn how you can use your overflowing harvest to make a difference in your community to assist hungry families within the region. Grow a good garden, and use your garden for good!

School Notes: The registrars office is the one who confirms registrations ([email protected]). They respond to emails Monday through Friday between 8:30 and 4pm. If a student registers through Coursehorse on Friday evening for a Saturday class, we will not have a way to confirm them.

Refund Policy

Refund requests must be submitted to the registrar by email ([email protected]) or by phone (630-719-2468) one full business day prior to the program start date. 

Fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable within 24 hours the program’s start date. The Morton Arboretum cannot refund fees requested on or after the start date of a program or for sessions missed due to student illness or other personal situations. 

Students will be issued a full refund in the event that The Morton Arboretum cancels a class for any reason.

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