Edible Reno-Tahoe

Dead Plant Society: Starting Seeds Indoors
2024-02-10 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Urban Teaching Farm, 1700 E 2nd Street, Reno, NV, 89502
Whether you have a full backyard or an apartment balcony, growing your own seedlings for fresh herbs, fruits, or vegetables can be fun and “dirt cheap”! In this workshop Urban Roots will share the basics of starting spring and summer seedlings indoors including materials needed, correct temperature, planning and watering. One lucky Dead Plant Society attendee will go home with a complete indoor-gardening set up including heating mat, soil, seeds, spray bottle and grow light.

Green College Class: Straw Bale Gardening
2024-02-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Rail City Garden Center, 1720 Brierley Way, Sparks, NV, 89434

Gardening in Nevada: Fruit Tree Selection
2024-02-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Bartley Ranch
Michael Janik will discuss fruit tree needs during all seasons in northern Nevada, including soil, chill hours, watering and pest control. He will list suggested fruit varieties he has grown and varieties he is growing now to determine suitability for our climate.

Green College Class: Mason Bees
2024-02-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Rail City Garden Center, 1720 Brierley Way, Sparks, NV, 89434

Green College Class: Starting Veggies
2024-02-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Rail City Garden Center, 1720 Brierley Way, Sparks, NV, 89434

Gardening in Nevada: Vertebrate Pests
2024-02-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Bartley Ranch
Melody Hefner will share knowledge on management of a variety of local vertebrate pests, including mice, ground squirrels, rabbits and more. Learn strategies to control these pests and prevent future infestations.

Gardening in Nevada: Gardening in Small Spaces
2024-02-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Bartley Ranch
Liz Morrow will introduce ideas and methods for gardening in small spaces to enable gardeners to enjoy a variety of plants, both edible or ornamental, whether living in a condominium or apartment, traveling in an RV, or living in other spaces with limited growing areas.

Green College Class: Winter Pruning
2024-03-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Rail City Garden Center, 1720 Brierley Way, Sparks, NV, 89434

Gardening in Nevada: Shade Gardening
2024-03-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Bartley Ranch
Anna Anderson and Leslie Edgington will discuss shade plants, some of which are the first to break through the soil in late winter and early spring, and then continue to grow and bloom until the first hard freeze. They will also discuss the plant blooms, which attract pollinators and hummingbirds.

Green College Class: Square Foot Gardening
2024-03-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Rail City Garden Center, 1720 Brierley Way, Sparks, NV, 89434

Gardening in Nevada: Turf Alternatives
2024-03-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Bartley Ranch
Carol Lister, Jill Strawder-Bubala and Karen Seaward will discuss how to let go of your grass. They will talk about why it might be time for lawn lovers to make a switch, and will explore the best times and ways to tackle removing lawns, as well as options of what to plant in place of grass.

My Soil & My Soul Class
2024-03-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Yerington, NV

Gardening in Nevada: Totally Tomatoes
2024-03-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Bartley Ranch
Beth Heggeness and Deborah Whitehouse will about tomatoes, from pests to zest, including selection, growing seedlings, planting and feeding.

Green College Class: Soils
2024-03-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Rail City Garden Center, 1720 Brierley Way, Sparks, NV, 89434

Gardening in Nevada: Successful Vegetable Gardening
2024-03-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Bartley Ranch
Randy Robison will give information on how to have the most successful vegetable gardens, including information on amending the soil to help plants thrive, the importance of crop rotation, strategies to increase yields, companion planting benefits and how to discourage unwanted pests.

Edible Landscaping (virtual class)
2024-04-02 18:00 - 20:00

Getting Started With Your Vegetable Garden (virtual class)
2024-04-04 18:00 - 20:00

Green College Class: Weed Control
2024-04-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Rail City Garden Center, 1720 Brierley Way, Sparks, NV, 89434

Backyard Cover Crops (virtual class)
2024-04-09 18:00 - 20:00

The Most Destructive Garden Pests (virtual class)
2024-04-11 18:00 - 20:00

Green College Class: Peonies
2024-04-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Rail City Garden Center, 1720 Brierley Way, Sparks, NV, 89434

Building a New Way Class
2024-04-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Yerington, NV

Community Seed Swap
2024-04-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Reno
Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting to dip your toes into the green world, our Seed Swap is the perfect opportunity to connect with fellow plant enthusiasts, make new friends, and create an even more vibrant and diverse garden.

Reno Food Systems Farm Stand
2024-04-14 15:00 - 19:00 | Reno Food Systems
Mid-April cool season seedlings (lettuce, kale, chard, Asian greens, etc.); May perennial seedlings and plants (fruit trees, pollinator plants, culinary and medicinal herbs, berries); warm season seedlings available first week of June. All vegetables are grown organically and on site; perennials grown in Lemmon Valley. One-third of seedlings are donated to community and school gardens.

Garden Weed Control (virtual class)
2024-04-16 18:00 - 20:00

Gardening in Small Spaces (virtual class)
2024-04-18 18:00 - 20:00

Green College Class: Tomato Mania
2024-04-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Rail City Garden Center, 1720 Brierley Way, Sparks, NV, 89434

Seeds, Sips, & Songs
2024-04-20 14:00 - 17:00 | RMU Truckee, 10292 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, CA, 96161
Slow Food Lake Tahoe is hosting a first-ever FREE veggie seed give away (and some herb and flower seeds too, just for fun!). This family-friendly event is designed to help you jump start our short growing season by providing you with seeds to start indoors NOW. The seeds provided have been shown to grow best in our high elevation climate. In fact, they are the same varieties SFLT uses in their SFLT gardens. Check out the best in seeds for peas, beans, greens, beets, carrots and radishes (and more)!
All ages and skill levels are welcome.
Activities include a reading circle with some of the best children’s stories about gardening and seeds, coloring, crafts (think “make your own pollinator” and a birdfeeder) and learn how to harvest seeds from flower heads (and store them in the seed envelope you make yourself).

Practical Permaculture Class
2024-04-21 09:00 - 14:00
Imagine heading outside to your yard and being able to gather ingredients for a delicious main course or side dish. It is easier than you think.
Every site requires site-specific techniques, and we’ll teach you how to identify what is needed to implement a successful project.
Students will gain the confidence to read their own landscapes and identify resources and weaknesses. Using permaculture design principles and the very best organic gardening techniques, they will then learn how to plan and install a system for prolific production.
Learn more at cobitat.org/practical-permaculture
