Join Hort facilitators for an herbal soap making workshop. ACCESSIBILITY The kitchen/classroom is wheelchair accessible; with advance notice we can add a mat path across the greenhouse’s pebbled ground (garden entrance has a small raised threshold; garden paths are grass). Tables adjust height; backless benches/stools available. Kitchen is shared—we avoid peanuts but can’t guarantee a nut-free space; water provided in refillable pitchers. First aid on-site; nearest AED is one building away. Nearest restrooms are ~1 … Gay in The Garden

Garden Seasoning Salt: Blending Herbs & Spices Join us for a free, hands-on class on how the garden can flavor your meals long after the harvest. You’ll explore dried herbs and spices and learn to combine them with salt. Along the way, you’ll smell, taste, and experiment. Then you’ll create your own seasoning blend to take home. We’ll also talk about how simple mixtures can transform everyday cooking. This event is part of Recipes & … Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

Cempohualxochitl / Aztec Marigold Dye Bath Join us for a free two-hour session on cempohualxochitl, or Aztec marigold, and how its petals yield natural pigment. As Día de Muertos celebrations wind down, we’ll think critically about waste. We’ll ask what can be done with this festivity’s remnants. You’ll work with cempasúchil in dried, powdered, and fresh forms. Together, we’ll turn it into color medicine for the coming fall and winter. Then you’ll use resist techniques … Art and AgriCulture

Community Cacao Circle: Filling Your Cup Before Pouring Out to Others Join us for a free cacao circle about tending to yourself before you care for others. Vivian will begin by walking you through how it’s prepared and what properties it holds. From there, you’ll move into a somatic practice, meditation, and journaling. This event is part of Recipes & Rituals for Community Care. Explore the role of plants in personal and communal well-being with … Recipes and Rituals for Community Care