The Greenhouse Education Center

Preserve the Last Fall Herbs and Explore Your Own Family's Kitchen TraditionsAs autumn winds down, join us in the greenhouse for a cozy Family Farmacy gathering celebrating food, memory, and preservation. Through storytelling and artmaking, we’ll reflect on the recipes, people, and moments that flavor our lives.Families will create “Preserve Jars” using collage, drawing, and pressed herbs — each one holding a story, tradition, or seasonal memory to keep through the winter. Together we’ll also ... Family Farmacy: Preservation Pantry

Let's nurture systems of care and dream of the worlds we would like to live in that center care of all.In this hands-on workshop, we’ll dive into the practice of direct mutual aid with herbs. Together, we will process, package, and label herbs that will be distributed in solidarity with migrant communities. As we work, we’ll explore the role of herbalism in nurturing systems of care, learn what mutual aid is and can look like, ... Recipes & Rituals for Community Care: Herbs for Mutual Aid

Botanical and Intention-filled Ornaments. Working with seedheads and grasses to craft objects of reflection.As winter settles in and the landscape shifts toward its quieter hues, join teaching artist Junell Banks for a seasonal and mindful workshop. Using seedheads, dried grasses, and clipped evergreens—materials gathered from the edges of fields, garden beds, and the lingering memory of autumn growth—participants will craft botanical ornaments designed to carry personal affirmations or winter intentions.Together, we’ll sort through our found ... Art in the Garden: Gathered from the Field Ornaments

Seasonal Marks from the GardenWhy do we grow the things that we grow? Why do we use the things that we use?Join us as we remember y(our) roots while preparing for the holiday season.In this playful, plant-centered workshop, you’ll explore textile printmaking using flower petals, seedheads, and vegetables from the garden as your stamps. Come customize a tea towel or tote bag and head home with a one-of-a-kind creation infused with the textures and colors ... Art & AgriCulture: Beauty in Botany With Textile Printmaking

Be held by plants and sound.A soundbath meditation for all! Join us for a December evening of rest, reflection, tea, and sound. This community session will center around a soundbowl mindfulness meditation and a tea ceremony, inviting participants of all ages and backgrounds to slow down, breathe deeply, and allow sound vibrations to support grounding and renewal. Take time to exchange breath with the plants in the greenhouse, enjoy and herbal tea to calm the ... Recipes & Rituals for Community Care: Soundbowl Meditation and Tea Ceremony

Create winter greenery that nourishes the senses and the spiritCelebrate the quiet strength of winter by working with evergreens—plants that hold their color, scent, and structure long after the rest of the garden has gone dormant. In this session, we’ll create seasonal arrangements using cuttings sourced from felled trees and from The Hort’s evergreen plantings across the city, giving these branches a second life as objects of beauty and care.You’ll be introduced to the unique ... Art in the Garden: Evergreen Arrangements