The Greenhouse Education Center

What are the food stories that most urgently need to be shared? “Another thing we lost is culture. . . look at the word agriculture. We lost that connection. And so now it’s going back to the culture of agriculture. Why do we grow the food that we do?” - Karen Washington Why do we grow the foods we do? How is culture tied to our local foodways and agricultural systems? What stories of nourishment ... Art and AgriCulture

We heal together in our kitchens, gardens, and shared spaces. What does it mean to heal in community? What does it feel like when we extend care to ourselves and the collective? How do plants and our local ecologies care for us? How can we care for the plants and local ecologies in return? Weave in rituals and recipes into both your own self-care and community care practices through weekly explorations in herbal arts, somatic ... Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

Cultivate creativity, curiosity, & settle into the restorative power of artmaking in the greenhouse and garden. Combine the art and science of observation in weekly artmaking inspired by plants in the greenhouse and garden. Learn meditative and mindful drawing, printmaking and sculptural techniques, scientific observation with plant portraiture, and new practices from botanical and ecologically-focused contemporary artists to create works of art to celebrate the plants and flowers you feel most connected to. Immerse yourself ... Art in the Garden

What are the food stories that most urgently need to be shared? “Another thing we lost is culture. . . look at the word agriculture. We lost that connection. And so now it’s going back to the culture of agriculture. Why do we grow the food that we do?” - Karen Washington Why do we grow the foods we do? How is culture tied to our local foodways and agricultural systems? What stories of nourishment ... Art and AgriCulture

A culinary series celebrating seasonal, plant-based cooking and the food stories that nourish us. Set in the garden and rooted in seasonal cooking, critical conversation, and collective nourishment. Sauté Sizzle Savor is a weekly culinary series celebrating seasonal, plant-based cooking rooted in horticulture through learning more about the plants we grow for food. Centering these plants and their growing cycles, we explore the food stories that nourish us and the vital connections between garden, kitchen, ... Sauté Sizzle Savor

We heal together in our kitchens, gardens, and shared spaces. What does it mean to heal in community? What does it feel like when we extend care to ourselves and the collective? How do plants and our local ecologies care for us? How can we care for the plants and local ecologies in return? Weave in rituals and recipes into both your own self-care and community care practices through weekly explorations in herbal arts, somatic ... Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

Cultivate creativity, curiosity, & settle into the restorative power of artmaking in the greenhouse and garden. Combine the art and science of observation in weekly artmaking inspired by plants in the greenhouse and garden. Learn meditative and mindful drawing, printmaking and sculptural techniques, scientific observation with plant portraiture, and new practices from botanical and ecologically-focused contemporary artists to create works of art to celebrate the plants and flowers you feel most connected to. Immerse yourself ... Art in the Garden