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  • November 2025

  • Thu Nov 20, 2025 Art in the Garden

    Art in the Garden

    5:00pm - 6:00pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    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 ... Art in the Garden

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    Thu Nov 20, 2025 Art and AgriCulture

    Art and AgriCulture

    6:00pm - 7:00pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    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 ... Art and AgriCulture

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    Sat Nov 22, 2025 Family Farmacy

    Family Farmacy

    11:00am - 1:00pm

    Growing family wellness through plants and play. Food is medicine—and the garden is our classroom! Through hands-on exploration across the Greenhouse & Education Center’s learning garden, greenhouse, and teaching kitchen, Family Farmacy invites families to learn together about how plants support healthy bodies, curious minds, and open hearts. Each week, families will engage in joyful, ... Family Farmacy

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    Sat Nov 22, 2025

    Family Farmacy: To the Market!

    11:00am - 1:00pm

    A Market Bag Giveaway Hosted by Youth from HORTGreenhouse InternshipStep into our greenhouse marketplace and celebrate the joy of sharing food, seeds, and stories! In this special Family Farmacy event, our HORTGreenhouse interns will host a lively community giveaway — inviting families to take home free bags of fresh, seasonal produce grown with care.Alongside this ... Family Farmacy: To the Market!

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    Tue Nov 25, 2025 Sauté Sizzle Savor

    Sauté Sizzle Savor

    11:00am - 12:00pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    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 ... Sauté Sizzle Savor

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    Wed Nov 26, 2025 Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

    Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

    5:30pm - 6:30pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    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 ... Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

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    Thu Nov 27, 2025 Art in the Garden

    Art in the Garden

    5:00pm - 6:00pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    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 ... Art in the Garden

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    Thu Nov 27, 2025 Art and AgriCulture

    Art and AgriCulture

    6:00pm - 7:00pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    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 ... Art and AgriCulture

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    Sat Nov 29, 2025 Family Farmacy

    Family Farmacy

    11:00am - 1:00pm

    Growing family wellness through plants and play. Food is medicine—and the garden is our classroom! Through hands-on exploration across the Greenhouse & Education Center’s learning garden, greenhouse, and teaching kitchen, Family Farmacy invites families to learn together about how plants support healthy bodies, curious minds, and open hearts. Each week, families will engage in joyful, ... Family Farmacy

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    Sat Nov 29, 2025

    Family Farmacy: Preservation Pantry

    11:00am - 1:00pm

    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 ... Family Farmacy: Preservation Pantry

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  • December 2025

  • Tue Dec 2, 2025 Sauté Sizzle Savor

    Sauté Sizzle Savor

    11:00am - 12:00pm
    • Greenhouse & Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

    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 ... Sauté Sizzle Savor

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    Wed Dec 3, 2025

    Recipes & Rituals for Community Care: Herbs for Mutual Aid

    5:30pm - 6:30pm

    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, ... Recipes & Rituals for Community Care: Herbs for Mutual Aid

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