Seattle Tilth Spring Plant Sale and Educational Classes

I’m such a big supporter of the Seattle Tilth because their mission is simple and one I can totally get behind: to inspire and educate people to safeguard our natural resources while building an equitable and sustainable local food system. I’ve been to their plant sales, their chicken coop tour and their educational classes and I’ve been blown away by every event.

They have some great things up their sleeves this year. Here are just a few things I’m excited about:

March Edible Plant Sale

Stock-up on organic and locally grown edible plant starts perfect for spring planting, and find a huge selection of edible flowers, fruit shrubs, fruit trees, seeds, supplies and knowledge galore at their March Edible Plant Sale. It’s on Saturday, March 15th, 2014 from 9am-3pm. at the Pacific Market Center garage. Admission is FREE!

Their Classes

Make 2014 your best gardening year ever, by getting educated! Whether you plan on starting your own seeds indoors, adding chickens, bees and other livestock to your urban {or suburban} farm or supercharging your soil with homemade compost, they’ve got a class for you.

Check out their new offerings like Intro to Permaculture and Grow Fruit in Small Spaces classes, or choose from these other awesome options:

Urban Livestock Classes
Backyard Beekeeping 101 Thu., Jan. 23; 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Wallingford)
Backyard Beekeeping 101 Sat., Feb. 1; 10 a.m.-noon (Wallingford)
Backyard Beekeeping 101 Thu., Feb. 13; 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Wallingford)
Beekeeping 201: Start Your Hive Sat., Feb. 22; 10 a.m.-noon (Wallingford)
City Chickens 101 Sat., Jan. 11; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Wallingford)
City Chickens 101 Sat., Feb. 8; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Wallingford)
Raise Baby Chicks Sat., Jan. 25; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Wallingford)
Raise Baby Chicks Sat., Feb. 22; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Wallingford)

Veggie Gardening
Start Seeds Indoors Sat., Feb. 1; 2-4 p.m. (Mt. Baker)
Start Seeds Indoors Wed., Feb. 19; 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Wallingford)
Smart Garden Planning Sat., Feb. 8; 10 a.m.-noon (Mt. Baker)
Smart Garden Planning Wed., Feb. 26; 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Wallingford)
Organic Gardening 101 Sat., Feb. 15; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Wallingford)

Permaculture & Sustainable Landscapes
Prune Fruit Trees Sat., Feb 8; 1-5 p.m. (Wallingford)
Intro to Permaculture Sat., Feb. 8; 2-5 p.m. (Mt. Baker)
Composting 101 Sat., Feb. 22; 2-4 p.m. (Wallingford)
Grow Fruit in Small Spaces Thu., Feb. 27; 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Wallingford)

View their calendar of classes or see the full list.