Grow Your Own Garden free vegetable plant starts
Mountain Community Garden is partnering with the Emergency Food Network and Harvest Pierce County to provide free vegetable plant starts at the Garden to encourage you to grow your own food. Plant starts will be available on these dates from noon until gone. Visit Harvest Pierce County for additional information.
Wednesdays noon - 6 pm on 4/13, 4/27, 5/11, 5/25, 6/8
Garden Education
Mountain Community Garden Events
How to set you a drip irrigation system in your garden.
May 14: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Location: at the Garden on 113 Rainier Ave. N, Eatonville, WA.
Composting Your Vegetable and Fruit Food Waste
August or September (date TBA)
Location: at the Garden
Edible Garden Series
Explore the basics of successful vegetable gardening in the Pacific Northwest—from seed to table.
Classes are taught by educators from Harvest Pierce County (a program of the Pierce Conservation District), Pierce County Planning and Public Works and the Franklin Pierce School District.
Visit https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/1558/Edible-Gardens-Workshops
Classes are taught by educators from Harvest Pierce County (a program of the Pierce Conservation District), Pierce County Planning and Public Works and the Franklin Pierce School District.
Visit https://www.co.pierce.wa.us/1558/Edible-Gardens-Workshops
Pierce County Master Gardeners
April 16
Spring and Summer Vegetable Gardens for the PNW
Chris Gregorich
Learn about the unique aspects of growing vegetables in our maritime Puget Sound climate. Make the most of your vegetable garden by plantings delicious and nutritious cold and warm weather veggies.
May 14
Garden Fertilizer Basics
Harolyn Engelskichen
Learn the basics of fertilizing your garden including how and when to fertilize; including what fertilizer works best on garden crops.
June 11
Garden Tool Care
Bill Horn
Befuddled by your garden tools?
Buy new pruners when the old ones seem dull?
Have expensive pruners, but they live in the drawer?
Let's talk tools!
July 16
Drought Tolerant Landscapes
Patty Peterson
How to garden beautifully and sustainably in a warmer and drier Pacific Northwest while taking less time for maintenance.
July 30
Help! How can I get my Orchids to Re-bloom
Gail Sklar
Gail has grown orchids for 25 years, talk will cover where orchids grow, the many kinds of orchids, a “recipe for growing them so they will rebloom”, and sources of information. She will also answer your questions about your orchids.
August 13
Fall To-Do-List
Karen Larkin OR Intern Project
Learn what you need to do to get your garden ready for fall and winter?
August 27
Fruit Tree How to Choose and Basic Care
Annette Kruzic
Benefit from hindsight! Learn about options you may not have thought about to help you choose the best trees for you and tips on how to take care of your new trees.
April 16
Spring and Summer Vegetable Gardens for the PNW
Chris Gregorich
Learn about the unique aspects of growing vegetables in our maritime Puget Sound climate. Make the most of your vegetable garden by plantings delicious and nutritious cold and warm weather veggies.
May 14
Garden Fertilizer Basics
Harolyn Engelskichen
Learn the basics of fertilizing your garden including how and when to fertilize; including what fertilizer works best on garden crops.
June 11
Garden Tool Care
Bill Horn
Befuddled by your garden tools?
Buy new pruners when the old ones seem dull?
Have expensive pruners, but they live in the drawer?
Let's talk tools!
July 16
Drought Tolerant Landscapes
Patty Peterson
How to garden beautifully and sustainably in a warmer and drier Pacific Northwest while taking less time for maintenance.
July 30
Help! How can I get my Orchids to Re-bloom
Gail Sklar
Gail has grown orchids for 25 years, talk will cover where orchids grow, the many kinds of orchids, a “recipe for growing them so they will rebloom”, and sources of information. She will also answer your questions about your orchids.
August 13
Fall To-Do-List
Karen Larkin OR Intern Project
Learn what you need to do to get your garden ready for fall and winter?
August 27
Fruit Tree How to Choose and Basic Care
Annette Kruzic
Benefit from hindsight! Learn about options you may not have thought about to help you choose the best trees for you and tips on how to take care of your new trees.
The Center for Food Preservation Arts
The Center for Food Preservation Arts mission is to work very locally to re-center the food system by addressing food insecurity and waste. They are located in Tacoma. The Center for Food Preservation Arts strengthens our community by creating opportunities for people of different abilities, socio-economic statuses, cultural, and racial backgrounds to come together around the shared experience of food preservation.
Services available include:
The Center for Food Preservation Arts mission is to work very locally to re-center the food system by addressing food insecurity and waste. They are located in Tacoma. The Center for Food Preservation Arts strengthens our community by creating opportunities for people of different abilities, socio-economic statuses, cultural, and racial backgrounds to come together around the shared experience of food preservation.
Services available include:
- Educational demonstrations and hands-on workshops in food preservation and family nutrition both on site and as outreach. (learn more under the EDUCATION page)
- Activities that support local emergency food programs. Preservin' for the Hungry, for example, operates under WSDA permits to produce jams and apple sauces that can be distributed to those in need. (learn more under their SUPPORT page)
- Provide use of commercial kitchens for neighborhoods and groups to hold Canning and Preserving Parties.
