Educational Workshops
Upcoming Workshops
Dead Plant Society
Little Chefs
We believe anyone can garden! The Dead Plant Society offers seasonal workshops to get you growing. You can expect to get your hands dirty practicing garden skills like composting, transplanting and seed saving. Workshops are offered February through November each year and suited for adult-learners.
We believe in seed to table education! This series of parent-child cooking workshops aims to improve family meal time through hands-on and tasty activities. Come and harvest farm fresh, seasonal produce, learn a new recipe and cook it together.
Dead Plant Society: April
Beekeeping 101
This is year 4 of Urban Roots keeping bees onsite at our farm and at our community partner's garden, Northern Nevada HOPE Springs. We've learned SO much as beginning beekeepers and are excited to share our knowledge in an accessible, and hands on environment. In this "Intro to Beekeeping" workshop we'll cover the makeup of a hive, necessary equipment, and how to sustain your beehive through the winter. We will even conduct a hive check, walking you through all the steps. Everyone will go home with beekeeping resources galore, and one lucky Dead Plant Society attendee will leave with hives boxes!
Saturday April 26th
9:00 - 1:00 pm
$55 Adults
$20 children
Scholarships available
Dead Plant Society: May
Compost Tea 101
Compost tea is the fertilizer that will JUICE up your garden! Simple ingredients and preparation make this "liquid gold" an easy way to add essential nutrients and minerals to your plants. In this workshop you will get to build your own compost tea bubbler and learn the steps for creating compost at home and maintaining this tool all planting season long. Everyone will go home with their own set up and some ready to use compost.
Saturday May 17th
10:00 - 12:30 pm
$40 Adults
$10 children
Scholarships available
Little Chefs: PreK & 5-13 years
Little Chefs is our parent-child cooking series hosted by Urban Roots . This Spring's series is for pre-K chefs (ages 2-4 years) and ages 5-13 years on the same Saturday! We will split into age appropriate groups on the day of. These workshops are hands-on, include a tasty recipe and snack, and a farm fresh ingredient to take home. ​​​​
March - CHOP, Slice & Dice It: Spring Rolls
March 1st
​April 5th
​May 3rd
​*All classes from 10:00 -12:30 pm
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$35 per child
April - Let's TACO-bout Trying New Foods: Taco Party
Let's roll right into Spring with tasty, crunchy veggie rolls! In this workshop we'll explore knife skills, knife safety and different knife cuts by making farm fresh veggie spring rolls with a delectable dip! Urban Roots staff will be your sous chefs as your child thrives in the kitchen.
Trying new foods can be tricky for all of us! In this workshop your little chef will use their imagination to explore new flavors and make their own tacos with HOMEMADE tortillas! Urban Roots staff will introduce the rainbow of farm fresh fruits and vegetables and talk about the role each color plays in keeping us healthy and happy.
May - BAKE it til You MAKE it: Sweet & Savory Pies
Your little chef will become Star Baker in this month’s workshop! We’ll explore measuring and reading a recipe while we bake sweet and savory personal pies. Urban Roots staff will guide you through this recipe, offering helpful tips for baking with young learners.