SEPTEMBER 17-19, 2021
SEPTEMBER 17-19, 2021
Sproutopia will be "Fun Central" when it come to our little gardeners. In addition to 4 workshops each day; flower arranging, decoratine and planting gourds, creating a compost bin, and making seed bomb, our little gardeners will have a variety of on-going activities including planting strawberries, making masks, making ladybug or toad rocks and their favorite clothes pin "good bugs". ...
This workshop will blend presentation and discussion on the history of natural healing practices and their intersection with dominator culture. Across cultures, when colonizers and imperialists come to a new land, the traditional, earth-based medicine ways are the first systems to be dismantled; losing connection to our own means for health and wellness literally cripples us. Discussion will segue into ...
The Sacramento Valley Flower Collective will be showing our small florist the joy in working with locally grown flowers to create their own hand held bouquet. This activity will be held daily at 11 am in Sproutopia
Learn the proper methods to repot roses that have outgrown their containers. Master Rosarian, Debbie Arrington will cover all of the steps need to ensure a healthy, beautiful rose for years to come.
For over 20 years Lorina Cajias has been growing herbs at her family farm, Lorina’s Edible Garden and Herb Farm. She will share her knowledge on herb selection, growing conditions and their uses.
Learn how materials used for containers affect your plantings. See how unexpected items can become unique containers, and how to design your plantings so that they will remain attractive throughout the year.
The northern California Gourd Societies will be delighting the little ones with a fun activity just before Easter. Our little gardeners will get their very own egg-size gourd to decorate. With gourd in-hand, and an array of stickers, stamps and markers they will be able to let their creative juices fly to new heights! After creating your special egg gourd, each ...
Worms are so much fun for kids! Now they can build them a home, or as some big people call it, a compost bin. Each little gardener will decorate a worm home, in this case a Chinese take out container, and then add soil, worms and a few shredded carrot to tide them over until they get home for their ...
Martin will explore how the values of a society; aesthetic movements, philosophical currents, religious beliefs, geographic and environmental conditions influence the design of gardens. He will focus on the gardens of the Netherlands and explore how society has changed from the Renaissance until the present day and how that has informed the shape, elements and practices of the art of ...
Watch as the florist creates a beautiful arrangement from an assortment of flowers from a local flower farmer. The florist has no idea of what she has to work with until the farmer unveils their seasonal, locally sourced flower selection.
The KELLOGG Veggie Boot Camp is a 90 minute in-depth talk and workshop designed to give you a real jump start on your summer garden. Instructor Steve List will take you through the step of creating a successful garden from the soil science, fertilizers, plant selection, the preparation and planting of seeds and the transplanting of starter plants.The talk is ...
Mary will demonstrate container plant designs using trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals. She will show how you can change out plants for year round interest. The talk will discuss selecting appropriate plants for your containers as well as grooming and maintaining your designs.
Spring flowers with be sprouting all over our little gardeners yard when the plant their seed bombs. This will be the chance for our little ones to get their hands in the middle of things and create their very own seed bombs. After a few days at home to dry out they'll be ready to plant. The kids will rejoin ...
Restoration of an old fruit packing warehouse into an art, design and sustainability center using time tested principles as well as new science and product innovations, to create an amazing educational venue and creative work space. Integrating the indoor and outdoor spaces using gardens, living walls, natural filtration systems, and demonstration gardens into the architectural structure of this century old ...
Sproutopia will be "Fun Central" when it come to our little gardeners. In addition to 4 workshops each day; flower arranging, decoratine and planting gourds, creating a compost bin, and making seed bomb, our little gardeners will have a variety of on-going activities including planting strawberries, making masks, making ladybug or toad rocks and their favorite clothes pin "good bugs". ...
The Sacramento Valley Flower Collective will be showing our small florist the joy in working with locally grown flowers to create their own hand held bouquet. This activity will be held daily at 11 am in Sproutopia
Watch as the florist creates a beautiful arrangement from an assortment of flowers from a local flower farmer. The florist has no idea of what she has to work with until the farmer unveils their seasonal, locally sourced flower selection.
Holistic watershed management is the critical guiding principle to any ecological design. Come learn the basics of water harvesting on a residential or land project scale – we will discuss how-to calculate rainwater flow and tank size; how-to integrate rainwater systems into your design; how-to passively collect rainwater in different earthworks systems; and how-to best harvest greywater from your bathroom ...
Did you know common herbs like Cilantro, Mint, and Fennel are powerful medicine for gut health? Come learn about 10 main herbs you can grow in your own backyard to help cleanse, rebuild, and maintain gut health. You'll learn basic techniques for growing each herb, how to process each for medicinal use, and how to integrate simple, folk herbalism into ...
Our connection to the natural world is key to our health and well-being. It is vital for us to seek out connections with Nature and her many life forms. We must think differently about design by redefining how we immerse people into indoor and outdoor spaces. Through the integration of water, natural light, fresh air, plants and trees, we can create ...
Shannon will share how she chooses color palettes in flowers and greenery when she designs with fresh materials. She will talk about combining flowers, greenery, and textural elements to make an interesting composition. She will also share how to forage items from your yard to fill out arrangements for your home. As Shannon speaks she will design a tabletop arrangement ...
The northern California Gourd Societies will be delighting the little ones with a fun activity just before Easter. Our little gardeners will get their very own egg-size gourd to decorate. With gourd in-hand, and an array of stickers, stamps and markers they will be able to let their creative juices fly to new heights! After creating your special egg gourd, each ...
When growing anything, it all begins with the soil. And super-quality soil begins with the rot! Yes in simple terms the rot of vegetation and further breakdown of dry organic matter are the building block of quality soil. The "Rot" thing is a look at composting for the home garden and the benefits it brings.
Worms are so much fun for kids! Now they can build them a home, or as some big people call it, a compost bin. Each little gardener will decorate a worm home, in this case a Chinese take out container, and then add soil, worms and a few shredded carrot to tide them over until they get home for their ...
Attention all allergy sufferers! Love flowers but don't have them in your home because you have chronic allergies? We will show you what flowers and greenery that you can use to create beautiful arrangements and bouquets that don't make you sneeze or your eyes water.
The KELLOGG Veggie Boot Camp is a 90 minute in-depth talk and workshop designed to give you a real jump start on your summer garden. Instructor Steve List will take you through the step of creating a successful garden from the soil science, fertilizers, plant selection, the preparation and planting of seeds and the transplanting of starter plants.The talk is ...
Spring flowers with be sprouting all over our little gardeners yard when the plant their seed bombs. This will be the chance for our little ones to get their hands in the middle of things and create their very own seed bombs. After a few days at home to dry out they'll be ready to plant. The kids will rejoin ...
Learn how to make a beautiful dried floral wreath. Hannah Muller will demonstrate how Full Belly Farm dries and creates hand-made wreaths with their certified organic flowers.
Sproutopia will be "Fun Central" when it come to our little gardeners. In addition to 4 workshops each day; flower arranging, decoratine and planting gourds, creating a compost bin, and making seed bomb, our little gardeners will have a variety of on-going activities including planting strawberries, making masks, making ladybug or toad rocks and their favorite clothes pin "good bugs". ...
The Sacramento Valley Flower Collective will be showing our small florist the joy in working with locally grown flowers to create their own hand held bouquet. This activity will be held daily at 11 am in Sproutopia
Shifting design practices that leave a heavy footprint on the land to solutions that reflect our enduring commitment to restoration, preservation and conservation of our precious planet. “We must shift from a ferocious, consuming population to a nurturing, conserving stewardship of informed societies that devote vast amounts of time, effort and resources to everything that is ‘right, noble and just’… for ...
It’s a proven Fact Flowers improve our life- and J’s here to help you start you jump start your own Life in Bloom! The Host of “Life in Bloom” on Public Television- has lived his entire life around flowers- and he’s here to share flowers- fun – and some of his favorite flower stories.J will offer his 2 Award winning ...
If you've ever worked all summer in hope of a bummer crop of tomatoes and other spring vegetables, only to be disappointed, this is the workshop for you. Learn the best varieties, soil preparation, and how and when to fertilizer and water.
Affectionately known as “America’s Favorite Teacher".Bring the kids to plant strawberries with Stephen. He energy will be infectious and the kids will have a great time!
Did you know common herbs like Cilantro, Mint, and Fennel are powerful medicine for gut health? Come learn about 10 main herbs you can grow in your own backyard to help cleanse, rebuild, and maintain gut health. You'll learn basic techniques for growing each herb, how to process each for medicinal use, and how to integrate simple, folk herbalism into ...
In the rush to fight climate change, reduce water consumption, and encourage biodiversity within our gardens, something has gotten lost along the way – aesthetics. Is it even possible to create gardens that provide environmental benefits and still appeal to all our senses? Is there such thing as a beautiful eco-garden? This talk focuses on the intersection of ecology and ...
The northern California Gourd Societies will be delighting the little ones with a fun activity just before Easter. Our little gardeners will get their very own egg-size gourd to decorate. With gourd in-hand, and an array of stickers, stamps and markers they will be able to let their creative juices fly to new heights! After creating your special egg gourd, each ...
Teresa will demonstrate how to make two different Posies; one with materials collected from a ‘forage’ with various sentiments, and the second with materials purchased from a local flower shop and/or grocery store consumer bunch. She will share tips on how and why we should source local, flower prepping techniques, and then Posy construction—how do you get it to look ...
Many city ordinances are allowing city dwellers the opportunity to keep laying hens in their yards. Judith will cover the basic equipment you’ll need to get started, housing needs, feed and supplements, predator protection, best egg laying breeds, and safe egg handling practices and more.
Affectionately known as “America’s Favorite Teacher,”
Worms are so much fun for kids! Now they can build them a home, or as some big people call it, a compost bin. Each little gardener will decorate a worm home, in this case a Chinese take out container, and then add soil, worms and a few shredded carrot to tide them over until they get home for their ...
Join Host of Public Television’s “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom” for this fun flower adventure. J will share tips, tricks and hints for surrounding yourself with Flowers- and creating your own Life in Bloom- J loves to share- and that goes for flowers- Lucky Audience members will receive Flower from J!J will offer his 2 Award winning books - Fun ...
The KELLOGG Veggie Boot Camp is a 90 minute in-depth talk and workshop designed to give you a real jump start on your summer garden. Instructor Steve List will take you through the step of creating a successful garden from the soil science, fertilizers, plant selection, the preparation and planting of seeds and the transplanting of starter plants.The talk is ...
Affectionately known as “America’s Favorite Teacher".Bring the kids to plant strawberries with Stephen. He energy will be infectious and the kids will have a great time!
Story and science of the life that exists in the soil of our gardens. An interesting correlation between life above the soil line and the life found below. Learn why the ‘Town in the Ground’ is important, and how it affects plant health and ultimately our own.
Learn how Farmer/Florist Hannah Muller creates large, seasonal and stunning bridal bouquets with certified organic flowers. Come see a demonstration on the techniques and flowers she uses to create her one-of-a-kind creations!
Join Stephen Ritz and Joy Kelly as they create fabalous dishes from ingredients haverest directly for a Tower Garden on-site.
Spring flowers with be sprouting all over our little gardeners yard when the plant their seed bombs. This will be the chance for our little ones to get their hands in the middle of things and create their very own seed bombs. After a few days at home to dry out they'll be ready to plant. The kids will rejoin ...
Revolutionary landscape designer Piet Oudolf is known for designing public works like New York City’s popular High Line and the Lurie Garden in Chicago’s Millennium Park that redefine our conception of gardens as works of art in themselves. This gorgeous, meditative documentary immerses viewers in his work, taking us inside Oudolf’s creative process. From his aesthetic theories to his strikingly ...
