Please remember our tickets do sell out, so sign up while the signing up is good!
These workshops help support Veggielution’s efforts to create a sustainable food system in San Jose, such as providing organic produce to our low-income neighbors and our many educational programs—including Dig Crew, school gardens and Family Day.
FEBRUARY
WORKSHOP-Saturday 4th- 10:30a-12:00p- CHEESE MAKING - NO VACANCY
Get ready for a journey into the fantastic world of soft cheese. We will cover the history of how cheese came to be, and discuss the animals that are responsible for this great gift to mankind. Step by step, we will go through the process of making our very own mozzarella cheese.
EVENT-Saturday 4th: 1230-2:30pm- VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION LUNCH
You’re all invited to our Winter Volunteer Appreciation Lunch! It will be held at the community Meeting Hall, near the main entrance to Emma Prusch park. We want to acknowledge all of the hard work you veggielutionaries do for the farm, even if you are a new or one time volunteer.
No registration necessary, just show up!
WORKSHOP-Saturday 11th-10:30a-12:30p-INTRO TO PERMACULTURE DESIGN
Jump into the world of permaculture design. William Mutch will guide us through the permaculture basics of ethics and principles, zone and sector analysis, and how this all applies to you and your home garden.
WORKSHOP-Saturday 25th-10:30a-12:30p-FERMENTED CONDIMENTS
Learn how to make your own amazing probiotic-rich condiments and get helpful information, tips and tricks about fermentation. Take this opportunity to delve deeper into the culture and flavors of fermented foods. We will be making 3 different fermented condiments: Ketchup, Mayonnaise, and a seasonal veggie.
LECTURE-Saturday 25th-1:30-3:00pm-SOIL FERTILITY
From worm bins to mycellium. Brian Debasitis is an expert on how to keep the complex ecosystem under our feet thriving
MARCH
LECTURE-Saturday 3rd-1:30-3:00pm-Botany, Plant Families, and Crop Planning for your Garden
LECTURE-Saturday 10th-1:30-3:00pm- Getting to Know your Insects: Integrated Pest Management
LECTURE-Saturday 17th-1:30-3:00pm- Sustainable Agriculture and the History of Agriculture
APRIL
FUNDRAISER-Friday 13th- Avant Garden: Art and Food Fundraiser
Veggielution’s annual art auction and food fundraiser.
We are building an interactive and engaging evening around tasty food, live music, and a silent art auction. The program will include farm fresh appetizers/small plates, beverages, local musicians, and video. Proceeds from this event will help Veggielution provide awesome resources to our community.
learn more/ tickets will go on sale at the end of Feb
TOUR-Saturday 28th- 9am-1pm: School Garden Tour
Common Ground & Slow Food South Bay are partnering in this first-ever public tour of
local school gardens. Participants will first tour the gardens at Veggielution Community Farm,
and then will carpool to three additional schools that Veggielution supports.
Join this inspirational tour of how our children and their teachers are using their gardens
for hands-on academic lessons and for connecting with where their food originates!
• explore exciting examples of how schools areusing sustainable gardens
• visit a local Community Garden or Farm that supports local schools
• meet the creative parents, teachers, and staff who have turned asphalt into edible landscapes
• get connected with ways you and your neighbors and participate in these creations
learn more / register here
EVENT-Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd: Earthday Bottlebrick Bench Build
MAY
Yoga at the Farm series begins
*All Americorps members and Workday Leaders receive 50% all workshops, and we have a few scholarship spots available for each workshop. Please email JuliaL@veggielution.org for more information.
* All Veggielution members receive 30% off all of our workshops.
