Community Education
Our Workshop Series
Wasatch Community Gardens recognizes the need and value of educating the public about organic gardening methods and community gardening, so we provide educational workshops to over 900 people each year on a variety of topics, from seed starting to cooking, urban chickens, beekeeping and much more!
To make these workshops hands-on, we do limit the class size for these workshops. Also, they do fill up fast, so be sure to sign up well in advance. Check out our calendar and list of upcoming workshops to learn more and to sign up.
Educational Resources
We also provide a vast array of educational resources right here on our website - from gardening topics, to sustainable living practices, to children's activities, recipes and cooking tips. Check it out!
Consulting for New Community Garden Projects
We also support other community gardens in Utah, and act as a consultant to community members that are willing to commit themselves to the task of starting a community garden!
Whether you are a private landowner with a vacant lot, a teacher who'd like to start an outdoor classroom, a developer thinking of incorporating a garden into your plan, or a neighborhood group who'd like to garden together, we have resources available to help you achieve a functional, productive garden. It doesn't take money; it takes commitment from you and your neighbors.
We can help you every step of the way. If you want to start a neighborhood community or youth garden, start by reading our online guide, From Neglected Parcels to Community Gardens: A Handbook (pdf). Then, contact Brit Merrill for help with project-specific questions at 801-359-2658 x11.
From garden layout to assessing community resources, we can offer sound, constructive advice. Aside from our online guide and staff assistance with questions, we also offer the following services:
- Access to national community gardening resources
- Information on sustainable gardening practices
- Site visits to assess a proposed garden site (light, soil, water access, layout, composting space, etc).
- Resources for ideas in creating the garden
- Workshops on community and school gardening
As you go through the process of creating a new garden, we can also provide:
- First meeting facilitation and attendance
- Consulting presence at subsequent planning meetings (as needed)
- Seeds (as available)
- Access to tools, such as a tiller through our Tool Lending Library
- Local business resource listings
