If you want to begin a garden for the coming season, this workshop will help teach you how to get started! We will first talk about various potting soil formulas, soil amendments, and fertilizers. We’ll then do some hands-on seeding and discuss germination and growing requirements for various types of seeds, along with additional tips ...continue reading "Starting Your Garden Indoors"

Want to grow a variation of greens throughout the entire year? Come learn about the specific greens for different micro-climates and soil types. This class will teach powerful techniques to grow many salad greens in your own growing conditions. When: Saturday, February 27th from 2:00-4:00pm Where: Tri Cycle Farms (1705 N Garland Ave) Park at ...continue reading "4 Season Lettuce: Grow your salads year-round organically with Patrice Gros"

This class is packed with information on eating that will help you feel great. So much energy can be released just in learning how to combine the foods you love so that it enhances the digestive process. Foods that are high in antioxidants and important vitamins will be presented with ideas for making it taste ...continue reading "Holistic Nutrition"

Hey gardeners, bring your seeds and lets give, share, trade and barter! Add something new to your own landscape and explore the diversity of seeds that will be offered. Even if you don't have any seeds, come join any three of the classes that will be offered at this time! 12:00-1:00pm Seed Saving with Herb ...continue reading "3rd Annual Seed Exchange"

Interested in the basics of permaculture or looking to freshen up on your knowledge of the ecological and social culture? Come take this class for a brief history of people, principles and practices that make up today's permaculture systems. This will be a two day class and the second day we will build an herb ...continue reading "Introduction to Permaculture with Thomas McKnight"

Many hands make light work, and boy there always seems to be a lot of work to be done at the farm! Come give a little time to make a difference not just here, but also in the surrounding community. As an urban community garden, we are equally concerned with growing organic food, educating those ...continue reading "Live United Day"

During this hands on workshop, we will build an organic garden bed using a no-till method. By not tilling the bed, we will not just save time, but we will also keep the soil structure in its natural state. We will then plant vegetable crops together on these permanent beds. WHEN: Saturday, April 30th from ...continue reading "Build a no-till garden in less than one hour with Patrice Gros"

Tri Cycle Farms presents the Natural Health Class "Stress Reduction: Finding Your Smile" with herbalist Jenny Dietzel of Twin Springs Wellness on Saturday, November 5th, from 10:30am-11:30am. This class covers an overview of traditional and new age methods of learning how to relax and deal with stress.  Things like breathing, meditating, stretching and yoga will ...continue reading "Natural Health Class “Stress Reduction: Finding Your Smile”"

Tri Cycle Farms presents Jenny Dietzel's Natural Health Class "Tincturing and Extracting Herbs and Foods " on Thursday, November 17th, from 6:30pm-7:30pm.  This class teaches you methods for transforming your herbs into usable working medicines for yourself or family. We will cover the proper way to make infusions, decoctions, oils, salves, tinctures, vinegars, liniments and ...continue reading "Natural Health Class “Tincturing and Extracting Herbs and Foods “"

Tri Cycle Farms presents Jenny Dietzel's Natural Health Class "Salve Making-The Must-Have Herbal Tool" on Saturday, December 10th, from 10:00am-12:00pm. This informative 2-hour class teaches the participants how to make an herbal salve. Salve is made from herbs soaked or simmered in oil with beeswax added to help it harden. It is a great way ...continue reading "Natural Health Class “Salve Making-The Must-Have Herbal Tool”"