Garfield Park Conservatory teaches greener living

The Garfield Park Conservatory on Chicago’s West Side is offering another series of workshops for those interested in greener living. We encourage you to check them out. Here’s what coming up next on the Conservatory’s “Growing & Green Living” schedule:

How to Harvest, Use & Brew Compost
Wednesday, Aug. 17, 6-7:30 pm
$5 suggested donation

This session will offer up tips on harvesting both yard waste compost and worm compost, how to use it, and how to modify it to meet specific needs of your space. We will also demonstrate how to make compost tea, as well as different types of materials to make homemade compost sieves. Pre-register online.

Kitchen Sink Composting: Indoor Worm Bins for Your Kitchen
Saturday, Aug. 20, 10 am – Noon
$30 per bin (up to 2 participants)
Looking for great compost you can make in your own kitchen? Come to this workshop, learn about worm composting, and leave with your very own kitchen composting bin, complete with worms. Pre-register online.

Demonstration: Brewing a Batch of Compost Tea
Saturday, Aug. 20, 1-3 pm
FREE
Drop-in anytime during the designated hours to view a demonstration and chat with Master Composters about how to brew and use compost tea. No pre-registration required.

Beginning Beekeeping
ONLY A FEW SPACES LEFT – REGISTER TODAY!
Saturday, Sept. 3, 9 am – 2 pm
$70 (or $50 for GPCA members & approved volunteers)
Spend the day with us learning the basics of beekeeping equipment, hive design and construction, bee biology and behavior, bee management and bee products. Pre-registration and payment is required. Register online.

Harvesting & Storing Seeds
Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 am – Noon
$5 suggested donation
Seed saving is great for anyone interested in increasing the productivity of their garden. In this workshop we will discover the basics of seed saving for annual, biennial and perennial plants. We will go over hands-on techniques for wet and dry seed harvest, threshing, winnowing and storage. Pre-register online.