What Kinds of Workshops Do We Put On?
CFI offers a variety of workshops throughout the year with topics covering garden planning, planting, harvesting, and food preparation. We seek to provide hands-on opportunities to build wellness, knowledge, and skills in the garden and kitchen. Examples of a few of our past workshops include fruit tree pruning and grafting, seed saving, seasonal cooking, food preservation, cover crops, and season extension techniques.
Community Gardeners and CFI members receive workshop updates by email. The general public can learn about workshops on our events calendar or on social media. For most workshops, we invite a donation on a sliding scale to attend.
Share Your Expertise
Our workshops are peer to peer, meaning that we recruit community members to host them. We love to facilitate the sharing of unique expertise and how it relates to the Appalachian region. If you have a workshop suggestion or are interested in leading your own workshop, please contact us.
Upcoming Workshops
Follow us on Facebook or view the calendar below for our list of upcoming workshops and updates on changes in time or location!
Join Art Trese in learning how to optimize your strawberry production. Learn various growing techniques and the benefits of fall planting for better and tastier yield in the spring. Bring some containers to take some plants home.
This will take place at the OU Plant Biology Learning Gardens off of West State Street, if you google map "West State Street Research Site" it will come up.
Join us to learn the basics of extending the growing season on a budget and stay for a service day to support The Plains Elementary School Garden. Ellie Andrews will lead the workshop from 12pm-1pm, and the garden work party will take place following the workshop from 1pm-3pm. This event is free! The garden is located behind the school. Please call Jessica at 4403170058 if you have difficulty finding the event.
Unsure what to plant in your garden over the winter? Rich Tomsu will lead you in learning the basics of garlic planting, how to care over the winter, and store it! Come out and tour Rich's Gardens.
Yellow Springs: Management Theme
Looking to extend your seed saving knowledge to new heights?
The following workshops provide professional training for seed savers, growers, and plant breeders; create the foundation for a statewide seed savers alliance; and expand opportunities and reduce barriers for small-scale seed producers in Ohio.
This series of programming events is a collaborative effort between Ridge & Hollow Seed Alliance, Ohio University, Ohio State University, and Miami University. Note: this course is recommended for experienced seed savers.
Lunch catered by: Antioch College
● 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM: Event check in
● 10:00 AM -11 AM: History and Future of Seeds - Dr. Peggy Shafer, Miami University
● 11:00 AM-11:15 AM: Transition
● 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM: Seed Law- Dr. David Francis, OSU
● 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM: Lunch
● 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM: Seed Saving Techniques Inbreeding & Outbreeding Species - Dr. David Francis, OSU
● 2:15 PM- 2:30 PM: Transition
● 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Seed Borne Diseases and Sanitation- Dr. Sally Miller, OSU
● 3:30 PM- 4:00 PM: Closing statements
