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Saturday, Oct 5 to Saturday, Oct 26
This four-week course, held on Saturdays, Oct. 5 through 26, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will offer students the opportunity to pursue the process of creating a realistic or lifelike representation of an object or a scene. It's all about how you use...
Thursday, Oct 17 to Saturday, Oct 19
Join us for a trip to the Perennial Plant Conference at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and connect with other locally, nationally and internationally recognized experts on perennials during this day-long conference with an educational focus. This trip...
Saturday, Oct 19
Rolling Rock Salt of Sheffield, Mass., will share the history of salt, the various types of salt, and explore “no salt” options on Sat., Oct. 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. Learn about peppercorns and herbal seasoning, make salty infusions and cook with all the...
Friday, Oct 25
Join BBG on a trip to Boston where we will have two private tours at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Harvard Museum of Natural History on Friday, Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. This trip includes a boxed lunch in between tours. *The...
Saturday, Oct 26
This workshop, led by Jean Mackay, will provide tips and techniques for sketching outdoors and help you gain confidence working directly from nature on Sat. Oct. 26 from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. Learn to create expressive lines and employ simple washes to convey...
Saturday, Oct 26
In this workshop on Sat. Oct. 26 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and led by Theresa Freund, participants will turn a variety of locally grown apples into apple butter. Beginning with the applesauce process, we will make a thick, spiced spread to use on toast, oatmeal...
Sunday, Oct 27
In this cooking class held on Sun. Oct. 27 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and led by Miriam Rubin, we’ll celebrate the late-harvest vegetables: think cabbage, sweet potatoes, gorgeous winter squash—a favorite is Kabocha—along with carrots, kale, Brussels...
Tuesday, Oct 29 to Tuesday, Nov 19
This four-session course offered from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. from Oct. 29 to Nov. 19, will take place on Zoom and will explain how plant growth is affected by soils, from drainage to pH and nutrients. Learn how to evaluate soils, improve those that are less...
Thursday, Oct 31 to Thursday, Nov 21
This four-week course, held on Thursdays, Oct. 31 through Nov. 21, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., will help students better understand the principles and practices of ecological gardening with a focus on native plant communities. Students will learn the native...
Tuesday, Nov 26 to Tuesday, Dec 17
This four-session program, taught by Jen Werner, from Nov. 26 to Dec. 17, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., focuses on factors that affect plant health care, including insects, diseases, pathogens, and abiotic influences. Basic diagnostic techniques will be taught...
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