May 2016
Raising Backyard Chickens
From the Natural Gardener and the Backyard Poultry Meetup - Come hear Michelle Hernandez, Founder of the Funky Chicken Coop Tour and President of Urban Poultry Association of Texas, talk about raising chickens! Chickens not only provide tasty, nutritious eggs, but they are also great…
Find out more »August 2016
Free Class: Insects as a Resource
From the Natural Gardener and Little Herds - “Little Herds & Insects as a Resource: In Our Food, Our Feed And Our Soil” presented by Robert Nathan Allen Robert Nathan Allen founded Little Herds, an educational nonprofit in Austin, in June of 2013. Since then…
Find out more »December 2016
Cultured Veggies
From the Natural Gardener - “Cultured Veggies” with Amanda Love Learn how to transform plain cabbage into a probiotic rich, gut healing food. In this class, Amanda Love will teach you how to easily make sauerkraut in your very own kitchen. She will teach the…
Find out more »May 2017
Free Class: Backyard Chickens
From the Natural Gardener - Saturday, May 6th at 10am - Michelle Hernandez, Founder of the Funky Chicken Coop Tour and President of Urban Poultry Association of Texas, presents “Backyard Chickens 101.” Come hear Michelle talk all about raising chickens! Chickens not only provide tasty,…
Find out more »Free Class: Organic Vegetable Gardening 101
From the Natural Gardener - Sunday, May 7th at 10 am - Neil Schmidt presents “Organic Veggie Gardening 101.” Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food, but didn't know where to start? Then join us this Tuesday for our first…
Find out more »Free Class: Sustainable Agriculture
From the Natural Gardener - Dr. Ken Mix presents “Sustainable Agriculture” A discussion of the beginnings of agriculture, the current ethical dilemmas, resource scarcity and potential opportunities. Dr. Mix is an Assistant Professor of Soil and Crop Science at Texas State University in San Marcos.…
Find out more »Free Class: How To Compost
From the Natural Gardener - “Backyard Composting” presented by Heather-Nicole Hoffman of Compost Coalition. Less trash, more treasure! Discover the easy, cost-effective way to enrich soil and conserve water with compost made in your own backyard at this free compost class. Learn composting basics, troubleshooting…
Find out more »Free Class: Organic Vegetable Gardening 201
From the Natural Gardener - Linda Wall presents an Intermediate level veggie gardening class “Organic Veggie Gardening 201.” Are you a veggie gardener with a few years experience under your belt, looking for a little more challenge? Then Veggie Gardening 201 is for you! Come…
Find out more »Free Class: The Benefits of Getting Carbon And Then Life In Your Soil
From the Natural Gardener - Betsy Ross of Sustainable Growth Texas (sustainablegrowthtexas.com) presents “The Benefits of Getting Carbon and Then Life in Your Soil.” Betsy has been a certified Soil Foodweb Advisor since 2004, and is one of our region’s authorities in compost tea and…
Find out more »Free Class: Preserve The Harvest
From the Natural Gardener - Linda Wall horticulturist at The Natural Gardener and owner of Austin Garden Consultant.com, presents a class on “Preserving the Harvest.” Now that you’ve become a successful organic gardener, what do you do with all that bounty? Linda Wall will demonstrate…
Find out more »June 2017
Free Class: Confessions of a Butterfly Gardener
From the Natural Gardener - Tuesday, June 27h at 10 am – David Johndrow presents “Confessions of a Butterfly Gardener”. David will discuss the maintenance and up keep that will sustain your garden throughout the season. Experience of 10 years working on the Butterfly garden here…
Find out more »July 2017
Free Class: Organic Veggie Gardening 101
From the Natural Gardener - Sunday, July 2nd at 10am – Linda Wall - presents “Organic Veggie Gardening 101.” Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food, but didn't know where to start? Then you need to join us this Saturday! Linda…
Find out more »Free Class: Managing Water Wisely
From the Natural Gardener - Saturday, July 8th at 10am – Adams Kirkpatrick, designer at Sunflower Design (SunflowerDESIGN.net) and associate of CMPBS (cmpbs.org), presents “Managing Water Wisely.” Water is a very powerful force. Many beautiful landscapes are challenged or even ruined by drainage issues: erosion, runoff, and…
Find out more »Free Class: Organic Veggie Gardening 101
From the Natural Gardener - Tuesday, July 11th at 10am – Linda Wall - presents “Organic Veggie Gardening 101.” Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food, but didn't know where to start? Then you need to join us this Saturday! Linda…
Find out more »Free Class: Drought Resistant Trees
From the Natural Gardener - Saturday, July 15th at 10am – “Drought Resistant Trees” Austin has been in and out of drought conditions since 2010, with no long term end in sight. Drought may be the “new normal” for Austin. Many people have delayed planting…
Find out more »Free Class: Water Efficiently Using Drip Irrigation
From the Natural Gardener - Saturday, July 22nd at 10am – Pat Dillon, General Manager of Submatic Drip Systems, teaches us how to “Water Efficiently Using Drip Irrigation.” Don't want to waste water? Here is drip irrigation to the rescue! Rather than losing so much precious water to…
Find out more »December 2017
Free Class: Organic Veggie Gardening 101
Tuesday, December 5th at 10am - Linda Wall - presents “Organic Veggie Gardening 101.” Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food, but didn't know where to start? Linda will walk us through all the basics from soil prep, to raised…
Find out more »Free Class: Seed Starting
Saturday, December 9th at 10am – Linda Wall presents “Seed Starting” When vegetable gardening in Texas, timing is everything. Being able to start vegetable (and other) seeds indoors gives a gardener more control over choosing plant varieties, as well as timing. Plus, it’s fun! Linda will…
Find out more »September 2018
Free Class: Small Batch Canning
From the Natural Gardener - Tuesday, September 25th at 10am – “Small Batch Canning” Ever wanted to try canning, but didn't want to buy all that equipment? Contrary to popular belief, most people already have almost everything needed for small-batch water-bath canning in their kitchens at home.…
Find out more »December 2018
Free Class: Advanced Basic Tree Care for Central Texas
Saturday, December 1st at 10am – The always amazing Don Gardner gives us “Advanced Basic Tree Care for Central Texas”. Trees are the most valuable feature of our landscapes. In addition to providing shade, cooler streets, and clean air and water, they also contribute to…
Find out more »February 2019
Free Class: Antique Roses – The Ultimate Landscape Plant
From the Natural Gardener - Saturday, February 9th at 10am – Mike Shoup, founder and owner of the Antique Rose Emporium, and author of the beautiful book, Empress of the Garden, presents “Antique Roses – The Ultimate Landscape Plant.” Happy Valentine’s Day! Mike returns to The…
Find out more »Free Class: All About Pruning
From the Natural Gardener - Saturday, February 16th at 10am - “All About Pruning” Knowing how to prune something isn’t always intuitive, but it can be simple. Come learn from Stacie Primeaux and Linda Wall as they show you some basic rules for most common…
Find out more »June 2019
Texas TomatoFest
From the Natural Gardener - Texas TomatoFest will take place 10am-2pm, Saturday, June 8th. This is a fun community event designed to bring together home gardeners, local growers, and tomato lovers. We will have live music provided by Steel Betty, and a pop-up market with…
Find out more »July 2019
Free Composting Class
From Austin Resource Recovery - Join the Composting Community! Register today for a FREE class about Home Composting presented by the City of Austin This class is part of the City of Austin's Home Composting Rebate Program. Austin residents who pay the Clean Community Fee on…
Find out more »October 2019
Free Class: Growing Milkweed
Hosted by the Natural Gardener - Saturday, October 12th at 10am “Growing Milkweed” by Neil Schmidt Have you ever wanted to grow milkweed for monarchs but didn’t know where to start? Milkweed species can range from very easy to very difficult to grow. This class…
Find out more »Free Class: Native Texas Wildflowers, Lawns, and Grasses
Hosted by the Natural Gardener - Saturday, October 19th at 10am George Cates of Native American Seed Company presents “Native Texas Wildflowers, Lawns, and Ornamental Grasses” Are you looking for beautiful and sustainable landscape that withstands our hot and dry climate? Would you like to…
Find out more »November 2019
2019 Natural Gardener Customer Appreciation Fair
Hosted by the Natural Gardener - We are so fortunate to have a dedicated base of customers who have kept us in business since 1993. As a token of our gratitude we invite you all to come to our store on November 2nd and partake…
Find out more »Free Class: Native Grasses
Hosted by the Natural Gardener - Saturday, November 9th, at 10 am Neil Schmidt presents "Native Grasses" Learn how to identify, cultivate, and propagate some of the most common native grasses in Central Texas -- and learn which invasive species to avoid! The endless variety…
Find out more »Free Class: Potted Arrangements
Hosted by the Natural Gardener - Saturday, November 16th at 10am Chrissie Robertson gives us “Season to Season: Keeping Structure in your Potted Arrangements” When done well, potted arrangements can be beautiful year round. By utilizing a variety of plants from evergreen perennials to colorful…
Find out more »Free Class: Basic Tree Care for Central Texas
Hosted by the Natural Gardener - Saturday, November 23rd at 10am “Basic Tree Care for Central Texas” with the amazing Don Gardner Trees are the most valuable feature of our landscapes. In addition to providing shade, cooler streets, and clean air and water, they also…
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