Classes for Adults

Gain new skills and knowledge through our hands-on classes!

We are excited to offer live, online classes on topics like veggie gardening basics, container gardening, companion planting, drip irrigation and more. These interactive classes are held via Zoom and include an engaging slide show, individual and group activities, video demonstrations and time for questions and answers. Online classes are offered on a sliding scale, starting at $10. We appreciate your support and hope these online learning opportunities help you in your gardening adventures this year!

Tilth Alliance's adult education program emphasizes experiential learning. Our expert instructors are passionate about the topics they teach and prepare participants to apply new methods outside the classroom.

Be more self-sufficient in your garden, kitchen or yard! Help create a more equitable and sustainable local food system and safeguard our natural resources by signing up for a class today.

FIND A CLASS

See a list of upcoming classes, check out a calendar of classes by month or download our catalog.

We'll continue to add more classes throughout the year, so check back often!

• Browse all classes (click on class title or "read more" to register)
  
• Calendar view
• Catalog PDF (January-April 2020)

CLASS OFFERINGS

We offer classes on a broad range of topics that can be taken individually or grouped by season or topic.

• Veggie Gardening - Fundamentals of Organic Gardening is a great, hands-on way to learn the foundations of organic vegetable gardening. Or, jump into a specific topic like Grow Your Own Plant Starts, Drip Irrigation for the Home Gardener or Start Your Fall and Winter Garden.

• Urban Livestock - These classes will help you decide if you want to introduce chickens, goats or bees to your urban farm, and give you the skills you need to get started.
• Kitchen Classes - Learn to can and pickle your own fruits and vegetables, make herbal products and cook with wild plants that you forage yourself!
  
• Permaculture - We offer a variety of classes to turn your yard into an edible and sustainable landscape, including a 128-hour Permaculture Design Certificate Course. 
  
• Teacher Trainings & Intensive Courses
  We offer Garden Educator Workshops for teachers, parents and school volunteers interested in bringing garden education to their school. We also offer courses for professionals and anyone looking to improve their knowledge, like Comprehensive Organic Gardening, The Year-Round Gardener and the Permaculture Design Certificate Course.
• Farm Walks
  Located at farms across Washington, Farm Walks provide farmer-to-farmer education in an experiential learning environment for the Tilth Producers community.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Tilth Alliance strives to educate everyone, regardless of their financial means. All classes include a limited number of reduced price tickets for those with financial need. 

Tilth Alliance members and donors also receive a discount on classes — make your gift online today!

FIND US

• Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave N) 
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• Bradner Gardens Park (1730 Bradner Place S) 
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• McAuliffe Park (10824 NE 116th St, Kirkland, WA 98034)
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• Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands (5513 S Cloverdale St)
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QUESTIONS?

Please contact us at (206) 633-0451 ext. 119 or register@tilthalliance.org.