Colorado Gardener Calendar

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Sun, Dec 8

Wild Ones Front Range Boulder Regional Seed Swap

3rd annual native (Colorado & regional) seed share at the Meadows Branch Public Library. Free & open to the public. You don't need to provide seeds to participate but if you do please label them w/ common & scientific name, your first initial & last name, address/elevation where harvested, month/year when harvested. More info - kristinekjohnson@icloud.com or boulderbarefootgardener@gmail.com.

Thurs, Dec 12, 6 pm - Free Webinar - Neonics & Advocacy: Protecting Pollinators & Influencing Policy featuring Lucas Rhoads, Senior Attny w/ NRDC's Pesticides & Pollinators Team. Also available to watch later. Register @ wildones.org

 

Bath Garden Center Classes & Events

2000 East Prospect, Fort Collins, 970  484-5022

Class space limited, register @ www.bathgardencenter.com

Tue, Dec 3 - 5-6 pm, Create a Stunning, Personalized Wreath

Sat, Dec 7 - 9:30 am - 2:30 pm, Visit Santa's Reindeer

Wed, Dec 11 - 5-8:30pm, Holiday Sip & Shop w/ treats & giveaways

Mon, Dec 23 - noon-2pm, Create Your Holiday Centerpiece w/ fresh-cut flowers, berries, Christmas greens - materials provided.

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Colorado State University Food Systems

foodsystems.colostate.edu

The Local & Regional Foods Resources & Research

Webinar Series

Webinars will be held on the third Thursday of each month from 11am -noon

• Oct. 17 – Regional Food Business Center Program Highlights

• Nov. 21 – The Local and Regional Food Systems Resilience Playbook

• Dec. 19 – Visualizing Food Systems Data: Examples from Consumer Food Insights, Food and Agriculture Mapper and Explorer (FAME) and the Local Food Economics Data Visualization Challenge

• Jan. 16, 2025 –The Promise of Urban Agriculture: Courses for Grower and Planners 

 

Colorado Native Plant Society

Webinars, workshops, field trips & events - conps.org.

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Denver Botanic Gardens 

1007 York St, Denver, botanicgardens.org

Blossoms of Light at Denver Botanic Gardens

York St - Nov 20-Jan 12, 5-8:30 pm

Trail of Lights at Chatfield Farms - Nov 29-Jan 12, 5-8:30 pm

The Gardens offers certificates in Herbalism, Rocky Mountain Gardening & Beginning Market Farming. Multi-session programming includes in-depth learning from many guest speakers on topics. See botanicgardens.org/calendar for their full class listings, certificate programs, registration information & fees. botanicgardens.org

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Echter’s Garden Center Holiday Events & Workshops

5150 Garrison Street

Arvada, CO 80002, 303-424-7979 – www.echters.com for more details

Thurs, Nov 21, 4-8 pm

Gal's Night Out charity event in support of Ralston House. Stroll thru Echter's winter wonderland with 50 unique vendors & artisans, live music, fine wine & food tastings.

Nov 29, Dec 1, Dec 7 (sold out) & Dec 14 - Porch Pot Workshops, $50

Dec 6, 8 & 13 - Wreath Workshops $50

​Dec 7 - Garden Gnome Workshop $50, 3-4 pm

Dec 4 - Christmas Fairy Garden Terrarium Workshop $75, 4-5 pm

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