“Where can I take organic gardening classes in Philadelphia?”
(Question via email from reader Carla)
Whether you’re a seasoned gardening pro or brand-spanking new to planting your own foliage, you can pick up new tricks by from other gardeners. Lucky for Carla, Philadelphia has a range of gardening classes and workshops that range from planting your seedlings to harvesting the fruits of your labor.
Our list for today’s Where Can I Wednesday post does not distinguish organic classes, but many local farmers often use organic methods by trade. Please contact the program provider with additional questions.
Where to take gardening classes in Philly
- Greensgrow Farms hosts gardening workshops, ranging from fermenting foods and chicken classes, at their farms all listed on their website.
- Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences offer a Master Gardeners Program, online beekeeping courses and in-person events.
- Urban Jungle Philadelphia offer terrarium building classes, garden to table cooking classes and more urban gardening classes from their South Philly location.
- Bartram’s Garden offers workshops from Growing it Yourself to art classes featured on their events page.
- The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) offers workshops and classes ranging from vegetable gardening, tree tenders and preserving your crops. Classes are offered for members and non-members.
- Mt. Airy Learning Tree offers over 300 classes allows neighbors to teach neighbors about anything from basket weaving, tree care basics, gardening, ramen noodles and couponing.
- Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) offers statewide events from gardening classes, farmer education and even potlucks. Check the PASA events page for upcoming workshops.
- Meetup has local groups like the Delaware Valley Backyard Gardeners and Garden Tenders that focus on garden visits, trading tips and more.
- Rutgers offers a Garden Class Series from topics like landscape sketching, saving seeds and pruning techniques if you venture to New Brunswick, NJ.
Readers, have you stumbled across a gardening class? Tell us in the comments.
Julie HancherJulie Hancher is the co-founder and Executive Director of Green Philly, an independent media organization making sustainability accessible, affordable and actionable. Since launching Green Philly in 2008, she has grown it from a passion project into a leading voice for local climate storytelling, pairing impactful journalism with community events and experiences. Julie is a frequent speaker on climate, media innovation and the future of local journalism, and is the creator of SustainPHL and EcoFair. Outside of Green Philly, you can find her hiking, biking, traveling, or exploring Philadelphia.