Learn how to garden with us! Our workshops, taught by local experts, will teach you to use less water, cultivate healthy soil, and create biodiversity in your backyard or community garden plot.
We teach more 50 workshops each year in our 1/2 acre teaching garden and outdoor classrooms. Every workshop is appropriate for beginning gardeners unless otherwise noted, but even experienced gardeners will leave with new knowledge and skills.
GFE’s SOUTH CLASSROOM
GFE’s North Classroom
URBAN COMPOSTING
We offer this fun and hands on workshop for free each month!
THE SUSTAINABLE SERIES
A three part introduction to the the basics of designing and maintaining a regenerative garden. Offered each Spring, Summer and Fall.
GROW YOUR OWN FOOD
Learn what grows year round in the San Francisco Bay Area and how to care for your crops. Offered each month!
BEEKEEPING
Learn the basics of starting a backyard hive. This workshop is offered about four times each year.
DIG IN!
This 6-part series on the basics of growing food from seed to salad is offered each spring.
SEASONAL FRUIT TREE CARE
Learn the proper way to care for and prune fruit trees. Offered each winter and summer.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What should I bring to the workshop?
Classes are held outside in our teaching garden. You should bring:
Your own gardening gloves
Hat, sunscreen, water bottle
Comfortable closed toed shoes
Lots of layers
Notebook/pen for note-taking
A face covering (optional)
What are my transportation/parking options?
Although there is street parking available, it can be challenging on weekends. Public transportation is frequent and nearby, so it's a great option! The 6, 36, 43, and 44, bus lines and the N Judah all run within a few blocks of the garden. Forest Hill Station is also nearby and you can take the 43 or 44 directly from there to the garden.
Do you ever cancel workshops?
We try our best not to cancel, but if the weather forecast suggests it is very likely to be pouring rain or air quality is poor, we will cancel the workshop and notify attendees by 5pm the day before. We do hold classes in drizzling weather, however, so come prepared with rain gear. We are also occasionally forced to cancel workshops due to other unforeseen circumstances. In any case, we will happily register you for another workshop or refund your workshop fee.
“Garden for the Environment is fulfilling and exceeding the vision of its founders, becoming an environmental center where San Franciscans of all ages can obtain a solid education in gardening and composting.”
