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Instructor: Rachel Bess $15 Suggested Donation (cash or check to the Phoenix Permaculture Guild ~ a 501C3 non-profit Education Organization) Series Dates: (all Thursdays) June 23rd, 30th, July 7th & 14th Learn how to design a bountiful vegetable garden specifically for a low desert climate. This multi-part series will guide you through the creation process so you will be ready to plant your garden in the fall and have an abundant harvest. Homegrown organic veggies are the best tasting and…See More

Open House at the Urban FarmRequested donation: $5 (Cash or check only)Please print the files listed on the Tree Program page and bring them with you!Join us for our annual Buy a Fruit Tree Day and Open House at the Urban Farm. This is not a class - it is an opportunity to see growing trees and learn all that we offer in the fruit tree arena. Whether or not you choose to order some trees…See More

New Volunteer OrientationPink Spot Coffee & Ice Cream / Z PizzaFREEWant to be part of a great organization that teaches people how to live a more sustainable life? Like helping others? Want to get your PPG classes for FREE? Then please join Doreen Pollack, PPG Board Member, for an introduction to volunteering with the Phoenix Permaculture Guild. You will learn about the various ways to volunteer, what is required of you and you can sign up immediately and get involved the following week!See More

Garden PlanningRequested donation: $10 (Cash or check only)Instructor: Doreen PollackFall planting season is here in the low desert! You’ve attended the Designing a Vegetable Garden 4 week Series and got your garden bed ready to go – soil is amended, water system is in place – but now what?Confused about how much to plant to feed the family? Where to get quality seeds – heirloom or not? Transplants, or seeds? How do you get an extended harvest? What is companion planting and what goes together…See More

Mesquite Bean HarvestingSunday, June 28th, 8:30 - 10:00 AM*NOTE LOCATION*: GRANADA PARKRequested donation: $10Cash or check onlyInstructor: Heather WelchLearn how and when to harvest mesquite beans, the tools needed and basic nutritional facts about mesquite beans. Different native varieties of AZ mesquites will be covered and how to tell them apart.You will be walking about the park collecting beans for part of the class. Please bring a large canvas bag or 5 gallon bucket so you can take them…See More

Garden Maintenance - Become your Own Plant DetectiveSaturday, May 2nd, 8:30 – 10:00 AMRequested Donation: $10You got holes in the leaves of your plants, browning at the end of the leaves, the blossoms on your fruit are dropping – what’s happening to your garden? Learn how to be a good plant problem detective! Very elementary, my dear Watson. John Eisenhower, arborist and pant expert, will discuss various diagnostic methods and tools. He uses a PowerPoint slideshow to help you sharpen your…See More

RSVPing for Part 1 in the series reserves your spot in all four parts of the series.NOTE NEW LOCATION and TIME!Designing a Vegetable Garden - Part 1 of 4 with Heather WelchSaturdays 9:30 to 11:00 AM6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27Requested Donation: $10 each class ($40 for the series)Learn all aspects of designing a productive vegetable garden in the low desert. This is a multi-part series that will guide you through the design process so that in fall you'll be ready to plant your first garden and be…See More

Pruning Trees & Shrubs with John EisenhowerSaturday, April 11th from 8:30 to 10:00 AMRequested donation: $10This class will teach the art and science of good pruning including how to prune a young tree for good structure, the five basic pruning types and how to avoid the two worst pruning mistakes. You will also learn how to restore sheared shrubs and topped trees. This class will have a hands-on opportunity to practice pruning with John.John is the owner of Integrity Tree Service, an…See More