It has been a busy spring, and I’m just getting round to write you all to say thanks. Thanks to everyone who volunteered your yard, welcoming gardeners into your space. Thanks to the gardeners who’s time, energy, and enthusiasm for growing organically really makes this program thrive. Thanks to the volunteers too! Your ideas and … More Spring Update 2.0

Spruce bark beetle continue to damage and kill spruce trees around the Anchorage bowl and across Southcentral Alaska. The question often asked is, what if anything can one do about it? Or perhaps, what SHOULDN’T we do about it. Many commercial companies use pesticide sprays and root drenches that contain carbaryl, a chemical known to … More Spraying for Spruce Bark Beetle & ACAT’s Carbaryl Fact Sheet

Yarducopia is diving into another gardening season, and I’ve been busy mapping out yards and gardeners all across town, pairing folks up for the growing season. Thank you so much to those who’ve already signed up, offering your space, time, and expertise so we can all grow together. I’ve chatted with fourteen garden pairs so … More May Newsletter

Yoga for Gardeners is a class designed to help you better access your mobility and balance through poses that are often found in gardening movements. It is a gentle class that is appropriate for all experience levels. Please bring a yoga mat and any props you might have, as well as any extra seeds or … More Yoga for Gardeners class

Want to feed your garden and save the world? Learn the joy, art and science of composting! In this two hour workshop, taught by Christine Wilcox, we will build a hot compost pile together, discuss the pros and cons of hot vs cold composting, and talk about what materials are best, good, and bad for composting. Be … More Composting Workshop

Would you like to grow edible mushrooms in your garden beds or paths? It’s easy. In this two hour class, taught by Christine Wilcox you will learn about using King Strophria, aka Garden Giant, in the garden. We will make a mushroom bed and “plant” some mycelium. If you bring a bucket or cardboard box, you can … More Mushrooms in the Garden Workshop

Weeds have received such a bad reputation over the past several decades that is often undeserved! They are considered eyesores and are constantly undergoing eradication without understanding of the role they play in nutrition and health! In this 2 hour workshop, taught by Ashlie Coyle, you will learn how to identify the common weeds that … More Weeds and Your Health

In this 2-hour class, Christine Wilcox will teach you how to make salves from local herbs. Salves are a wonderful way to use the healing properties of herbs. We will use infused oils with herbs and turn the oils into salves. You will go home with a salve you helped create and empowered with the … More Salves from the Garden Class

Earth Day is coming. Spend the evening learning how to start your own seeds. Are you spending too much money buying starts every year? Have you unsuccessfully started seeds in the past? Do you want to have more choices in plant varieties? Come learn to start your own seeds, and take them home with you! … More Earth Day Seed Starting Class

Are you spending too much money buying starts every year? Have you unsuccessfully started seeds in the past? Do you want to have more choices in plant varieties? Come learn to start your own seeds, and take them home with you! This two (2) hour class, taught by Alivia DeBusk, is designed for the begining … More Seed Starting Class