Upcoming Events

June 18th, 2010: Count Your Chickens—In Your Edible Garden

Get out into gardens after a morning of informative talks and a special lunch! This workshop focuses on growing edibles in your garden. The morning talks should whet your appetite for your own garden, whether you approach it from cooking or gardening. Talks include a history lesson on classical kitchen gardens and current design, followed by short talks that expand on growing plants for flavor, mixing ornamentals and edibles, the charm of chickens, and creating a healthy environment that attracts pollinators. We plan to eat well and enjoy the afternoon in two beautiful and different Marin County Gardens whose owners are experimenting with their own ideas on the subject.

When: Friday, June 18 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Where: Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Ross, California

Admission: Garden Conservancy and Marin Art & Garden Center members: $110; General Admission: $125. The admission fee covers the talks, lunch, garden visits (carpool), and wine reception. Visit the Garden Conservancy to register online.

Ongoing Events

Greendays: A Weekly Gardening Panel on KUOW 94.9

When: Every Tuesday at 10:00 am PST

What: Listen to Willi and her fellow panelists Greg Raybourn and Marty Wingate talk gardening. Got a question? Call in and ask it!

Where: To listen live or to download a podcast of past shows, visit www.KUOW.org. (The quickest way to find past shows is to type the word greendays into the search bar).

The Kitchen Garden Series {CLASS IS FULL}

Where: The Corson Building, 5609 Corson Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98108 (Georgetown Neighborhood)

When: The Kitchen Garden Series begins Wednesday, April 14 and meets once a month on Wednesdays (May 12, June 16, July 7, August 11, and September 8 with the final installment taking place on Saturday, October 9. All classes run from 6 pm to 9 pm.

What: A seven-month long course taught by Willi Galloway and Matthew Dillon that is designed to bring food full circle—from setting a seed into the soil to sitting down to a meal made with vegetables grown and harvested outside the kitchen door. Each class will feature a gardening lesson that focuses on organic gardening techniques and maximizing production in a small urban space followed by a cooking lesson. The cooking lessons will concentrate on pantry and/or larder items (canning, drying and preserving methods), as well as making products like yogurt and crème fraîche that can enhance seasonal eating.

Registration: Class size is limited to 15 students and attendees should be prepared to get dirty in the garden. Cost of the series is $400 per person and includes free admission to The Corson Buildings annual Cider Press in October. A deposit of $100 is required to reserve a space with the balance of $300 due at the first class. To register, email info@thecorsonbuilding.com or call (206) 762- 3330.

Need A Speaker at Your Event?

Willi regularly speaks at events around the country, including the Northwest Flower & Garden Show, the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, and NYC Grows. To schedule Willi for your event, please email events@digginfood.com.