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Public Workshop Series
Please Note: Registration is Required to help us plan for materials and space, thank you!
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Mini-Series: Food Preservation Basics
Pickling - Tuesday January 13, 2026
Preserves - Tuesday January 20, 2026
Freezing & Drying - Tuesday January 27, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Water & Environmental Center
Room: 2073
This hands-on workshop mini-series with Farmer Jennifer Kleffner, teaches food preservation methods.
Date: Tuesday February 24, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Water & Environmental Center
Room: 2023-2024
Explore easy, budget friendly techniques for eating healthy. Join SLC staff and writer Gwen Elliott as we explore the hows and whys of focusing on incorporating more plant-based protein in meals, as well as the benefits that it can bring for the Earth and you!
Date: Saturday March 28, 2025
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Water & Environmental Center
Room: 2023-2024
Explore ways to help you optimize water efficiency in your gardens! Learn why irrigation matters and how to choose the best system for your needs. Topics include types of irrigation systems, hydro zones, water pressure, filtration, timers and more.
Date: Tuesday March 31, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Water & Environmental Center
Room: 2023-2024
Gardener Nathan will take us through growing your own food through home hydroponics. Learn the fundamental principles, equipment, and techniques to successfully grow plants without soil in your own space.
Date: Saturday April 11, 2026
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Water & Environmental Center
Room: Back Patio
Learn to grow plants, allowing you to produce an array of vegetable, flower, native, shrub and tree varieties cheaply and easily. This hands on workshop will go over soft and hardwood cuttings, division, layering, bulb and tuber propagation, seed propagation and how to successfully transplant seedlings. Discover the best conditions, seasons, how to care for seedlings and more! Everyone will leave with plenty of plants to grow, nurture, and enjoy at home.
Date: Tuesday April 14, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Water & Environmental Center
Room: 2023-2024
Save money and eat well by learning the basics of growing your own food with the help of the Farm to School team. They'll cover the essential steps for getting your garden started, no green thumb required!
Date: Tuesday April 28, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Water & Environmental Center
Room: 2023-2024
Join the SLC and Bon Appétit for a tour of Whitman College’s dining hall, Cleveland Commons. Get up close and personal with how sustainability ideas are put into practice in the demanding, real-world application of industrial scale food service.
Date: Tuesday May 5, 2026
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Water & Environmental Center
Room: 2023-2024
Join SLC staff and discover ways to transform your kitchen scraps and yard waste into nutrient rich garden soil. Find solutions that will work for your space and needs.
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