Women's Environmental Institute
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Saturday April 20 9:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Earth Day on the Farm: Celebrating the Soil
Course Description: What better time to come out to the farm and get your hands dirty than Earth Day? While the holiday is technically April 22, we’re celebrating early by devoting a whole day of learning to arguably the most important part of any vegetable farm: the so......More
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Saturday April 27 9:30am - 2:30pm CDT
Create Your Own Orchard: Make Fruit Trees by Grafting
Course Description: Have you ever wanted to grow fruit trees in your own backyard and harvest home grown fruits or start a small orchard? This class will give you the skills and hands-on experience to learn how to hand make your own fruit trees, repair damaged trees, an......More
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Sunday May 5 10:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Spring Members Gathering
We meant it when we said we want to get to know our members better!Join us for a day of familiarizing yourself with the land, meeting fellow “Friends of WEI,” and sharing stories and visions you have for food work, environmental justice, farming, and WEI. We’ll be start......More
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Saturday May 11 9:30am - 3:00pm CDT
Walk on the Wild Side: Foraging and Herbal Magic for Spring
Course Description: Join master herbalist Gigi Stafne to connect with the unfolding, blooming energies of spring. This class expands on previous “Walk on the Wild Side” offerings to combine a morning outdoors with an afternoon hand-crafting seasonal herbal medicines. As......More
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Sunday May 19 1:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Foraging with Hope
Course Description: You don’t want to miss this foraging class with Hope Flanagan from the Turtle Clan. Hope is an elder who has learned about plants and foraging from her family lineage, Native elders and teachers, and the plants themselves. She will lead us through a ......More
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Saturday May 25 9:00am - Sunday May 26 3:00pm CDT
Veggie Transplant Boot Camp 1
Two weekends a year are critically important for the success of WEI’s Amador Hill Farm, especially one that is as far north as we are. The first weekend is May 25-26 and the second is June 1-2. On the first of these weekends, we will be working on the fields, upgrading ......More