Women's Environmental Institute
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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
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Saturday June 1 9:00am - Sunday June 2 3:00pm CDT
Veggie Transplant Boot Camp 2
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
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Saturday June 8 9:30am - 3:00pm CDT
Grow Your Own Mushrooms with Finney and the Fungi
Course Description: Learn to grow your own mushrooms with Finney and the Fungi! Mushrooms are equally delicious, nutritious, and fascinating. Although Mushrooms are not plants or animals, they certainly are Fun-gi. In this class you’ll learn how to grow your mushrooms o......More
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Saturday June 15 9:30am - 4:00pm CDT
Raise Your Own Backyard Chickens
Course Description: This practical workshop will take you through the planning and preparation to care for your own backyard poultry. Through guided discussion, resources, and hands-on experience you will discover everything you need to confidently and humanely raise ch......More
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Wednesday June 26 4:00pm - 8:00pm CDT
Pizza Night on the Farm
Join us for the first Summer Pizza Night on the farm! This year, our pizza nights will happen on Wednesdays, June 26, July 17, and Aug. 21. We also have one Saturday pizza night on Aug. 24! We will be stoking up our wood-fired pizza oven and serving pizzas made from lo......More
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Sunday June 30 9:00am - 2:00pm CDT
Red Ball Hanging Party
We’re having a ball and you’re invited! While many nonprofits have annual galas, we have something a bit different: a work party! This year, our annual Red Ball Party is when we will gather to hang up the red balls that hang from our orchard’s organic apple trees, helpi......More