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City Farmers
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City Farmers

Children’s Garden Classes

Fridays or Saturdays, 7 weekly sessions starting April 3 or April 4, 2026
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Preregistration Required

For 8- through 13-year-olds. City Farmers work together to care for their garden plots! City Farmers practice seasonal horticulture skills such as planting, trellis building, weed identification, organic pest control, seed saving, and more. Participants harvest, taste, and cook with fresh vegetables and herbs, create nature art, and go on nature explorations alongside a garden instructor and teen apprentices.

This is a drop-off program.

Cost

  • Friday Classes: $262 nonmember/$236 member
  • Saturday Classes: $330 nonmember/$304 member

Sections

City Farmers – Fridays (Ages 8–10)

Begins Friday, April 3

7 Fridays: April 3–May 29, 2026 (no class April 10, May 22) | 4–5:30 p.m.

Registration Closed

City Farmers – Saturdays (Ages 8–10)

Begins Saturday, April 4

7 Saturdays: April 4–May 30, 2026 (no class April 11, May 23) | 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Registration Closed

City Farmers – Saturdays (Ages 11–13)

Begins Saturday, April 4

7 Saturdays: April 4–May 30, 2026 (no class April 11, May 23) | 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

Registration Closed

Name Start Date Class Dates Register
City Farmers – Fridays (Ages 8–10) Friday, April 3 7 Fridays: April 3–May 29, 2026 (no class April 10, May 22) | 4–5:30 p.m. Registration Closed
City Farmers – Saturdays (Ages 8–10) Saturday, April 4 7 Saturdays: April 4–May 30, 2026 (no class April 11, May 23) | 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Registration Closed
City Farmers – Saturdays (Ages 11–13) Saturday, April 4 7 Saturdays: April 4–May 30, 2026 (no class April 11, May 23) | 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Registration Closed
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