Classes & Workshops
Education Series
Get inspired by some of Detroit’s best growers and chefs as they share both fundamental skills and cutting edge techniques that will help you thrive in your garden and kitchen. Classes are free for Garden Resource Program members and will be hosted online or in-person.
Previously recorded classes can also be found on our YouTube Channel.
Check out the classes below for additional information and to register. or more information contact Rosebud at rosebud@keepgrowingdetroit.org, or call the KGD Office at 313-656-4769. Suggested donation to attend a class is $3 for Garden Resource Program members and $5 for non-GRP members. No one will be turned away. Payment is taken during each class.
Missed a virtual class? Check out the KGD YouTube Channel
Upcoming Classes
Selling through Grown In Detroit is a great way for growers to develop your farm-based businesses while gaining critical marketing experience through access to one of the country’s oldest markets.
Learn how to grow high-quality blooms, extend your season, and create arrangements that stand out—whether you're filling your own table or stocking a market stand.
Together, we'll explore the rich history and culinary traditions of cooking leafy greens across Africa and the African Diaspora while learning how to transform often-overlooked sweet potato leaves into a comforting, flavorful stewed green served over white rice.
We'll be gathering during the Ricing Moon and focusing our crop study on tomatoes and peppers!
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Closing up your garden for the season, how to grow over the winter time
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Previous Classes
Missed a class, or want to rewatch one? Previous classes via Zoom can be found below or subscribe to Keep Growing Detroit’s YouTube Channel
During this class, our Garden Developement team will lead you in learning about companion planting, plant care, trellising, pruning, watering, harvesting, pest and weed mgmt of your hot crops.
July is the Raspberry Moon and during this time of the season many of our crops begin to bare their fruit for us.
Join Chef Carlos for an exploration of casabe, a traditional flatbread made from yuca (cassava) that has nourished Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean for centuries.
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In this Family Foodways cooking class, we'll talk about the many ways cultures prepare leafy greens—from Southern collards and mustard greens to Caribbean callaloo, Latin American verdolagas, African-inspired dishes, and other beloved traditions.
Join Keep Growing Detroit and the Detroit Office of Sustainability for an interactive workshop focused on the rights, responsibilities, and policies that impact gardeners and farmers across the city.
Due to extreme heat forecasted by the National Weather Service, the sweet potato distribution at KGD Farm, 3100 Orleans, has a new start time: Wednesday, June 10 from 6-8p.
Selling through Grown In Detroit is a great way for growers to develop your farm-based businesses while gaining critical marketing experience through access to one of the country’s oldest markets.
Join us in learning the seed to table cycle of garlic and onions
In this hands-on cooking experience, we explore the deep cultural connections between Rosebud’s Native/Mexican American, Angela’s Taíno/Boricua, and Danielle’s Filipino food traditions
During this class, our Garden Developement team will lead you in learning about companion planting, plant care, trellising, pruning, watering, harvesting, pest and weed mgmt of your hot crops.
This initiative will center on shared learning and collective stewardship. Save as little or as much seed of any plant as you want
