GrowTogether Garden

Intro to Soil Blocking
2024-02-24 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States
Intro to Soil Blocking.

Date: Saturday, February 24th
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM
Location: Heber-Overgaard Fire Station

Limited to 20 attendees.

Want to start your plants without all the plastic pots, and less transplant shock? Soil blocking may be for you! In this class, you’ll learn reasons to choose soil-blocking, three types of starting recipes, an overview of some common herbs to grow in the house (or at least for the winter), and soil-blocking techniques, tips, and tricks. You’ll get to “play in the mud” a bit and go home with a couple of herb blocks (it’s too early to start outside plants) and hopefully a helpful new tool in your gardening repertoire.

You will learn:

Why you may want to soil-block,
Types of soil mixes with three specific recipes,
Soil blocking equipment,
Techniques, tips, and tricks,
A little bit about some common herbs
How to form soil blocks, and “up-block” as plants grow.

About the Speakers: Sandie DeMarco-Branche and Katy Neild

Sandie is technically still a gardening newbie, especially with gardening here in Heber-Overgaard. As a full-time resident for only a year and a half, she’s learning quickly through the knowledge of experts in our Community Garden, YouTube University, reading anything she can and experimenting.
Sandie and her husband Mike enjoy the challenges of growing food in a tiny and limited space and sharing with others. Bring it on!

Katy grew up gardening, harvesting, and preserving at the feet of her grandmother in Northern New York. Most of her gardening experience has been in New York and Pennsylvania, but she loves the challenge and incredible community of gardeners in Heber-Overgaard. She and her husband, Jerry, enjoy working on and sharing their garden, and spending time with their three grown children and six grandchildren.

Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.

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Successful Seed Starting
2024-03-16 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States
You will:

Learn to start seeds successfully,
Receive a free planting calendar customized for Heber-Overgaard,
Avoid seedlings mistakes,
Techniques, tips and tricks,
Choose seed-starting strategies that fit your budget,
Get ready for our Seed Exchange on April 20th!

Instructor: Michele McGuinness
Michele is a Master Gardener and educator dedicated to teaching others to create food abundance on their own. She is a co-founder of the GrowTogether Community Garden and brings extensive experience with community and educational gardening.
Sign-up for Successful Seed Starting!

Mountain Soil: helping it grow
2024-04-04 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Rim County Library, 3404 Mustang Ave, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
Learn the art of growing soil organically

You will learn:

Common mistakes/What to avoid
How to save time & money
Minimalist approach—and must-haves
Organic vs Natural
Explore soil science at its best with Don Jackson and find out why his boosted mulch really can work magic

About the Speakers: Leti Porter is an Organic Grower and jokes that she really is in the business of growing people, mostly kids. She has been growing her entire life thanks to her dad, who took the time to teach her when she was young that there was so much more to gardening than just pulling weeds. She believes that the earth has the ability to heal us and that it is our responsibility to protect it by growing things, especially the soil beneath our feet. Don Jackson sees the big picture and is not only a gifted landscape designer but also a horticulturist who lives in the White Mountains. He is passionate about growing healthy soil and loves the science behind it, and his wife who allows him to live his life playing in the dirt. He invites others to do the same.
Limited to 40 attendees.
Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.

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Community Seed Exchange & Volunteer Fair
2024-04-20 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States
Our first Seed Exchange was a huge success, so on April 20th, from 2-4 p.m. we’ll do it again, and add a “Volunteer Fair” component. We spent 2023 building like crazy so we’d have a garden. This year, we’d like to further organize and do even more, and we could use your help! Please stop by the Volunteer Table at the Seed Exchange to talk to someone about where you would best fit in.

In the meantime, can you help with the SEED EXCHANGE? Please click on the following link and sign up to help make this event successful and make some new gardening friends (volunteers get to check out the seeds first!). Thank you!!

Volunteer for Seed Exchange!

Can’t Wait to Dig In With You,

dig@GrowTogetherGarden.org

The Power of Worms: Vermicomposting for Beginners
2024-04-27 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States
Location: Heber-Overgaard Fire Station (PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER!)

We will learn the basics of Vermicomposting including:

How to create habitat for worms enabling them to supply powerful natural amendments to the soil food web for healthier, more nutritious, and tasty plants!
Care and feeding of worms to benefit the garden
How to use worm castings to support your garden biodiversity
The Power of Worm Tea for your garden + How to Make Worm Tea
How to create an IN-BED worm bin for increased natural amendments for your garden.

What to bring:

Pen + Paper to take notes

About the Presenters: David Kincaid + Alyssa Rose

David Kincaid AKA “PermaDave” CEO of Northern Arizona Permaculture in Heber is a Permaculture Designer and educator with a passion for water harvesting and food sovereignty for all working with homesteaders in the area as well as projects worldwide to promote healing of our planet for future generations to enjoy clean water, sustainable housing, and healthy food.

Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.
Not a Friend of the Garden Yet? Sign Up Here:
https://forms.gle/a6fUWLfjM5fWZS48A

Register for the Power of Worms here!

Limited to 50 attendees.

Spring Clean Up! ALL VOLUNTEER DAY!
2024-05-11 09:00 - 23:00 UTC | GrowTogether Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
Please come help us get the garden in shape for the season! We will be weeding, checking irrigation for your beds, and (fingers crossed) setting up our new shed! We want to make sure our garden is beautiful for the spring plant sale and open garden the following Saturday.
If you are a new garden member, there will be an irrigation installation class. If you are an old hand you can still check out your irrigation and make sure everything works.
Wear closed-toe shoes and work gloves, and bring water. If you have a rake or other tool that will help, bring it. Oh, and wear a smile!
Please RSVP here!

Vegetable Abundance
2024-05-11 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States
Join us for our upcoming class: Vegetable Abundance!

Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm
Location: Heber-Overgaard Fire Station

Limited to 50 attendees.

Register here!

Learn the art of growing abundant vegetables

You will learn:

Come learn 10 fundamentals of vegetable gardening to create your own Vegetable Abundance this year!
Walk away with a better understanding of fertilization, pollination, and vegetable varieties that you will love.
Come enhance your knowledge of how to create an edible landscape with herbs, flowers, and fruits.

About the Speaker: Michele McGuinness loves growing food and edible flowers. She has been gardening since childhood and has been a Master Gardener since 2017. She currently teaches vegetable gardening, integrated pest management and other growing classes for the Maricopa Master Gardener program and here in Heber for the GrowTogetherGarden. She runs the Yavapai school garden and works weekly with kids to teach them how to eat what they grow.

Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.
And yes, there will be a raffle!!

Plant Sale & Open Garden Social
2024-05-18 09:00 - 13:00 UTC | GrowTogether Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
This is the first garden social and plant sale of the season! Come early to be sure you get what you want to buy, and then stay for the fun! We will also have a garden snack and lemonade (and master gardeners present to answer your questions)!
Cool Weather Spring Plant Sale :

Aster
Pansies
Alyssum
Calendula
Borage
Sweet Peas
Broccoli (Emerald, Gemini, Millennium, Calabrese)
Cabbage (green, red and mini)
Greens : Kale, Lettuce, Bok Choy, Arugula, Spinach (multiple varieties)
Cauliflower (Amazing, Madonna, Twister)
Dill
Peas
Beets
Oregano
Thyme

Come and get a jump start on your garden with vegetable, herb, and flower plants that are ready to go in the ground and grow! Great varieties that are proven to do well here. Grown for us locally and organically by the trusted community grower Rim Roots!

Most plants will be a great size in 4″ pots. Some things, like lettuce and peas, will be sold in six-packs.
4″ pots will be $4

We will accept cash and credit cards.
See you all there! Tell your friends. Everyone is welcome.
Also, there will be the magical Eden Juice for sale at this event as well! Prices below. Oh, and ladybugs will also be available for purchase at $15 for 1500 ladybugs!

Tomato and Pepper Growing
2024-06-01 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Senior Community Center, 2171 B Street / PO Box 193, Overgaard, AZ, 85933, United States
Join us for our Tomato & Pepper Growing class!
Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm
Location: Heber-Overgaard Senior Community Center
Limited to 50 attendees.
Register Here!

You will learn:
Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow tomatoes and peppers successfully? If so, then this is the class for you.

Soil preparation
How to start plants from seed
Watering
Which varieties are right for you

About the Speaker: Carol Stuttard has been a Maricopa County master gardener for 23 years. She is a Professor of Horticulture at MCC (retired) as well as an instructor at Desert Botanical Gardens (retired). She also has 3 YouTube videos on Desert Gardening Grow that you should check out. Carol sells 800+ organic heirloom tomato plants from seed every year.
Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.
Not a Friend of the Garden Yet? Sign Up Here:
https://forms.gle/a6fUWLfjM5fWZS48A

Community Resource Network Day
2024-06-08 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Tall Timbers Park, AZ 260, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States

Ice Cream Social
2024-06-08 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | Tall Timbers Park, AZ 260, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
There will be food and beverages, ice cream, kid’s carnival games, face painting, raffles and highlighting you, our community service partners. There will be loads of give away and raffles. Activities for big kids will include bouncy houses, volleyball, pickleball and corn hole competitions plus a scaled down bouncy house and activities for the lil’ kids. Kids of all ages won’t want to miss the cupcake walk.

Warm Weather Plant Sale & Open Garden Social
2024-06-15 09:00 - 13:00 UTC | GrowTogether Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
Come and get your cool-season garden ready with flowers, tomatoes, herbs, and winter squash! These great varieties are proven to do well here. They are grown for us locally and organically by the trusted community grower Rim Roots!

Most plants will be a great size in 4″ pots. Some plants will be sold in six-packs.
4″ pots will be $4

We will accept cash and credit cards.
See you all there! Tell your friends. Everyone is welcome.
Flowers Galore:

Petunias
Snapdragons
Calendula
Marigold
pansies
zinnias
Alyssum
poppies
sunflowers
hollyhocks
wildflowers.

Herbs:

basil
thyme
oregano
and more

There is also a rainbow of tomato varieties.
Peppers are sweet or hot; take your pick!
There are squash, pumpkins, watermelon, beans, and more!

Introduction to Herbs
2024-06-29 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States
Join us for our upcoming class: Introduction to Herbs
Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm
Location: Heber-Overgaard Fire Dept. Community Room, 2061 Lumber Valley Rd., Overgaard
Limited to 50 attendees.
Register Here!
Learn the basics about herbs and the many beneficial plants in your garden!
You will learn:

The Definition of Herbs
Brief History of Herbalism
Know your Herb: Latin Names and why they are important, perennial/annual/biannual, the 12 categories of herbs, and the energetic terms and properties of the herb.
The Go-To Herbs: Latin name, description, where to plant, perennial/annual/biannual, and properties/uses
Native Herbs: Latin name, description, where they are found, and properties/uses

About the Speaker: Kayla McKernan was born and raised in the Heber/Overgaard area and has been gardening in her own garden for the past 20 years. Since childhood she has learned gardening from her grandparents and many other gardeners as well. Gardening is a vital part of her livelihood and essential to her family’s well-being. Her passion is herbalism and how herbs benefit our lives in the kitchen and the medicine cabinet. Josh Sotelo will assist in sharing knowledge of and care for the plants. Josh has also been gardening in their H/O garden for over 20 years and was raised gardening with his grandmother and father. Josh has extensive gardening knowledge and knowledge of what plants need to thrive in our area.
Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.
Not a Friend of the Garden Yet? Sign Up Here:

Integrated Pest Management
2024-07-13 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Senior Community Center, 2171 B Street / PO Box 193, Overgaard, AZ, 85933, United States
Are garden pests driving you mad? Join our next GrowTogether HOCRN Community Garden Class:
Integrated Pest Management: What’s Bugging You?
Location: Heber-Overgaard Fire Dept. Community Room, 2061 Lumber Valley Rd., Overgaard
Date: Saturday, July 13th
Time: 2-3:30 PM
Limited to 50 attendees.
Register Here!
The lovely rains and wet winter have the potential to bring many garden pests out this summer.

Speaker Michele McGuiness will walk you through Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies for garden pest management for our Arizona vegetable gardens.
She will talk about how to balance the ecosystem that is your garden so good bugs thrive and you create conditions that are unfavorable for those pests that would stop you from having an abundant harvest.

About the Speaker: Michele McGuinness loves growing food and edible flowers. She has been gardening since childhood and has been a Master Gardener since 2017. She teaches vegetable gardening, integrated pest management, and other growing classes for the Maricopa Master Gardener program and here in Heber for the HOCRN GrowTogetherGarden. Michele also runs the Yavapai school garden and works weekly with kids to teach them how to eat what they grow and is currently researching to author a book on vegetable gardening in the high and low desert of Arizona.
Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.
Not a Friend of the Garden Yet? Sign Up Here:
https://forms.gle/a6fUWLfjM5fWZS48A

Coffee @ the Garden
2024-07-16 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | GrowTogether Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
Join us for an informal social at the Community Garden at 10 am. Bring your beverage of choice, a chair, and join other like-minded gardeners to visit!

Help the Kids Build Worm Farms!
2024-07-19 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | GrowTogether Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
We’re helping the kids build worm farms. Come out and help! We need:

Donated shoeboxes
Volunteers to help

Email us at dig@growtogethergarden.org and let us know if you can join us!

Composting for a Vibrant Garden
2024-07-20 10:00 - 11:30 UTC | R&K Home Center, 2950 AZ-260, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
Want to Up Your Garden Game and Nourish Your Soil With What You Have Around the Yard and Garden? Join our upcoming GrowTogether HOCRN Community Garden Class:
Composting One-on-One
Location: R&K Home Garden Center, 2950 Arizona Highway 260, Heber
Date: Saturday, July 20th
Time: 10-11:30 AM
Limited to 50 attendees.
Register Here!
Learn how to properly break down debris, food scraps, and more into compost.
You Will Learn:

What is compost
Creating space for your compost
Learn about the browns and greens
Building your compost pile
Maintaining your compost pile
Enjoying your compost

About the Speaker: Josh Sotelo has lived in the Heber/Overgaard area for over 35 years. He has had his garden for more than 20 years and was raised in the garden with his grandmother and father. Josh has extensive knowledge of gardening and what plants need to thrive in our area. Kayla McKernan was born and raised in the Heber/Overgaard area and has also been gardening in their garden for 20 years. Since childhood, she has learned gardening from her grandparents and many other gardeners. Gardening is a vital part of her livelihood and essential to her family’s well-being. Her passion is herbalism and how herbs benefit our lives in the kitchen and the medicine cabinet. Josh and Kayla own Rim Roots Growing, LLC.
Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.
Not a Friend of the Garden Yet? Sign Up Here:
https://forms.gle/a6fUWLfjM5fWZS48A

Foraging for Mushrooms!
2024-07-27 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States
Join us for our upcoming class: Go Wild…for Mushrooms. (this is the input from last year, may need to update this)
Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM
Location: Heber Fire Station
Limited to 50 attendees.
Register today!
You will learn:

Mushroom/Foraging Safety
Common local varieties, such as Morel, Chantarelle, Porcini, Coprinus Comatus (Shaggy Mane), and Lion’s Mane
Basic Mushroom Science
Poisonous Species
Recommended Guidebooks
AZ Mushroom Forum

About the Speaker: David Bachman
David’s love for wild mushrooms began as a professional chef in Colorado. He was mentored by famous French Chef and a Croatian Miner while in Colorado, and Dr. Chester Leathers the founder of the Arizona Mushroom Forum. David has been foraging mushrooms for over 50 years, and has taught the art extensively.
Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.

Garden Work Day!
2024-08-10 08:00 - 09:00 UTC | GrowTogether Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
Please help us do a bit of weeding! Bring some gloves and join us at 8:00 am in the garden.
This is a great way to fulfill your volunteer hours as a member or friend of the garden. All are welcome!!

Evening & Education in the Garden!
2024-08-13 16:30 - 18:30 UTC | GrowTogether Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
Join fellow gardeners for an “Evening & Education in the Garden.” Bring a snack to share and your own chairs and we’ll enjoy the fellowship of our gardening friends! See you there!
GrowTogether HOCRN Community Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Education Round Table 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Garden Open House & Social 5:00 – 6:30 p.m
FREE EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Come with your gardening questions and get advice from experienced area gardeners. We will have tables you can visit for information on various topics such as insect management, growing tomatoes, starting your own plants, growing fruit trees, herbs, composting, building healthy soil, preserving your harvest, and more! If you’d like to join in on the social time, bring an appetizer to share and make friends with other gardeners, or just wander around and enjoy the garden. If you’d like to submit a question so we’re prepared ahead of time, please do so here.

Preserving Your Harvest
2024-08-24 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States
Hello Gardeners + Friends of the Garden,

Have a bountiful harvest but don’t know what to do with it? Bonnie Leedy will provide a high-level view of the many possibilities, including canning, dehydrating, freeze-drying, and fermenting. Come to the next GrowTogether HOCRN Community Garden Class to learn about your options and get an introduction to each. Join us for our upcoming class: Preserving Your Harvest!

Date: Saturday, August 17th, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM
Location: Heber-Overgaard Fire Station

Limited to 50 attendees.

Register Today!

You will learn:

the whys and hows of preserving the most common fruits and vegetables
introduction to preserving methods for freezing, canning, dehydrating, fermenting, and cold storage with the pros and cons of each

About the Speaker: Bonnie Leedy is the CEO of School Webmasters, but in her “spare” time, she loves gardening, preserving her harvest, baking bread, and livin’ life in the rural countryside. Come meet her at class!
Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.

Not a Friend of the Garden Yet? Sign Up Here

Fermenting Class
2024-09-21 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States
Join us for our upcoming class: Intro to Fermenting for Gardeners

Date: Saturday, September 21st, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM
Location: Heber-Overgaard Fire Station Community Room, 2061 Lumber Valley Rd., Overgaard, AZ

Register here!

Bonnie Leedy is the CEO of School Webmasters, but in her “spare” time she loves gardening, preserving her harvest, baking bread, and livin’ life in the rural countryside. In this class, she’ll cover fermenting foods to preserve food and improve our health. Come get some ideas, recipes, and samples!

You will:

Learn about the benefits of lacto-fermentation for your gut and health

Learn how to ferment vegetables, dairy, sourdough, and to create beverages and snacks

Try samples of fermented foods and get some recipes to try at home

Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.

Harvest Festival Party & Sponsor Recognition!
2024-10-05 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | GrowTogether Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
Join us for our end-of-season harvest festival at the garden! Food & drinks and recognition of our wonderful sponsors. Bring your own chairs and join us!

Herbs: some ways to use them
2024-10-19 14:00 - 15:30 UTC | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States

Seed Starting & Storing for Sensational Results!
2025-02-15 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Phoenix) | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States
Join us for our upcoming class: Seed Starting & Storing for Sensational Results!
Come learn the most fun and best-kept secret of gardening! Seed starting!
You will learn:

Five easy no-fail strategies for seed-starting success
What seeds to start, how to start them, and when to start them
How and when to transplant outside
What seeds store best, how to store them, and for how long

About the speaker: Michele McGuinness is a Master Gardener and a long-time educator with a joy for all things that you can grow to eat. She loves seed starting, vegetable growing, and managing pests in the garden.
Register Today!

Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.

Spring Garden Prep & Flower Planting! Build a Herb Spiral Workshop & Tool Sharpening
2025-03-22 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix) | GrowTogether Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
Join us for our upcoming activity: Community Garden Spring Clean-Up, Build an Herb Spiral Workshop, & Tool Sharpening!

Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Location: HOCRN Community Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ

What is Happening?

Starting at 9 a.m., please help us get the garden in shape for the season! We will be doing general clean-up and working on a lovely flower bed along the front fence. We want to make sure our garden is beautiful for all to enjoy!
Starting at 10:30 a.m., “PermaDave” Kincaid will lead us in an Herb Spiral Workshop! Learn about building an herb spiral while helping us add a community herb spiral to the garden’s center. We will have an informational handout to send home with participants.
9 a.m. – noon: Bring those dull hoes, trowels, shovels, etc.! Richard will be set up for all your Knife and Tool sharpening needs, so you won’t have to work so hard! Pricing for sharpening is: hand pruners $3-4, shovels $8-10, hand trowels $4-10, hoes $4, manual hedge trimmers $10-12, electric hedge trimmers $20.
What to Bring/Wear: Closed-toe shoes and work gloves, drinking water, and a chair for resting or listening to the herb spiral teaching. If you have any river rocks or cardboard to donate for the herb spiral, that would be great! Also, bring a rake or other favorite garden tool if you’d like. Oh, and don’t forget a great big Spring smile!

Please RSVP by registering below.
Sign-up Today!

Sustainable Soil: The Simple Way to Keep it Fertile
2025-04-05 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Phoenix) | GrowTogether Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
Join us for our upcoming class: Sustainable Soil: The Simple Way to Keep it Fertile

Date: Saturday, April 5th, 2025
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM
Location: GrowTogether Community Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ

Limited to 40 attendees.

A GREAT GROWER is always GROWING SOIL—In this hands on, interactive class you will learn how to simplify the process and leave with the confidence to have sustainable success!!

Save Time & Spare the grief— learn from Leti’s mistakes and successes:

See potential
Secret to soil testing
Simplified lasagna bed
Successful springtime cover crop
Spend less by salvaging what you have

**Bring a chair if you’d like to sit, and pen & paper for notes.

Sign-up Today!

About the Speaker: Leti Porter is an Organic Grower and jokes that she really is in the business of growing people, mostly kids. She has been growing her entire life thanks to her dad who took the time to teach her when she was young that there was so much more to gardening than just pulling weeds. She isn’t a soil scientist but is grateful that the science is finally catching up to what her spirit already knew… healthy soil heals.

10 Strategies for Vegetable Abundance THIS YEAR!
2025-04-19 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Phoenix) | Heber-Overgaard Fire District, 2061 Lumber2061 Lumber Valley Rd,, Overgaard, 85933, United States
Join us for our upcoming class: 10 Strategies for Vegetable Abundance!

Date: Saturday, April 19, 2024
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM
Location: Heber-Overgaard Fire Station, 2061 Lumber Valley Rd, Overgaard, 85933

Limited to 50 attendees.

Register below.

Want to save some money, and have more plant choices than you can find in the stores? Learn to successfully start your own plants for the garden!

You will learn:

Fundamentals for a Successful Vegetable Garden

Clearing up Confusing Terms
Arizona Gardening Seasons (what to plant when!)
Seed Starting vs. Store Bought
Create an Edible Landscape
Pollination
Succession Planting
Crop Rotation
Tomato & Pepper Success
Vegetable Abundance Strategies (Dehydrate, Freeze, Can, etc.)

Sign-up Today!
About the Speaker: Michele McGuinness is a Maricopa Master Gardener and is currently studying to be a Master Gardener in the high country of Arizona. A long-time educator with a joy for all things that you can grow to eat, she loves seed starting, vegetable growing, and managing pests in the garden.

Exchange: Free for Garden Members + Friends of the Garden.
Non-members: Suggested donation of $5.

Spring Plant Sale
2025-05-17 07:00 - 11:00 (America/Phoenix) | GrowTogether Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
Come to the Community Garden and purchase plants and flowers for your garden and sharpen your gardening tools! Proceeds will benefit the community garden. Just some of the services available:

Plants: cool and warm weather vegetables, flowers, herbs (grown locally and ready for planting)
Eden Juice nutrients and mulch
Professional tool and knife sharpening (hand pruners $3-4, trowels $4-10, hoes $4, shovels $8-10, manual hedge trimmers $10-12, electric hedge trimmers $20)
Worm tea

Show up early for the best plant selections!
4″ pots = $4 / 6 packs = $7

Kids Grow in the Garden: Painting in the Garden
2025-05-27 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Phoenix) | GrowTogether Garden, 3450 Mustang, Heber, AZ, 85928, United States
This in-garden class is for ages 5 and up. Bring the kids and we’ll help them be creative. We’ll be painting in the garden because every garden needs a wind chime!!
Time: 9:00 – 10:00 am
Where: Community Garden, 3450 Mustang Ave. Heber, Arizona (located in the field between the high school and the bus barn)
