Children's Garden Workshops at OC Great Park

The Orange County Great Park will be offering the following FREE Children's Gardening Workshops:

June 12th – Three Sisters Gardening: A Native American Tradition

According to Native American legend, corn, beans, and squash (the food staples of many Native American cultures) are three inseparable sisters who only grow and thrive when planted together.  Come listen to the legend, absorb the wisdom, and get more connected to the history of our land by designing and starting your own Three Sisters Garden.

August 14th – Good Bugs, Bad Bugs:  Simple Things Kids Can Do To Help Encourage Beneficials and Discourage Destructive Pests In The Garden 

Come and learn about the difference between beneficial and destructive insects and others pest of the garden.  Then make an environmentally friendly snail trap or bird “scare” to take home with you.

September 11th – Stone Soup: The Power of Working Together

Find out about some amazingly tasty “cool season” vegetables that you can grow right here in your own backyard while participating in an interactive re-telling of the classic tale of community, cooperation, and friendship.  Then stay to make paper pots and plant seeds to start your very own Stone Soup Garden.

October 9th – My Pumpkin Is Having A Baby: The Amazing Lifecycle of Plants

Plants have a remarkable lifecycle.  Come and learn more about the parts of a plant and how they sprout, grow, flower, and reproduce.  Before you leave, plant a seed to take home with you and watch it germinate before your very eyes.

November 13th – A Bountiful Harvest:  Orange County Now and Then;  A History of Food and Agriculture In Our Local Community

Come and explore the fruits and vegetables that have been grown locally over the past 2000 years.  Learn what impact our food production has had on the people and landscape of Orange County, and make a seed tape of your favorite local crop to take home and plant in your yard or container. 

December 11th – Rain, Rain, Come Our Way: Where Our Water Comes From and Why It’s So Important To Protect

Water is a gardens most precious resource.  Without it there would be no yummy fruits and vegetables to eat.   Join us to better understand the importance of preserving the quantity and quality of our water, and learn simple ways that kids and adults alike can make a HUGE impact on the future of California’s food and water supplies.