From Your Garden to Your Kitchen: ACHS community wellness workshop May 9, 2009

From Your Garden to Your Kitchen, Community Wellness Workshop

11 a.m.-Noon. Organic Herb Gardening. A workshop-style introduction to what “organic gardening” means, including: composting, planting and care, natural insect control, and best practices for growing herbs to cook with. Suited to gardens of all sizes.

Noon-1 p.m. From Your Garden to Your Kitchen. Fresh-grown herbs are high in nutrition and flavor. Learn how to harvest your fresh-grown herbs and to integrate them into your daily diet with the simple, ready-to-use techniques introduced in this workshop.

1-2 p.m. Native Medicinals. Explore the ACHS Botanical Teaching Garden for a tour of Pacific Northwest native medicinals and at-risk botanicals, including how to use native medicinals, an introduction to edible weeds, and tips for garden maintenance.

Led by ACHS Senior Vice President and Master Gardener Erika Yigzaw. Free to attend. Come to one workshop or all three. Children welcome. Space is limited; please RSVP to (503) 244-0726 or email [email protected].

May 9, 2009. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Australasian College of Health Sciences, 5940 SW Hood Ave., Portland.

Official Website: http://www.achs.edu/course-desc.aspx?pid=171&id=6