Public Food Gardening Classes
SFC no longer offers for-fee gardening classes to the general public. See the list below of other organizations in Central Texas who offer a wide variety of gardening classes to help you get started in growing a garden of your own.
Gardening Classes in Central Texas:
Austin Community College
- Permaculture Design Course; Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture; Farm and Ranch Equipment; Sustainable Orchard Production; Introduction to Beekeeping; Intermediate Beekeeping; Introduction to Soil
- http://continue.austincc.edu/landscape
- http://continue.austincc.edu/agriculture
- Free one-hour workshops on organic vegetable gardening and more.
- Various gardening classes
- Classes in backyard gardening, native plants, food preservation, beekeeping, chicken keeping.
- Teaches and practices permaculture design principles
- Introductory aquaponic and hydroponic gardening workshops
- Seasonal intro to gardening classes
- Dig-In Leadership Trainings and Seed to Start workshops
- Adult and children's classes ranging from cooking to gardening to chicken and rabbit and beekeeping. Week-long farm camp for kids.
- Low-maintenance tips for growing gardens. Also runs classes through other venues, like Zilker Botanical Garden.
- 30-minute, hands-on workshops on topics like starting seeds, plant propagation, building soil, herb gardening, and growing edible flowers.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Limited seasonal classes focusing on native plants, rain harvesting, and landscaping.
- Occasional gardening courses, depending on the season.
- Various classes
- Traditional vegetable gardening classes along with classes like Medicinal Herb Growing, Mushrooms for your Garden, and more.
Travis County Master Gardener Association
- Training program covering vegetable gardening, home fruit production, garden flowers, and water conservation and more.
UT Microfarm and Community Concho Garden
- Occasional free gardening classes and workshops led by volunteers
Williamson County and Cities Health District
- Various gardening classes
- Classes like Easy Composting with Worms, Growing Green in Austin, Hello Invasive Species, Goodbye Texas Natives.