• Create Your Own Orchard: Make Fruit Trees by Grafting

    Women's Environmental Institute 15715 River Road, North Branch

    Have you ever wanted to grow fruit trees in your own backyard and harvest home grown fruits or start a small orchard? This class will give you the skills and hands-on experience to learn how to hand make your own fruit trees, repair damaged trees, and add on different fruits to existing trees to save...

    $85
  • Home Cannabis Cultivation

    Women's Environmental Institute 15715 River Road, North Branch

    Growing your own cannabis at home is a rewarding and fascinating hobby. Whether you’re aiming for a high-THC yield or just want to grow one of the most interesting plants out there (that grows like a weed), with some basic gardening know-how, you can nurture plants from seed to flower and harvest your own high-quality...

    $75
  • A Year in the Life of Honeybees: Beekeeping Certification Course

    Women's Environmental Institute 15715 River Road, North Branch

    Become a beekeeper in this seven-session hands-on class that meets on the third Sunday of the month while following the life of honeybees. The first class is Sunday, April 19 and continues through October 18 unless otherwise noted. This experiential class will cover the historic folklore, agricultural politics and current sciences of sustainable beekeeping in northern climates. The seven-session...

    $295
  • Edible Landscaping and Gardening with Nature

    Women's Environmental Institute 15715 River Road, North Branch

    From raised-bed kitchen gardens to gorgeously designed sustainable yards that feed the people, pollinators, and the planet, we will be looking at how to make the most of urban/suburban spaces in the short growing season of the Upper Midwest. Using nature’s patterns, rhythms and cycles as our guide, you will learn sustainable gardening techniques such...

    $75