Afterschool Afternoon Organic Gardening & Craft for Kids classes, September through May at San Diego Craft Collective

Good Neighbor Gardens Founder and Organic Gardening classes and workshops at San Diego Craft Collective

Afterschool Series | Organic Garden & Craft | 6+yrs

$45.00 – $165.00

Tuesdays from 4-5:30pm

This class meets weekly, 4 times each month
Select a month from the drop-down menu.

Children age 6+ are welcome!

Welcome to Craft Collective’s Organic Garden Club for kids! It’s a weekly space where kids may enjoy a harvest-culinary-prepared treat as they learn all about plot planning, companion planting, organic gardening maintenance, harvesting, seed saving, composting, and activities that progress the garden with each season. Garden Club gives kids an opportunity to become good stewards of the garden as they see firsthand the impact of their efforts. And this school year, each meeting will include a half hour of garden-related crafting, followed by plenty of time in the garden!

Gardening is proven to have a positive, grounding impact on mood and brain chemistry for all ages, but especially for children. Working in the garden helps kids grow & expand in so many ways! Kids practice and hone fine motor skills; use their five senses to learn about their environment; get excited about food and making healthy, nutritious choices; and feel connected to a larger picture and purpose in life. When we grow our own food, we are all more connected to it, and kids are especially more apt to eat things they’ve grown themselves in the garden!

Our organic & edible garden is a wonderful space we’ve developed to teach the community about how gardening in a small space can be quite abundant. The garden hosts several varieties of organic fresh fruits, herbs and vegetables, and is maintained by Craft Collective and super-gardener and educator Mia Vaughnes, of Good Neighbor Gardens.

Drop-ins are welcome! Is your child curious about the outdoors, gardening & taking this class? Choose ‘Drop In Date’ from the drop-down menu (please purchase 48 hours in advance so we can have supplies ready) and tell us which date you’re child will come in the Notes section at checkout.

• Military and sibling discounts: Email us for more information.
• Scholarships available: Click here for an application.
• Homeschoolers: Click here for enrollment details.
• If this class is full, click here to be added to the Interest List.
• If you would like to be notified of future offerings, join the Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available.

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Description

Afterschool Series | Organic Garden & Craft | 6+yrs
Tuesdays from 4-5:30pm
This class meets weekly, 4 times each month
Select a month from the drop-down menu.

San Diego Craft Collective, 2590 Truxtun Rd., Studio 106, SD 92106 • 619.273.3235 • make@sandiegocraft.org

This series is held outdoors in the garden as weather permits, so we suggest:
• Dress in layers, bring a hat and a jacket so your child can adjust to the weather.
• Bring an apron or wear comfortable clothes that can get dirty.
• If you have them, bring garden gloves.
• Wear shoes that can get wet and dirty. We’ll be in the garden.

DIRECTIONS: Located in Liberty Station’s Arts District, you can find our studio at the end of the hallway on the 1st floor of the Dorothea Laub Music & Arts Center (Bldg 176) at the corner of Roosevelt & Truxtun, next to The Lot movie theater. There is plenty of free parking. Parking Lot Q is behind our studio — enter via the driveway off Dewey. Across the street in the Vons parking lot, it is also free. If you can’t find us, call or text 619.273.3235.

CLASS SIZE: 3 min. If the minimum is not met, you will receive a full refund or credit toward another class.

REFUNDS: No refunds for tardiness or no-shows. For a refund (minus a 5% processing fee), you must cancel 7 days before the start of the class. After 7 days, we cannot offer refunds, as materials and supplies have already been purchased.

TRANSFERS: You may transfer your enrollment spot to someone else, but transfers must happen before the workshop begins. Please email us to let us know who’s coming.

INTEREST LIST: If a class is full or you would like to be notified of future offerings, join our Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Mama Mia (Mia Vaughnes) was raised by a growing and foraging family. She picked wild berries and asparagus with her mother as a child. This shared pastime served as a strong foundation for their close relationship. In 1987 Mia started an organic food cart at UCSD supporting local organic farmers. There was just a handful at the time, but she was one of the early pioneers who taught students the importance of eating “organic” at a time when the word was not yet in most people’s consciousness. Mis is the co-founder of Good Neighbor Gardens, a company who farms yards and schools in San Diego homes to deliver organic, locally grown, pesticide-free produce through a CSA model. Our space-efficient, eco-friendly and community minded operation is one from which everyone stands to benefit.