SUSTAINABILITY | creating ecological balance with forward-thinking resource alternatives San Diego Craft Collective offers an Educational Garden & Sustainability Program dedicated to investing in healthy, environmental approaches that support people and their use of physical space and surroundings. Our program focuses on sharing sustainable, ecologically-friendly, hands-on learning opportunities for all ages. Craft Collective’s program is interdisciplinary and connects a variety of craft modalities, perspectives and techniques. The program is supported by an engaged group of local organizations and qualified educators who are passionate and committed to environmentalism, sustainability and safe, earth-friendly practices. Read more about Craft Collective’s Garden & Sustainability learning opportunities below and sign up to join in today! About Our Educational Garden In 2022 San Diego Craft Collective & Treehouse Academy saw an opportunity to transform an under-utilized plot of land outside our Liberty Station location into a living, learning lab! With thanks and appreciation to NTC Foundation for their generous support, the Educational Garden welcomes visitors to Liberty Station each day as they enter from Rosecrans & Roosevelt. Flanked by a colorful, handmade art-fence crafted here at the Collective, our edible and pollinator garden is full of seasonal favorites that support learning for all ages. Managed by Mia Vaughnes, co-founder of Good Neighbor Gardens, our garden is a wonderful way to teach the community about how gardening in a small space can be quite abundant, while giving back green space to our planet. Enjoy our monthly Family & Adult Organic Garden Workshop, weekly afterschool Kids Organic Gardening Club, or read on for more opportunities to get outdoors to enjoy hands-on, organic gardening and beyond! Garden & Sustainability for Children | 3-12 years Craft Collective offers a variety of learning opportunities for children, including Afterschool Craft Classes, Workshops, and Seasonal Camps. Garden & Sustainability activities are often incorporated into our Monthly Craft Studio classes. Craft Collective focuses on age-appropriate interests, skills and techniques that are thoughtful, engaging and lend a hand to creativity. Monthly Craft Studio classes often incorporate ecologically-friendly and sustainable crafts, along with visits to the Pollinator Garden, with offerings for young children and kids with Craft Studio for Younger Children, 3-6 years and Craft Studio for Kids, 6-12 years. In addition, Craft Collective offers a Monthly Kids Garden Club, 6+ years where children focus on working with their hands, connecting with nature, healthy food choices, plot planning, companion planting, growing foods as well as other plants, harvesting, seed saving, composting and more. Gardening is proven to have a positive impact on mood and brain chemistry while helping the planet. And, every Garden Club session will include a harvest-culinary-prepared treat so kids can taste the goodness that comes from the garden. Family & Adult Organic Garden Club Join us as we grow the garden and our knowledge with Mia Vaughnes, founder of Good Neighbor Gardens, in our monthly offering of Family & Adult Organic Garden Workshop. In this class, you will learn how to grow your own organic fresh fruits, herbs and vegetables, plus all the benefits of eating healthy, being outdoors and giving back green space to our planet. Craft Collective saw an opportunity and transformed an under-utilized plot of land outside our Liberty Station studio into a living, learning lab! Our Edible & Pollinator Garden, with pencil-art-posts built in our own woodshop, is “a wonderful way to teach the community about how gardening in a small space can be quite abundant.” Adults & kids 10+ with an adult are welcome! * Free for military. No experience necessary. Garden & Sustainability for Teens & Adults Craft Collective offers a variety of Garden & Sustainability workshops, clubs, volunteer opportunities & more. Classes vary throughout the year and are dependent on the season at-hand and availability of materials. Read on and learn more about our many offerings. GARDEN-RELATED CLASSES Craft Collective offers classes that explore the grounded, meditative enjoyment of working with one’s hands, a variety of plant life, and planting for home enjoyment. Workshops vary throughout the year depending on seasonal availability. New classes are announced each month and/or season. * New projects and workshops are announced each season. No experience necessary. SELF-SUFFICIENCY CLASSES A perfect starting point for those interested in learning to incorporate more eco-friendly, healthy lifestyle choices into their homes and lives, our Self-Sufficiency Classes vary throughout the year based on the seasons. * New projects and workshops are announced each season. No experience necessary. INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS WITH A COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY Many traditional and modern crafts have developed over many generations while using natural and fully sustainable resources. Craft Collective is committed to offering classes that use quality, eco-friendly, sustainable supplies and equipment whenever possible. A variety of classes that can be categorized as sustainable are found within our Arts Programs at Craft Collective. Ceramics Program Craft earth-friendly planters and handmade decor from earthen clay. Fiber Arts Program Learn to sew, weave, embroider, stitch, mend and dye fiber and textiles to expand the life of existing pieces and create new unique textiles. Fused & Glass Arts Program Create earth-friendly art for home and garden with glass that’s fused together through the art of fusing in a kiln or applying copper foil and soldering. Woodworking Program Create functional, earth-friendly, simple to complex projects with wood. New workshops are announced each month. Subscribe to SDCC to hear about what’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. PRIVATE LESSONS | Available at request. 404’s | Many of our classes are monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly and seasonal. If a class is not currently offered it may lead to a 404 error at this time. Please check back, or add your name to our Interest List and we will contact you when a class is scheduled. SUBSCRIBE | New projects and workshops are announced each month. Subscribe to SDCC to hear about what’s coming up! QUESTIONS? | Email us at make@sandiegocraft.org with any questions.