Garden Squad
Spend a few hours in our garden! Work next to Lasdon’s gardeners on tasks that include watering, weeding, planting, pruning, deadheading, transplanting, tropical plant maintenance in a 60 year old greenhouse! Sign up today!
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Hands on Houseplant Help
Houseplants looking a little tired? Lasdon’s gardeners will help rejuvenate your houseplants. Simply show up and together we will check the soil, remove dead and damaged leaves, repot it in good potting soil and talk about what your plant needs. You’ll also learn some great tips about keeping your houseplant happy and healthy.
Fall Garden Planning Workshop
Does your garden look a little bare after the summer? Join our farmers to learn when, where, and how to grow crops that can be harvested into the fall! In this class, we will review the planning, spacing, timing, and care of fall’s most prolific fruits and vegetables. Participants will leave with a selection of fall crops to take home and plant in their own gardens.
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Harvest Tips & Tricks
Now that your garden is bursting with life, do you know the proper ways to harvest from your plants and enjoy them long past when they were picked? Join one of our farmers to learn about the harvesting process, handling, and storage of your crops in this beginner friendly class!
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Tomato Tastings
Explore our tomato growing process and sample from a selection of our finest tomatoes in this tasting tour! Participants will take note of the different flavor profiles of each cultivar and learn what makes each one taste so unique! We will be meandering through our field and growing tunnels, so be sure to wear farm appropriate shoeware.
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Littles at Lasdon: Stay and Play
Let’s gather together to enjoy Autumn in the gardens and orchard. We will record our stories in a journal, build with sticks, stems, rocks and blocks, and exercise our imagination. This is a chance for littles and caregivers to dig into gentle gardening with soil, water, bulbs, roots, or seeds. We always end with gratitude for forest friends and a cup of warm tea. Dress for the weather and bring a snack. Registration required. Ages 18mo-4yr
Native Seed: Collecting & Harvesting
Join us in this hands-on workshop where you will learn how to sustainably collect seeds from native plants, both in the wild and within our Seed Increase Plots! Participants will learn to properly identify species, examine plant populations, determine whether a population is suitable for collection, check seed for ripeness, perform a cut test, and fill out a data sheet to record important information for future collections.
Pre-registration is required for this workshop. All techniques are researched by scientists and implemented by the Bureau of Land Management’s National Seed Strategy.
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Backyard Healing
Join us at the Trailside Nature Museum and lean about some medicinal plants that likely grow in your own yard. Find out where these plants came from, their uses, and methods to prepare them.
Community Farm Work Day – Native Plants Spring Cleaning
We’re calling on volunteers to join us in weeding and maintaining our native seed increase plots. Hilltop Hanover Farm has over 30 plots planted in accordance with the Seeds of Success protocol developed by the Bureau of Land Management. Each plot contains at least three distinct genetic populations of a native species and plays an important role in supporting regional native seed production and ecological restoration work.
Volunteers will work alongside our Native Plant Team to help care for these important plantings.
What to expect:
Using short- and long-handled weeding tools
Kneeling and bending
Moving wheelbarrows and garden totes
What to bring:
Sturdy closed-toe shoes
A water bottle
A hat and sunglasses
Garden Care Day
Spend some time in the garden to keep it healthy and beautiful. Volunteers will work together to clear debris and unwanted growth, freshen up plant beds, prepare the space for plantings, and improve pathways. Volunteers will learn how the farm grows and cares for the vegetables, herbs, and flowers that fill the beds each season.
No experience is needed. Volunteers should dress accordingly for outdoor work, bring gloves or favorite hand tools, and get ready to enjoy fresh air, teamwork, and make a tangible difference. Events are subject to change based on weather conditions.