Posted June 19, 2023
Plymouth School District Community Education & Recreation is offering plant foraging tours, a composting class, and a microgreens class this summer.
Explore the plants of summer at two different times to get a glimpse into the cycles of nature and the abundance that prevails. Learn to identify plants in various stages, using the patterns method of plant observation, and regenerative harvesting practices, as well as how to prepare plants for food and medicine.
Instructor: Linda Conroy, herbalist and forager for 30 years
Details:
Fee: $36/tour or $62 for both until July 2, then $46 ($72)
Register: via MyRec
This hands-in-the-bin experience will cover backyard composting as well as composting with worms in a bin. Learn the fundamentals and helpful tips to be instantly successful at composting yard and food scraps into a natural soil amendment.
Instructor: Laura Grunwald, Sheboygan County Conservation Specialist
Details: 5:30-6:30pm Wednesday July 26 in the Horizon Elementary School Garden (Horizon Cafeteria if rain)
Fee: $5 until July 16, then $15
Register: via MyRec
Microgreens are a powerhouse of nutrients! This class provides all materials needed to grow two crops of your own super-nutritious, flavor-packed, baby plants to enhance soups, salads, and sandwiches. You will be able to harvest your delicious crop about two weeks after planting.
Instructor: Debra Denzer of Terra Sol Gardens
Details: 5:30-7pm Wednesday Aug. 9 in the PHS Food Science & Agriculture Center
Fee: $26 until July 30, then $36
Register: via MyRec
• Online (preferred): plymouthwi.myrec.com (If you have not done so already, you will need to create a MyRec account; once we verify residency and approve the account, you can register for any of our current offerings.)
• By mail: Download the printable registration form and send it with a check to Community Ed & Rec, 125 S. Highland Ave., Plymouth WI 53073.
• In person: Registrations are accepted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays in our office on the south end of Plymouth High School. Park in the visitor lot in front of the school and enter at Door 18.
