Education

In conjunction with our cross-organizational collaborators, Pierce County Planning and Public Works (PPW), Harvest Pierce County offers the Edible Gardens Workshop Series. This free workshop series is for beginning gardeners and typically runs February through October to tackle an array of different topics such as garden planning, seed starting, growing plants, soil health, garden pests and disease, and more. For the 2023 year we are planning to host classes both in person and over zoom, with some classes being held as a hybrid model. Check back in January to see the class series schedule.

Plant Start Giveaway

Harvest Pierce County is partnering with the Emergency Food Network’s- Grow Your Food Program, to help distribute 15,000 plant starts to community gardens and backyard gardeners across the county typically running April through June. Plants are available on a first come, first served basis, and will be at different community gardens throughout the county at varying scheduled times.

Many of these plants are open-pollinated or hybrid, which means if you want to try your hand at seed saving, you can sign up to save seeds from them to donate back to the Pierce County Seed Library!

Sign up for our newsletter (listed at the bottom of this page) to keep updated on when starts are available, how and when to pick them up, and to be connected to free resources and education helping you care for your plant from the ground up.