Vermicompost Workshop
Start off the new year with a lesson in vermicompost with Nine year-old farmer, Kendall Rae Johnson. SAT January 4th10am–12pm2120 Port St Events
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Gumbo Cookoff
Join us for our third-annual Gumbo Cookoff –– an afternoon of cuisine, live music, and a fashion & textiles market. B.Y.O.Bowl 🍲 We are still looking for chefs to show off their best gumbo. You’ll receive $250 and an opportunity…
Fill the Fridge
Join us the first Monday of every month as we harvest, cook, and share a meal for our Community Fridge. One meal is provided to volunteers while the other is made from the garden’s harvest to put into the fridge…
Medicine Making
let’s harvest and make medicine from herbs in our garden. sunday january 26th10am–1pm2120 Port St 24 Carrot Garden
Community Garden Day
Join us the fourth Sunday of every month for a day of collective tending to our garden. 🌱 Activities include mulching, weeding, composting, and planting. Childcare and lunch provided. Bring food scraps to add to our compost. We look forward…
Caribbean Herbalism Workshops
We’re offering three workshops on Caribbean Herbalism! RSVP for any (or all) of these upcoming community workshops: – Caribbean Connections: New Orleans Herbalism and its Connection to the Caribbean– Phenology in Foraging– Plant Walks See the schedule and RSVP here.…
Earth Day
UPDATE: Canceled due to inclement weather We’re hosting a community garden day in conjunction with The Recycle Challenge’s Earth Day Parade & Festival. Bring glass recyclables, compost, and reusable takeout containers. $2–5 RSVP (sliding scale). Please sign up below Itinerary…
Ravel Study Group
The New Orleans Ravel Study Group meets the first Friday of each month at Material Institute to talk about music and orchestration beginning with Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloe” suites. Knowing that most composers spend an unhealthy amount of time isolated…
High Noon Tea for Moms
We’re hosting a High Noon Tea for Mothers as part of our Womb Wellness series alongside Sacred Bee of Life 🐝 Join us for an afternoon as we explore the archetypal journey from maiden to mother through commemoration and communion.…
Community Medicine-Making Day
We’re partnering with Our Voice Nuestra Voz for Women’s History Month to honor Black & indigenous mothers who taught us how to commune with nature and plants. Please join us as we gather in the garden to make medicine, tea…