Garden Workshops at Great Park Farm and Food Lab
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine being able to harvest herbs
right outside your kitchen window or creating wonderful hand-made gifts. The
Orange County Great Park concludes its fall 2009 Garden Workshops series with
two unique and exciting classes to show you how to grow herbs to add a
wonderful taste and aroma to your food and create specialty handmade holiday
gifts for those you love. The free workshops are November 14th and November
21st. Parking is $8.00.
The Orange County Great Park Garden Workshop Series, led by the University of
California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Orange County, is part of
a pilot program designed to introduce community members to the Farm and Food
Lab, where they can learn about sustainable home gardening practices for a
healthy lifestyle.
Garden Workshops at the Great Park Food and Farm Lab:
Spice Up Your Life - Grow Your Own Herbs
November 14, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Imagine being able to harvest herbs as you need them right outside your
kitchen door, or even from your kitchen counter. Learn about growing herbs in
containers - even inside a pumpkin, for use in cooking or for enjoyment in
your garden. From the mundane to the exotic, University of California
Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Orange County will teach you about
herbs.
Holiday Crafts from the Garden
November 21, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. to Noon
The Holiday Season is almost here! Create some wonderful hand-made gifts for
those hard-to-buy-for people on your list from your own garden. Join the
University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of Orange
County as they demonstrate a selection of garden gift ideas to make for the
holidays including a holiday wreath.
Garden Workshops will be held at the Orange County Great Park Preview Park in
the Farm & Food Lab. The Orange County Great Park is located off the 5
Freeway and Sand Canyon in Irvine. For more information, please visit to
www.ocgp.org or call 949-724-7420.
SOURCE Orange County Great Park
Jenn Starnes, +1-949-724-6574, for Orange County Great Park
