Garden Programs and Classes

Designing an Herb Garden

May 6th

Learn how to plan, plant, and maintain a productive and beautiful herb garden suited to your space and needs.

Price:  $25
Date: May 6, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Designing a Floral Cutting Garden

May 27th

Create a garden that keeps your vases full all season long with techniques for selecting and arranging cut flowers.

Price:  $25
Date: May 27, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Gardening in Containers

June 3rd

Perfect for small spaces—discover how to grow vibrant, healthy plants in containers of all sizes.

Price:  $15
Date: June 3, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Dividing Perennials

June 10th

Keep your garden thriving by learning when and how to divide perennials for healthier plants and more blooms.

Price:  $15
Date: June 10, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Weeds! Know your Enemy!

June 17th

Identify common garden weeds and learn effective, sustainable strategies to manage them.

Price:  $15
Date: June 10, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Tai Chi, Movement for Gardeners

June 24th

All Gardeners need a good stretch to protect their muscles. Slow down and connect with nature through gentle Tai Chi movements designed to support strength, balance, and mindfulness.

Price:  $15
Date: June 24, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Lavender in the Garden

July 8th

Lavender in the kitchen? Yes!  This is a class that creates oils, sugars, salts and more! Explore the culinary uses of lavender with simple, delicious recipes and techniques.

Price:  $25
Date: July 8, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Herbal Seasonings and Teas

July 15th

If you love growing herbs but don’t always know what to do with it all, this is both a recipes and hands on experience.  Learn to harvest, dry and blend fragant herbs.

Price:  $25
Date: July 15, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Home Food Processing

July 22th

If you have questions, this class has the answers from a Master Food Processor from the University of Maine. Simple water bath jams to pressure canning vegetables. Gain confidence in preserving your harvest with safe, practical food processing techniques.

Price:  $25
Date: July 22, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Dehydrating the Garden

July 29th

Dried fruits and vegetables are a wonderful stable in the kitchen.  You’ll see what new dehydrators look like, sample tasty treats and leave with recipes.Turn your garden bounty into shelf-stable foods by learning the basics of dehydration.

Price:  $25
Date: July 29, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Tiny Succulent Garden

August 5th

Succulents are easy to grow and propagate if you know how. They come in all shapes and sizes and are absolutely fascinating. Design and create your own low-maintenance succulent terrarium to take home.

Price:  $25
Date: August 5, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Grow your own Sprouts

August 12th

Sprouts are full of crunch and healthy nutrients.  We’ll explore all the possible seed varieties to use and you’ll take home your own sprouting kit. 

Price:  $25
Date: August 12, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Seed Saving

August 19th

Wet and dry seed saving will cover how to harvest and process all the wonderful plants you grow. Free seed, instruction and a chance to harvest seeds from the farm.

Price:  $25
Date: August 19, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Growing Garlic

August 26th

Anyone can grow big, fragrant garlic bulbs no matter how much space you have.  It’s a matter of selecting variety, timing, harvesting and storing that count.  Everyone will leave with farm grown garlic and recipes.

Price:  $25
Date: August 26, 2026
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel

Twilight Meeting for Flower Growers

August 26th

For cut flower producers.  This UNH Extension program will tour the farm gardens, learn about Joppa Hill Ed. Farm and then zero in on your cut flower production.

Jonathan Ebba, from UNH Extension will lead a conversation and instruction on demystifying fertilizer in commercial production systems: discussion on delivery methods, linking soil type to application spacing, etc.

Price:  TBD
Date: August 26, 2026
Time: TBD
Location: Joppa Hill Educational Farm, meet at the High Tunnel