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