Seed to Table Workshops
Throughout the year, we offer Seed to Table Workshops about various aspects of gardening, nutrition, and cooking. Most workshops are held on the farm and all are open to the public.
Monday, September 23 from 6 -7p:
Intro to Bioregional Herbalism: What does it mean to source our medicinal herbs from our surroundings?
This workshop will focus on the medicines of the Mid-Atlantic, why they matter, and how to get to know the plants in our region.
Friday, October 25 from 6 -7p:
Underground medicine: roots in herbalism
Fall is root medicine season-- time to find the herbs that are hidden underground. We will cover how and when to harvest roots with an eye to sustainability and get to know four different kinds of roots.
Traditional Community Composting - the art of renewal
Sunday, April 21st from 3 -4 pm RSVP HERE
Herbalism Workshops w/ Holly poole-kavana
Throughout the year we offer a series of free workshops centered around herbalism, registration is required. Links to the workshops will be posted each month.
Monday, May 20
Friday, June 28
Monday, September 23
Friday, October 25
Sustainable cooking demo w/ chef Kay and Climate Classes
Tuesday, June 11 — link to registration coming soon
Natural Dye Workshop w/ Fatima Janneh
Tuesday, Sept 4 — link to registration coming soon
free Mending and food preservation workshops Sponsored by DOEE and the Chesapeake Bay Trust coming soon!
Previous Workshops
Mastering Mending - Sponsored by DOEE and the Chesapeake Bay Trust
Mending 101 - Making it Beautiful Tuesday, August 1st from 6-8pm w/ Motormouth Co.
Darning - Reweaving socks and other holes - Thursday, August 10th from 6-8pm w/ Tessa Mends
Patchwork - Fixing rips and tears - Thursday August 17th from 6-8pm w/ Tessa Mends
This series of workshops will take place near the farm @ St. Georges episcopal Church, 160 U St NW, Washington DC 20001
Mastering Canning - Sponsored by DOEE and the Chesapeake Bay Trust
Fermenting Veggies Tuesday, July 18th w/ Kendra Hazel of Green Things Work (rain date Thursday July 20th 6:30 - 8:30p)
Making Jam Tuesday, July 25th w/ Nick Moyer (rain date Thursday, July 27th from 6:30 - 8:30p)
Canning Tomato Sauce Tuesday, August 8th w/ Nick Moyer (rain date Tuesday, August 15th from 6-8p)
This workshop series will take place under the pavilion at Common Good City Farm.
Making Chocolate Ganache
Making Chocolate Ganache
Learn how to make chocolate ganache with Christina Kim of Secret Cacao Garden.
Monday, June 21, 6 - 8 pm
Common Good City Farm
Register: https://junechocolatemaking.eventbrite.com
Farm to Plate Cooking Demo
Join Stephanie Eyocko of Mixed Mag for a cooking demo featuring farm produce.
Each participant will get to take home a bag of farm produce featured in the cooking demo to prepare the dishes at home.
Thursday, June 17, 6 - 7 pm
Common Good City Farm
Register: https://junecookingdemo.eventbrite.com
Join Holly Poole-Kavana, Resident Herbalist, for a physically distant tour and introduction of the herbs in the Tricia McCauley Memorial Herb Garden in the LeDroit Community Garden.
Monday, June 7
6 - 7 pm
Free & RSVP Required: https://juneherbs.eventbrite.com
If you are interested in learning about how to use herbs medicinally, you can check out our Home Apothecary Program.
To see workshops hosted in 2019, please see here.