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.

2025 Upcoming Workshops

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.

• Friday, May 23

• Friday, July 18

• Monday, Sept 29

• Friday, October 10

Please check our blog or Instagram for upcoming workshops.

Previous Workshops

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.

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

Inspiring urban city dwellers to thrive through regenerative habits is SiStained8’s goal. Traditional composting education is a key solution for fixing many environmental issues on our planet. This critical key solution will be shared with community members as a solution-based approach to reversing a growing climate crisis.

Attendees will be able to identify the components of compost and it's benefits for growing and climate justice. The workshop will be concluded with an interactive earth day affirmation exercise.

Sustainable cooking demo w/ chef Kay and Climate Classes

Climate Classes and Common Good City Farm have partnered to host a cooking class that will offer attendees a chance to learn about modern agriculture and its effects on the environment, and to become acquainted with local growers who are working to shape agriculture in a way that respects the environment and provides nutritious food for the community. Participants will also have the opportunity to take part in a waste audit and to learn basic composting skills.

The cooking class will be lead by Chef Kay, a local DC chef and participants will have the opportunity to take a self guided tour of the farm. 

Natural Dye Workshop w/ Fatima Janneh

Dye sessions act as an interactive introduction to natural dye. Every dye session is uniquely tailored to each group and may change seasonally due to the availability of natural dye materials. Each participant will work with cotton bandanas to learn and practice a variety of dye techniques.

Free Mending and food preservation workshops Sponsored by DOEE and the Chesapeake Bay Trust:

Mastering Mending - Sponsored by DOEE and the Chesapeake Bay Trust

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.