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• September 6: Starting a Fall Vegetable Garden
Michelle Deekten, Expert Gardener & Nutritionist
Learn how to create a cold vegetable garden: spinach, lettuce, cucumbers and others.
• September 13th: How to be a “Locavore” in the Truckee Meadows
Leslie Allen, Splendid Table’s "Locavore Nation", and Shelley Brant, Local Food Northern Nevada Blog.
Learn first hand from Reno’s nationally famous locavore, Leslie Allen, and local blogger, Shelley Brant, what it means to eat foods that are grown and raised within 100 miles of the Truckee Meadows. Allen and Brant will share their personal experiences and explain how being a locavore translates to eating better and minimizing your carbon footprint.
• September 20th: Growing and Cooking with Herbs
Jennifer Bushman, culinary spokesperson/TV personality, cookbook author and Michelle Deekten, Expert Gardener and Nutritionist
Michelle will teach you how to grow and care for herbs, and Jennifer will create a culinary herb delicious dish.
• September 27th: Creating a Fall Container
Charlene Oaks, Master Gardener
Create a container that will look great until the temperatures fall into the 20’s. Charlene will give you great design suggestions for plant combinations to make the most of the season.
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