Community Education Calendar
Events
Composting
Composting offers numerous benefits for both the environment and your garden. DUG’s composting series focuses on how composting improves soil structure, enhances nutrient availability, and supports healthy plant growth. By recycling organic waste, you reduce landfill contributions, cut down on methane emissions, and create rich, fertile soil that retains moisture and supports diverse plant life. Come learn how to build sustainable, nutrient-dense soil right at home through methods like backyard composting, vermicomposting with worms, and using compost tea.
workshops offered
- Caring for Your Worm Bin
- Worm Bins – Make & Take
- Learn to Compost
- Learn to Compost with Worms
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Thank you to this year’s workshop series sponsor, Waste Management.
Growing Mushrooms
DUG’s Growing Mushroom series introduces gardeners to the basics of cultivating edible mushrooms both indoors and outdoors. Learn about the fascinating world of fungi, methods of cultivation, the materials and processes involved from innoculation to harvest, strategies for success, and troubleshooting tips for growing mushrooms in your own home or backyard.
workshops offered
- Growing an Oyster Mushroom Bed
- Growing Mushrooms at Home
- Growing Gourmet Mushrooms
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Family
DUG’s family series is designed to bring people of all ages together through hands-on, nature-based learning experiences. Focused on intergenerational activities, the program encourages families to connect with each other and with the natural world. With a focus on making nature accessible and engaging for children and adults alike, these workshops foster collaboration, curiosity, creativity and environmental stewardship for families.
workshops offered
- Wiggly Worms: Caring for Your Worm Bin
- Wiggly Worms: Worm Bins Make & Take
- Hive to Honey: A Honey Collecting Experience
- Garden Goodness: Cooking with Garden Vegetables
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Organic Growing
DUG’s organic growing classes offer a well-rounded introduction to growing in Denver’s high-desert climate. Designed to be accessible for beginners while offering insights that experienced gardeners will also find valuable, the series covers topics like soil health, seed starting, planting, harvesting, and preparing your garden for seasonal transitions. With a focus on practical skills and sustainable techniques, these classes support organic gardeners in an urban environment.
workshops offered
- Seed Starting for Community Distribution
- Basics of Seed Starting
- Fruit Tree Pruning
- Planning Your Garden
- Basics of Organic Gardening
- Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Garden
- Seed Saving
- Transitioning Your Garden Into Fall
- Fall Fruit Tree Care: Siting & Selection
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Preservation
Preserve the bounty of your garden and savor its flavors all year long! DUG’s preservation classes guide you through the essential techniques of canning, fermenting, and pickling, helping you safely extend the life of your harvest as you the proper methods for preserving produce, ensuring you can enjoy your homegrown fruits and vegetables long after the growing season ends. Whether you’re new to preserving or looking to refine your skills, these workshops provide the knowledge and confidence to keep the taste of summer on your table year-round.
workshops offered
- Fermented Beverages, Herbal Meads, and Shrubs
- Preserving the Flavor of Summer
- Intro to Canning Fruit
- Intro to Canning Vegetables
- Intro to Fermented Vegetables
- Preserving Apples: Cider to Fruit Leather
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Sustainability
There are so many ways to take meaningful climate action while living in an urban environment. Learn ways to engage and interact with nature while both conserving and utilizing natural resources, growing food and preserving your harvest, and improving your practical DIY skills.
workshops offered
- Zero Waste Kitchen Practices
- Increasing Biodiversity with Pollinator Habitats
- Pollinators in the Garden
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Therapeutic Gardening
DUG’s Therapeutic Gardening series explores the powerful connection between nature, gardening, and mental wellness. Our sensory-focused classes will dive into the research on how spending time in the garden can reduce stress, improve mood, and foster a sense of purpose and belonging while providing practical tools, ideas, and design strategies for adding sensory and medicinal plants into your environment.
workshops offered
- Building a Wellness Practice in Nature
- Fresh Teas & Meditation
- Planting a Sensory Garden
- Nature Journaling: Intro to Botany & Plant Families
- Nature Journaling: Flowers and Color Mixing
- Nature Journaling: Seeds & Seed Pods
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Urban Herbalism
Learn to identify the medicinal plants growing in your neighborhood and explore their therapeutic uses in everyday life. From crafting tinctures and teas to creating natural remedies for common ailments, you’ll gain practical knowledge on how to harvest and use plants safely, unlocking the potential of nature to support your health and well-being. Whether you’re new to herbal medicine or looking to deepen your knowledge, our urban herbalism series provides a hands-on way to explore plant-based healing in the urban environment.
workshops offered
- Edible & Medicinal Weeds Walk
- Urban Plant Walk #1: Learn Local Herbs
- Urban Plant Walk #2: Medicinal Plants of the Rocky Mountain West
- Urban Plant Walk #3: Huston Lake Park
- Harvesting & Processing Medicinal Plants
- DIY Herbal Tinctures with Medicinal Plants
- Fire Cider for the Fall Equinox
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Workshop Policies
Refunds or Transfers
7+ Days’ Notice: Refund or Transfer
Cancel at least 7 calendar days before the workshop and request either a full refund to your original payment method within 7–10 business days of confirmation or a transfer to another class.
≤ 6 Days’ Notice: Transfers only
Cancellations made 6 calendar days or fewer before the start time are not refundable, but you may request one complimentary transfer to another DUG workshop of equal or lesser value. The transfer must occur within the same calendar year, is subject to availability, and becomes non-transferable and non-refundable once processed.
No-Show Policy
If you cancel without advance notice or don’t attend, your registration fee is forfeited and no transfer is available.
Cost
DUG’s Pay What You Can policy ensures our workshops are accessible to all. A minimum fee secures your spot, while the suggested price covers the true cost of the workshop. Participants are welcome to pay more or less based on their means to support DUG programs. For no-cost registration, email [email protected] — no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Subject to Change
All events and workshops are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Registered participants will be contacted with as much advance notice as possible.
