Event Calendar

Forest Bathing, or shinrin-yoku, is the deliberate practice of immersion in nature using mindfulness and the senses. This practice originated in Japan and allows the body, mind and spirit to relax and rejuvenate surrounded by the healing powers of nature. This introductory class begins by discussing the guiding principles of shinrin-yoku that enable us to...

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Join the Garden and our partner, Natural Grocers, to explore a variety of health & earth-conscious topics. Good4u classes are free; registration is recommended to help us best prepare a top-notch experience. Just like the rest of our body, the immune system requires optimal nutrition to work at its best. Keeping your immune system fed...

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Discover and polish your drawing skills at the Garden! Bring your favorite portable medium and explore a new artistic focus each month. Our award-winning artist instructor will start with a demonstration, then answer questions and provide tips and one-on-one attention throughout a free-drawing session. We will end by gathering to share our experiences and drawings. Registration includes Garden admission for the day—we encourage you to explore the Garden after class! 

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Explore new artistic media and techniques through plant-based projects with a fun and inspiring local artist. These monthly classes are appropriate for all experience levels and promote enjoyment over perfection. Reawaken your creative spirit with our instructor’s open-ended, judgment-free approach to art! Tantalize your holiday guests with a foraged curation of compostable decor. This workshop...

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Explore intentionally out-of-focus photographic elements and practice in the Japanese Garden. Discover the beauty of bokeh, a Japanese term for to the aesthetic quality of the blur created in out-of-focus parts of a photograph. Join our professional artist instructor to learn the camera settings to achieve the bokeh effect and how to recognize the light...

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Discover the age-old arts of food preservation! Learn to extend the life of fresh, seasonal bounty while enhancing flavors and maintaining nutritional content. Explore ingredient selection, food safety principles and practical tips to ensure your culinary success. With step-by-step guidance, you will complete and can your own homemade—better yet, Garden-made—preserved food during class. You will...

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Join our recurring all-level yoga class to move, stretch, and awaken your mind and body. You’ll learn unique connections within the body to increase muscle elasticity, loosen joints, and gain flexibility. Registration includes Garden admission for the day—we encourage you to explore the Garden after class. In December, January and February, we will keep warm...

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Discover and polish your drawing skills at the Garden! Bring your favorite portable medium and explore a new artistic focus each month. Our award-winning artist instructor will start with a demonstration, then answer questions and provide tips and one-on-one attention throughout a free-drawing session. We will end by gathering to share our experiences and drawings. Registration includes Garden admission for the day—we encourage you to explore the Garden after class! 

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Please note that this month we meet on the second Monday of the month. Do you love to read? Are you passionate about botany, natural history, sustainability and similar topics? Then, you’ll love the BRIT Reads Book Club! This informal group meets every other month to discuss a chosen book, in-person or online. We begin...

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Join the Garden and our partner, Natural Grocers, to explore a variety of health & earth-conscious topics. Good4u classes are free; registration is recommended to help us best prepare a top-notch experience. Scrub goodbye to skin care chemicals and learn fun, easy do-it-yourself body care using oils, foods and everyday ingredients at home.   Date:...

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