Saturday, April 21, 9:30 – 4:30,  Office Building; $65, advance registration and payment required 

A kitchen garden goes beyond the simple straight rows of a vegetable garden to combine art and food in ways that enhance the experience of growing food. Ellen Ecker Ogden, co-founder of The Cook’s Garden seed catalog and author of the new book The Complete Kitchen Garden, will share her journey from basic back yard to elegant European inspired kitchen garden designs. Learn to create an ornamental edible garden with an eye towards formal design, color, texture, and culinary purpose. Discover the best seed varieties, and how to plant and design the kitchen garden of your dreams. Both new and experienced gardeners will be inspired to rethink the vegetable garden and transform it into a productive and beautiful kitchen garden. Copies of Ellen’s book, which features kitchen garden theme designs with seasonal recipes, will be available for sale.

Please bring graph paper, pencils and a photo of your existing or proposed vegetable garden

Morning Session: Explore the art of growing food. Photos and lecture showing kitchen garden designs and the best varieties to plant. Visualization to spark ideas.

Afternoon: Hands on design. Tools and techniques. Draw the kitchen garden of your dreams. Learn how to start seeds and the best tools to enhance the experience.

The $65 workshop fee must be paid in advance.  It includes morning coffee and lunch beverages;  please bring your own lunch food.  To register, call Anita Barber at 845-265-3338.