Garden Classes in Boston, MA

Explore how food goes from farm to table with Discovery Club's Director. Each week, we will investigate one part of the journey from garbage to garden and learn what Jewish tradition has to say about caring for the earth. We'll play with worm compost, re-grow vegetables from scraps and cook with locally sourced vegetables.

On this tour, we’ll begin with a full lunch at the restaurant of a legendary James Beard Award winner. It was recently rated one of the top 100 restaurants in the country (2016). Next, a multiple Best of Boston Chocolatier awaits us, as do award-winning roasted nuts at our third stop.  A visit to Beacon Hill’s historic Louisburg Square follows,...

Get ready for Spring and learn basic gardening techniques for creating your home organic vegetable garden. You will learn how to prepare and amend your garden soil for best growing conditions; how to prepare in-ground, raised-bed gardens and container gardens; where, what, and when to plant; starting seeds indoors; what varieties are best to plant...

Perennials for Sun and Shade - Color from Spring to Autumn Are you tired of spending a small fortune each year on annuals to get color in your flower garden? You will discover everything you ever wanted to know about perennials - the alternative to annuals. Become familiar with a wide variety of colorful perennials to enhance your yard and learn how...

Have the best lawn on the block! Before you throw hundreds of dollars at your lawn on fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, mulchers, weed whackers, and sprinklers, learn valuable tips that will save you hours of time and frustration and money.

Have you ever thought about becoming a beekeeper? Are you curious to find out exactly what is involved? Honeybees are fascinating social insects. You will learn how much it costs, how to pick the best location, the types of hives, the essential equipment, how and where to obtain bees, and, the amount of time it takes to maintain your hive.  Find...

Are you interested in teaching your child about organic composting? You will enjoy a course designed for you and your child between the ages of 10 and 14. Have you ever wondered about what happens to the outdoor compost piles during cold winter months? Are you curious to know how to compost even if you don't have access to a backyard? How about the...

Learn basic relief carving techniques, while creating panels of flowers and leaves. The skills you acquire can then be used to make stand-alone panels, or decorative elements of furniture, architecture, or other projects.  No prior carving experience required.

Are you interested in organic composting? Have you ever wondered about what happens to the outdoor compost piles during cold winter months? Are you curious to know how to compost even if you don't have access to a backyard? How about the mystical “Compost Tea” which rejuvenates indoor and outdoor plants? Learn how to create and maintain a healthy...

Come sweat at The Handlebar in Fenway with favorite instructor Eve to support Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. The class will be 45 minutes with light refreshments afterwards. All proceeds will benefit the MMRF!.

Handle Bar 45: AKON ride is a 45 minute cycling session set to the beat of the music that gets you going. Weighted bars are used for a portion of the workout to incorporate upper body toning into the class. The format is designed to challenge your endurance and rid toxins from your system. Especially great for a Sunday evening restart. The...

Use soft drumming techniques to induce a meditative state.

Get yourself through the Winter Season with warm, healthy soups!

This class is designed to guide you safely, creatively and joyfully down the path of well-being. Together we learn how to practice without pain, embrace what we can and cannot do without judgment and live in peaceful residence in our bodies.

These classes will cover a range of interests:  what foods can deliver helpful nutrients, healthier “junk food”, how to make a bone broth, or how to boost protein intake.