Community Education

Siembra La Milpa - 22 de mayo a las 5:30-7:30 pm
Este evento es gratis y abierto al publico. Durante este taller, habrá una siembra y bendición de semillas de La Milpa que involucrará a toda la familia. Este es un momento para reunirse en el jardín y conectarse con las formas indígenas y mayas de plantar que todavía se usan hoy. Este taller estará disponible en inglés y en español. Regístrate aquí gratis.

La Milpa Planting- May 22nd 5:30 - 7:30 pm
This event is free and open to the public. During this workshop, there will be a La Milpa planting and seed blessing that will involve the whole family. This is a time to come together in the garden and connect with Indigenous and Mayan ways of planting still used today. This workshop will be available in English and in Spanish.
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SCG - EATS and Recycle Utah are teaming up to share all our zero-waste tips: Composting! Recycling! And more! Join us for a fun and interactive experience on Thursday, May 30th, 5:30-6:45 p.m. at Summit Community Gardens 4056 Shadow Mountain Drive, Park City. Free! Click through to register.

Wesley Crump is a USU Extension Assistant Professor in Wasatch and Summit counties focused on horticulture. We'll go over fruit tree selection, planting, and general care. We want to take the fear out of growing fruit trees!

Saturday, June 8th, 10-11:30 am at the garden (4056 Shadow Mountain Drive)

This event will be a guided journey through intuitive painting, a method of art creation that centers on connection with self, presence, memory, sensation, and feeling. You will explore how feeling can be prioritized over the fact of how something looks, and how experimentation can be chosen over control. Over time, you will watch your pieces unfold and reveal themselves--a conversation between painter and painting. You will create work while learning tools and processes for creation as well as the relationship between color, form, and perception. Within these processes, endless variation and experimentation will happen.

Learn more about Caro Nilsson through her website here.

Thursday, July 11th, 6-8pm, at the garden (4056 Shadow Mountain Drive)

La Comida es Cultura- 23 de julio a las 1:30 pm
Durante este taller, aprenderemos sobre la importancia de conectarnos con nuestros alimentos, su origen, y cómo podemos honrar mejor a la tierra y la comida que comemos. También habrá tiempo para compartir y conexiones con el significado de La Milpa. Este taller estará disponible en inglés y en español.
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Food is Culture- July 23rd, 1:30 pm
During this workshop, we will discuss the importance of connecting with our food, where food comes from, and how we can better honor the land and the food we eat. There will also be time to share stories and connections with La Milpa.
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Join local artist Bridgette Meinhold for an evening at the gardens to learn about watercolor painting in the outdoors. We will go over supplies, basic watercolor skills, and how to transform what we see in nature into a memorable painting. We will learn how to take our time in nature, use our observational skills, and how to turn those impressions into art. This class will take advantage of the beautiful location and the surrounding mountains will be our inspiration. This class is open to all skill levels and all are welcome, so bring your kids too!

Supplies: Bridgette will provide all the necessary supplies but feel free to bring your own. If you’d like to buy supplies, here are Bridgette’s recommendations. 

Please wear sunscreen and bring a hat as the sun will still be shining on us. Bring water, snacks, and other beverages if you would like.

Thursday, July 25th, 6-8pm at the garden (4056 Shadow Mountain Drive)

La Cosecha de la Milpa - 26 de septiembre a las 5:30-7 pm
Una fecha en septiembre Después de una temporada de crecimiento y de ver prosperar a La Milpa, nos reuniremos nuevamente como comunidad para cosechar La Milpa. Bendeciremos la cosecha cuidando cada elemento cultivado y disfrutando la cosecha en comunidad. Este taller estará disponible en inglés y en español.
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La Milpa Harvest - September 26th, 5:30-7 pm
After a season of growing and watching the La Milpa thrive, we will come together as a community again to harvest La Milpa. We will bless the harvest taking care with each item grown and enjoying the harvest as a community.
Register here for free.