Workshops and Classes

Local organizations, businesses, and schools offer many learning opportunities for becoming a part of the sustainable food system - on topics including growing, cooking, processing and preserving food, waste management and composting, small business management, and much more.

Below is a listing of locations that often host workshops, lectures, and classes. We are unable to update each with current offerings, so please contact these locations directly for more information.

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Organizations/Businesses Hosting Workshops and Classes

Beneficial Living Center
http://www.beneficiallivingcenter.com/
148 South G Street, Arcata
707-633-6125
Workshops/classes on permaculture, gardening, pruning, composting

Democracy Unlimited
Food and Democracy workshop, community organizing, food justice advocacy

Earthly Edibles Canning CSA
http://canningcsa.blogspot.com/
Blue Lake Grange
110 Hatchery Road, Blue Lake CA
Offers food preservation, canning and cooking workshops

Humboldt State University Extended Education
Attend classes through Extension offerings or enroll in regular HSU classes without being a matriculated student. Extension offerings have in the past included organic vegetable gardening, sustainable living skills & permaculture.

Humboldt State University Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Single-multiple day long classes for community members 50 years & older, in a variety of subjects taught, including but not limited to the Farm to Fork: Locally Delicious class.

Living Earth Landscapes
http://northcoastlandscapes.com/Events.html
5307 Boyd Road, Arcata
707-822-7663
Workshops on gardening, plus certifications and extended trainings in various aspects of landscaping.

North Coast Co-op
http://www.northcoastco-op.com/stores.htm#Kitchen
Community Kitchen - Eureka Store
25 4th Street
Eureka, CA 95501
At the corner of 4th & B Streets
707-443-6027
Wide variety of cooking classes.

Other Listings

The North Coast Journal
http://www.northcoastjournal.com/classes/
Weekly posts on class/workshop offerings in the region in all topics. Sustainable living & food system workshops are often included in "Garden" subsection.

North Coast Gardening Blog
http://www.northcoastgardening.com/
Blog by local landscaper regularly updated with gardening-related workshops, events, and articles.