Organic Gardening Talks

This is a list of topics that I can present to Master Gardeners, Garden Clubs, teachers or to the general public. Presentations are generally 1-2 hours in length with options for ½ and full day sessions.
Contact me for information about speaking fees and availability.


Edible Organic Gardening

  • Backyards of Plenty, how growing vegetables can change the world
  • Edible Northwest, the story of the organic movement on the west coast
  • Eat your yard: Edible landscape design
  • Ever-lasting Harvest: Year-long edible gardening
  • Edible perennials
  • Starting seeds, growing your own transplants
  • Saving seeds
  • Heirloom vegetables for Maritime NW
  • Specific Vegetable or Fruit workshops,
     e.g. Berry Delicious, Crazy for Alliums, etc.
  • Small space gardening techniques
  • Container Gardening
  • Growing in Raised Beds
  • Vertical Growing: Up, Up and Out of the Way!
  • Organic Pest Control
  • Garden insects and other invertebrates

Children & Families

  • Edible garden design for families
  • School gardens
  • Gardening with children
  • Cooking with children
  • Garden Critter Academy shows (with puppets and ukulele) about Spiders, Bees, Worms, Ladybugs, Butterflies and more.

Composting & Soil Building

  • Basic to advanced topics
  • To Rot or Not
  • Yard waste composting three ways
  • Food waste composting and wonderful worms
  • Cover crops and other techniques for building healthy soil
  • Soil texture and soil testing

Urban Farming

  • Growing in Raised Beds
  • Vertical Growing: Up, Up and Out of the Way!
  • Organic Pest Control
  • Garden insects and other invertebrates