Public Programs
From time to time, we offer public hikes, workshops, and other programs that are open to the general public and families. Check here for any scheduled events.
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The photos above feature the Hoosier Riverwatch public program.
Wet and Wild
FREE Project WET and Aquatic Project WILD workshops will be held at Karst Farm Park Commons Wednesday, May 29 (WET) and Thursday May 30 (WILD). Learn about activities to engage students and campers and teach them about the properties and uses of water and how animals and humans depend on it. Each program provides a book full of activties tied to standards and indexed by age, subject, topic, and more. Each day's workshop will begin at 12:30 and end at 4. You may attend either or both. Pre-registration is required to ensure enough materials are ordered.
Monroe County Parks and Recreation
Gardening and Food Preservation Classes
Limited space - Pre-registration required
Garden Design
Offered twice: Saturday, March 9th from 1:30p-3:30p
OR Tuesday, March 12th from 6p-8p
Location: Karst Farm Park Commons
Instructor: Jami Scholl
Fee: $5
Spring, summer and fall fresh and nutritious foods can be on your table and in your belly for less money and space than you may think! Bring to class photos of your favorite fruits, a list of your most purchased household fresh produce, flowers you love to have as a setting, a seed catalogue if you have one, a budget for how much you can spend, and a garden size. At the end of this 2-hour class you will have a garden plan of action!
Growing for Storage
This class will meet for three sessions:
Tuesdays, March 26th, April 2nd and 9th from 6:30p-8pm
Location: Karst Farm Park Commons
Instructor: Jami Scholl
Fee: $15
Do you know how much food to grow for your family’s meals for a week? A month? Longer? Information will be provided for succession planting, how to create and use micro-climates, extended harvest and getting more harvest out of a small space. At the end of this class each person will have a completed weekly meal plan for each season, and a list of fruits, vegetables and flowers to plant for spring, summer and fall.
Planning Your Vegetable Garden -FREE
Wednesday, April 17th
5:30pm-7pm
Location: Detmer Park Shelter
Rain location: Karst Farm Park Commons
Instructor: Stephanie Solomon
Minimum 4 - maximum 25 participants
Learn how to successfully plan your own vegetable garden for the coming growing season. We’ll talk about efficient use of large and small garden spaces, how to correctly space seeds and transplants, and planting with companion planting schemes in mind. We’ll also discuss soil building and basic organic gardening methods.
Food Preservation Workshop: Fermentation - FREE
Wednesday, September 18th
5:30pm-7pm
Location: Detmer Park Shelter
Instructiors: Stephanie Solomon, Kayte Young
Rain location: Karst Farm Park Commons
Minimum 4 - maximum 20 participants
Fermentation is a simple and exciting way to preserve food naturally, increase nutritional value, and enhance flavor. Join Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard for a journey into the world of fermented foods. Stephanie Solomon and Kayte Young guide participants through the transformation of garden-fresh produce into fabulous, pro-biotic delicacies. The workshop includes a hands-on fermentation activity and participants will take home a jar of fermenting food.
To Register:
In person or mail: 501 N. Morton Street, Suite 100, Bloomington, IN 47404
Credit card by phone: 349-2800
Questions? Contact Cathy Meyer 349-2805, cmeyer@co.monroe.in.us