De Tuin Klas: Garden to Table

Start your own vegetable garden, learn to care for it, and have the freshest produce possible at home!

Do you want to start growing your own produce, but aren’t sure where to start? Join us at Windmill Island Gardens on Thursday, June 18 from 6:00pm-7:30pm for De Tuin Klas: Garden to Table with our friends from the MSU Extension! This class will dive into the basics and show examples on how to start your own vegetable garden, even with limited space. Learn where, when, and how to plant vegetables, along with some tips on how to care for these plants throughout the growing season, so you can enjoy the fruits (or vegetables) of your labor! You’ll also get to take a look at the Community Garden plots in Windmill Island Gardens' de Gezellige Tuin. Each participant will leave with seedlings of their own to get growing!

De Tuin Klas: Garden to Table will be held at Windmill Island Gardens in the white Celebration Pavilion (1 Lincoln Ave, Holland, MI 49423). Class fees are $15 per person and include all needed supplies. Tickets are non-refundable. For questions about De Tuin Klas Series, please contact Laura at l.ambruso@cityofholland.com

About The Series:

De Tuin Klas or, The Gardening Class, is an all-new monthly gardening class series geared towards those who are ready to dig-into gardening at home! In partnership with the Michigan State University Extension, Windmill Island Gardens is excited to host a variety of classes covering topics like site assessment, composting, starting a vegetable garden, design tips, preserving and canning, trees, and so much more! Learn from the experts at these once a month classes from March – October on the third Thursday of the month from 6:00pm – 7:30pm for just $15 a class, or save $20 when you sign up for them all for $100!

Upcoming Classes:

Garden to Table – Thursday, June 18

Garden Guardians – Thursday, July 16

Patch to Pantry – Thursday, August 20

Branching Out – Thursday, September 17

Bulbs & Beyond – Thursday, October 15