Garden Gateway Workshop

Welcome to the Garden Gateway Workshop!

December’s session focuses on quick-growing crops and practical winter-season food knowledge to support continued gardening through colder months and limited spaces. This workshop closes out the year by strengthening essential skills that promote resilience, seasonal eating, and community connection.

Gardening Focus – Quick Harvest Crops & Microgreens: Growing Food in All Spaces

This month’s gardening lesson highlights fast-growing crops that thrive in cool weather, including radishes, mustard greens, and mizuna. Participants will learn how to maximize small spaces through dense planting, succession sowing, and container-based growing. The session also introduces microgreens—nutrient-dense, easy-to-grow crops that can be harvested within days and grown indoors year-round. Instruction will cover soil preparation, watering practices, harvest timing, and choosing varieties that succeed in winter conditions. Registered participants will receive seeds, starter plants, soil, and mulch to apply these techniques at home immediately.

Nutrition Focus – Radish Top Soup: Using the Whole Plant for Seasonal Nourishment

The December cooking demonstration features Radish Top Soup, a dish that highlights the value of using the entire plant—roots and greens—to reduce waste and increase nutritional impact. Participants will learn how to transform radish tops into a flavorful, warming soup suitable for winter weather. The session will cover preparation methods, flavor balancing, and variations that incorporate seasonal produce and herbs. The workshop emphasizes whole-plant cooking as a pathway to food security, cost savings, and deeper understanding of seasonal eating.

Workshop Details

• Date & Time: Saturday, December 13, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• Location: CSU/Expo Mini Urban Farm, 3990 Bill Robertson Ln, Los Angeles, CA
• Format: In-person only
• Registration: 

In order to help us better prepare for accurate numbers of attendees we are asking for a small deposit ($7) to register for the workshop. Once you attend, you will receive a voucher to spend the deposit at the Village Market Place. If the deposit is prohibitive, you may request a waiver by emailing csu@csuinc.org. Please note: waiver recipients who are no-shows/no-call the day of the workshop will not be eligible to receive a waiver for future workshops.

• Vouchers are redeemable at any time before the final workshop in June 2026.
• They can be used separately, or together.
• Vouchers cannot be replaced.

Join us as we close out the year by strengthening winter growing skills and preparing seasonal foods that support health and community through the colder months.