The Art of Growing Food

The Art of Growing Food

In-Person Conservation and Stewardship Class
A home garden view with rows of tall tomato plants supported by wooden stakes. The tomato plants are laden with both green and ripening red fruit. In the middle ground, there is a cluster of orange and yellow marigold flowers, and in the foreground, there are low-growing, large green leaves, likely squash or pumpkin plants.
Becca Mathias

Dates & Prices

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
6:00–7:00 pm


Fee: $12

Fee for Innovators, Gardens Preferred, and Gardens Premium Members: $10


This class is intended as an adult learning experience. Find out more about our Family Learning experiences.

Registrations may be cancelled up to two weeks before the event, and your registration fee, less a $30 processing fee, will be refunded. Please note that refunds are not available for programs moved to scheduled inclement weather dates.

To notify us of your cancellation, email us or call 610-388-5454.

Register by January 22, 2026

Gardens Preferred, Gardens Premium Members and Innovators save on Continuing Education Courses

A 10% discount on classes will be applied automatically at the time of checkout. 

 

Learn how to bring art to the vegetable garden through plants, structures, and classic European potager design … how to design and grow a garden that is both beautiful and bountiful … what to grow for the best flavor and fragrance … and 

how to make your garden into a sanctuary of outdoor living.

Whether renovating an existing garden or revitalizing your edible landscape, this lecture offers plenty of hands-on advice to elevate the ordinary to the extraordinary. 

Location

Online, via Zoom

Instructor

Ellen Ecker Ogden

Ellen Ecker Ogden is a Vermont based food and garden writer, and author of six books, including The New Heirloom Garden and The Complete Kitchen Garden, available in bookstores. Each of her books features kitchen garden designs with recipes for cooks who love to garden. She lectures and teaches kitchen garden design throughout the US at botanical gardens and horticultural symposiums.