Calling all new and experienced gardeners!
Are you looking to find your green thumb and deepen your gardening expertise? Food Well Alliance and Atlanta Botanical Garden are continuing Plant. Eat. Repeat. through in-person and live virtual workshops! Each workshop includes expert tips and tricks on a specific gardening topic to help you grow food.
Our fall series on cover cropping has ended, but Plant. Eat. Repeat. will be back in 2025 with three new series to help you grow food! Catch up on past seasons below.
Check out the most recent season below or use the links to our previous workshops to binge all our gardening resources.
2024 Episodes
This year, Plant. Eat. Repeat. will cover one garden-related topic repeated at various community gardens around metro Atlanta.
Vermicopmosting: Learn the basics of vermicomposting and discover how easy it is to transform food scraps and organic waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer for your plants.
Basics of Soil Health: Soil testing is a core part of good garden health! Learn about essential soil nutrients, signs that your soil might need evaluation, and how to perform and analyze a soil test.
2023 Episodes
Growing Herbs for Tea: Our spring series focused on growing herbs for tea! The workshop covered 3-4 plants/herbs commonly grown for teas, how to grow and care for them as well as how to harvest and brew.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Tomato hornworms tearing through your heirlooms? Cucumber Beetles cutting through your cucurbits? Worry no more! Our summer workshop series covered the basics of Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Fruit Tree Pruning & Maintenance: We'll cut right to it - pruning can be intimidating, but it doesn't have to be! In this workshop we will get to the root of how to care for fruit and nut trees native to the southeast and help you produce healthier plants.
2022 Episodes
This year our workshops with Atlanta Botanical Garden will be a little different. Each season will cover one garden-related topic repeated at various community gardens around metro Atlanta. That way, you can join us in a garden near you!
Digging Into Soil: Learn how to test your soil using test kits you can find at your local garden center and kits that you can send to the County Extension.
DIY Hydroponics System: The amazing Moe Hemming covers all things hydroponics and walks through how to build your own DIY system with easy-to-find materials.
Seed-Saving Basics: Seed saving is a great way to preserve heirloom seeds and share your favorite varieties with other gardeners. Workshop participants will learn about saving seeds from common garden vegetables.
Fall 2021 Episodes
Pollinator Attracting Plants at The Preserve: We’re talking about pollinator-attracting plants. You’ll learn about some of the most popular types of plants, how to care for them, and why pollinator-attracting plants are so important.
Using an Olla/Oya at The Bridge at Austin Community Garden: This video overs everything about the subirrigation system called Olla/Oya. Moe Hemmings will teach you how to create your own version and how to use them.
Edible Perennials at Stone Mountain Community Garden: Fall is the perfect time to plant your edible perennials. Learn why in this video. You’ll also learn about some different varieties of edible perennials, how to plant them, and how to care for them.
Composting Best Practices at Historic Mableton Community Garden: Interested in learning more about composting? Then this video is for you! Find out more about what you can and can’t put in your compost and how to care for your compost system whether it’s in a home or community garden.
Summer 2021 Episodes
Pruning & Cutting Back Plants at Hyde Farm: Learn how to help your plants thrive! With simple pruning and cutting techniques, you can encourage healthier plants and harvests.
Garden Maintenance at Lilburn Community Garden: Learn about Moe’s favorite gardening tools, from soil knives to snake tongue weeders. Get techniques for how to maintain your garden during the summer.
Types of Mulch at Whitehall Community Garden: Who knew there were so many different types of mulch! Watch Moe and Fred discuss the pros and cons of each type.
Harvesting & Bad Bug Hunt at Five Points Farm: Let’s go bad bug hunting! Learn how to spot and remove unwelcome insects. Plus, get a few harvesting tips along the way.
Spring 2021 Episodes
Organic Insecticides at Love is Love Farm: Learn about organic insecticides! You’ll get recommendations on options you can purchase and a recipe on how to make your own.
Organic Fertilizers at Belvedere Peace Garden: In this episode, you’ll learn about options for organic fertilizers. A lot of these options can be used for both indoor and outdoor plants.
Seed Starting at Whitehall Terrace Community Garden: Moe will teach you how to make a mini greenhouse to start your seeds. Who knew a pie pan could be so useful in the garden!
Veggie Cuttings and Propagation at Hartnett Community Garden: See how you can use produce from the grocery store via propagation and veggie cuttings to start your garden.
Fall 2020 Episodes
Cover Crops at Providence Community Garden: Learn how to utilize cover crops to fix issues in your garden. In this episode, Moe teaches you how to plant Crimson Clover, a popular cover crop.
Composting at Camp Truitt Project GROWL Garden: Understand the basics of composting and how you can use the nutrient-rich soil in your garden.
Winterize Your Garden at Five Points Farm: It’s time to prepare for winter! Learn expert tips to winterize your garden and protect the soil so it’s ready for spring.