This free workshop on spring gardening for beginners is provided by OSU County Extension.

Gardening is for everyone. You don’t have to have a big backyard to grow flowers, vegetables, herbs, and other plants. Whether you are a new gardener or a seasoned planter, you can learn about how to start a garden, the correct tools to use, proper soil testing, and how to plant seeds and harvest.

Educational handouts will be provided for the program. Books and support materials, and a tool lending library, are available for checkout.

For more information or to register, visit the event webpage, or contact the Southern Oaks Library by email or phone (405-631-4468).

At this free “No Hay” field day, learn to manage your forage for more yield, higher quality, and efficient utilization by livestock. Cut your workload and keep your money!

Lunch is provided. Please RSVP to help with the head count for the meal.

For more information or to RSVP, contact the Grady County Conservation District by email or phone (405-224-0523).

At this free Vendor Resource Fair, learn about EBT and DUO, the Food Freedom Act and Oklahoma Grown and licensing while connecting with representatives from ODAFF, Farm Services Administration, Oklahoma County Extension and the ONIE Project.

The event is free, but RSVP is required by March 17.

For more information or to register, visit the registration page, or contact Brandi Buys by email or phone (405-713-1125).

Are you interested in learning how to can foods? The Choctaw Library is hosting a Canning 101 program with the help of the OSU Extension presenter, Taylor Conner. Attendees will learn how to can orange jelly and be able to take it home.

For more information or to register, visit the event webpage, or contact Taylor Conner by email or phone (405-713-1125).

Join the Okmulgee County Conservation District for this free urban soil health workshop. Lunch is provided, but RSVP is required.

For more information or to RSVP, contact the Okmulgee County Conservation District by email or phone (918-756-8111).

Join the Yard by Yard Project in OKC for its latest workshop with tips and tricks for sustainable and functional landscaping from local experts. The topic this time is water-saving landscaping for surviving the drought.

For more information, visit the program webpage, or contact Josh Kouri by email or phone (405-415-4600).

The Oklahoma City Living Classroom Grant Program seeks to increase habitat for monarchs and other pollinators by providing grants to Oklahoma City metro area schools to create monarch gardens. The gardens will include monarch host plants (milkweed) and nectar plants to provide a food source for monarchs along a vital part of their migration pathway.

Selected schools will receive:
– Two professional development opportunities for teachers in July and August 2022
– Awards of up to $1500 each to purchase garden supplies
– National Wildlife Federation’s Monarch Heroes Curriculum

Public, private, and charter K-12 schools in the Oklahoma City metro area are eligible to apply. This includes schools in the following areas Oklahoma City, Edmond, Yukon, Mustang, Moore, Midwest City, Del City, Norman, Bethany, Piedmont, Deer Creek, Choctaw, and Warr Acres.

Applications are due by 5 P.M. on April 30, 2023.

For more information or to apply, visit the program webpage, or contact the Oklahoma City Zoo by email or phone (405-425-0218).

Shop a curated selection of plants that support pollinators and ecosystems of our region at the Philbrook Museum of Art annual native plant sale. Bring containers for taking your plants home.

For more information, visit the event webpage, or contact the Philbrook Museum of Art by email or phone (918-748-5300).

Join the Yard by Yard Project in OKC for its latest workshop with tips and tricks for sustainable and functional landscaping from local experts. The topic this time is soil health at home – the foundation for resiliency.

For more information, visit the program webpage, or contact Josh Kouri by email or phone (405-415-4600).