Seed to Supper Gardening Classes Coming to Sherman County

From OSU Sherman County Extension:

By Cindy Brown

Interested in gardening and want to experience the deep satisfaction that comes from growing a portion of your own food? Want to stretch your food budget by growing, eating and storing food that you grew yourself? Need tips and budget-friendly ways to have a vegetable garden in the space that is available to you?

Mark your calendar for the Seed to Supper gardening classes coming to Sherman County. Seed to Supper is a free, comprehensive beginning vegetable gardening curriculum designed for adults gardening on a budget. The course highlights practical, low-cost techniques for building, planning, planting, maintaining and harvesting a successful vegetable garden.

Seed to Supper will be hosted by the Sherman County Senior Center, a congregate meal site, and taught by Oregon State University Extension staff Cindy Brown, a longtime enthusiastic vegetable gardener and cook, with assistance from local OSU Master Gardeners.

Participants will receive a course book and starter supplies, including a gardening trowel, seeds and plant starts, and a certificate of completion.

There will be two series of classes offered in Sherman County, pick the one that best fits your schedule.

The first series will be held Mondays, 10am-noon at Rufus City Hall: March 20, March 27, April 3, April 10, April 17, April 24. The second series will be held Tuesdays, 6 pm-8 pm at the Sherman County Senior Center in Moro, April 25, May 2, May 9, May 16, May 23 and May 30.

To sign up, contact Cindy Brown at OSU Sherman County Extension at 541-565-3230 or email

cindy.brown@oregonstate.edu. On Facebook, watch for posts on the Sherman County Extension page: https://www.facebook.com/ShermanCountyExtension