Our last event of the year is our holiday sale. We use this event to help fund raise for our programs. Beat the holiday rush and get some amazing gifts from the garden. We’ll have gourmet goodies made with garden ingredients, handmade crafts and jewelry, herbs and our local honey, and lots of other nature and food themed gifts. We have over 20 new flavors for this sale and you can get a sneak peak: Here’s a list of the NEW flavors for this sale (at the bottom of the list from the earlier sale): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1goRQPLa43CfLqtn2-OVggxTzTBUlI4bfEFr5X_YL_Ws/edit?usp=sharing

Note: Some of the flavors on top of the list, from the fall sale, are now sold out.

Wanderlust Nursery will be there selling cool plants and there will also be a little bake sale to support the local robotics club. We have a cool raffle prize this time as well.

We hold this sale out in our parking lot, so you can just drive right up! Volunteers are always needed and they get to shop first! We take cash (preferred), cards, Venmo, PayPal, and the tap to pay usually works too.

Landscapes and gardens offer a wealth of benefits if designed and managed well. Learn how to look at your garden as an ecosystem and explore the possibilities to make your space more sustainable. This class will cover how to build healthy soils, good garden design, and proper maintenance strategies. We’ll also share examples of beautiful gardens for your inspiration. Author Jessi Bloom returns to teach this class, sponsored by the Saving Water Partnership.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-class-designing-your-own-permaculture-paradise-tickets-2002237718916?aff=oddtdtcreator

Fermentation 101 with Chef David Glass  Learn how to ferment your garden produce to preserve it and develop excellent flavors. Chef Glass has a background in fine dining and is currently the chef for the Seattle Sounders. We’ll cover some basics like sauerkraut, pickled peppers, salsas, and more. This is a cooking demonstration class with tasting. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-class-fermentation-101-with-chef-glass-tickets-2002237413001?aff=oddtdtcreator

In this popular class, Nicole Telkes from Bastyr University’s herbal medicine program joins us to teach about how to make medicinal teas from your garden, to help with a variety of health concerns. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-class-medicinal-herbal-tea-with-nicole-telkes-tickets-1004848437727?aff=oddtdtcreator

Mushroom Foraging and Farming with Jake Harris: This is our popular fall mushroom class where you can learn about foraging mushrooms in the PNW and how to grow some at home. Jake Harris from Stone Soup Gardens will return to show us how. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-class-fall-fungi-foraging-tickets-2002236293653?aff=oddtdtcreator

Here’s our biggest fundraiser sale of the year! We will have gourmet food items made with garden produce for sale from jams to syrups to pickles. There’s dried organic herbs and honey too! Our volunteers also make baked goods, jewelry, and art to sell and we usually have some nature and garden themed gifts. We’re making tons of interesting gourmet goodies to sell from our fabulous berry, fruit, and herb collections.  

Here’s a list of this sale’s flavors:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1goRQPLa43CfLqtn2-OVggxTzTBUlI4bfEFr5X_YL_Ws/edit?usp=sharing

‍ ‍Funds will help pay for our move to the Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden next spring. If you’d like to make something for the bake sale or other things we can sell or include in our raffle, contact me for details. (info@sharkgarden.org)

Our friends from City Fruit will bring their cider press and we’ll make apple cider for everyone and give away fruit. Our partner organizations usually come to talk about their community work as well and we’ll have soul food for sale to nourish you too.

Apple & Pear Picking: Come join us to help pick the orchard for the food bank  and the cider pressing at the Saturday Fall Open House. Volunteers can take some apples home too. We’ll be picking, washing, and sorting the fruit. We have hundreds of pounds of fruit to help feed the community!

Come learn new tips and techniques to use less water but still have a beautiful landscape! You will learn how and when to water your container gardens, shrubs, and flower beds to keep them healthy without wasting water. You will also learn how to mulch, which mulch you should use, and how to catch rain to water your plants.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-class-the-unthirsty-landscape-drama-without-the-drinking-tickets-1998685301540?aff=oddtdtcreator

This class is sponsored by the Saving Water Partnership’s Savvy Gardener Program.

If you have enjoyed the Shark Garden over the last decade, come help us celebrate together before we move. Bring a dish or drinks to share along with a list of all of the ingredients in your dish, so folks with allergies can see. No alcohol allowed in our garden. We will not have much power available to plug in slow cookers, so bring cold dishes or well insulated containers. We’ll provide the plates, napkins, and silverware. :)

In this kids art class, we’ll be making flowers out of coffee filters and then coloring them with watercolor paints. Our instructor is Lindsey Clark, sponsored by Arts Washington, 4Culture, and the Burien Arts Association.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-kids-art-class-making-coffee-filter-flowers-tickets-1996763406099?aff=oddtdtcreator

In this kids’ class, we’ll be planting up little perennial herb gardens, fit for your patio or balcony. Space is limited to 12 due to materials available. We'll have chives, oregano, and winter savory to put in the planters. There are very limited supplies (enough for 12 kids), so please register just the number of kids going to attend and not the adults who will accompany them. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-kids-class-plant-an-herb-garden-tickets-1996763144316?aff=oddtdtcreator

This class is sponsored by the Chinook Garden Clubs.

Join us to learn all about all those interesting Asian vegetables you see in the store and weren’t sure what to do with. Our instructors Dao and Alex bring their multinational Asian backgrounds to help guide us through the tasty world of Asian veggies. We’ll be smelling and tasting along the way. .  Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-class-intro-to-asian-vegetables-tickets-1996762793266?aff=oddtdtcreator

In this kids’ class, we’ll be decorating big oyster shells with decoupage (gluing images on to them) to make little artistic bowls to take home. Suggested ages 5+ years old. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-kids-art-class-decorating-oyster-shells-with-decoupage-tickets-1997794516177?aff=oddtdtcreator

This class is sponsored by 4Culture, Arts Washington, & Burien Arts Association.

Ages 16+ only (sharp knives). Learn the fundamentals of relief printmaking as you design, carve, and print your own custom stamp. Participants will transform simple sketches into reusable printing blocks while exploring pattern, contrast, and the timeless art of hand-carved prints.

This class is adults above 16 only and you can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-art-class-wild-prints-a-hand-crafted-block-printing-workshop-tickets-1996761900596?aff=oddtdtcreator

This class is sponsored by 4Culture, Burien Arts Association, and Arts Washington.

Join us to learn how to make three different Mediterranean/ Middle Eastern salads with Chef Zozan Shamdeen. We’ll be watching the preparations and then tasting each recipe. Yum! The salads may include some cheese, but are otherwise vegetarian. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-cooking-class-intro-to-mediterranean-salads-tickets-1996762618744?aff=oddtdtcreator

Our friends from the King Conservation District will be coming to teach us about the relationships between native plants and native pollinators. Learn how gardening with native plants can support pollinators and people! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-class-pollinators-native-plants-tickets-1995372227045?aff=oddtdtcreator

In this kids art class, we’ll be making collages with magazines and seed catalogs. Instructor Lindsey Clark returns for this class sponsored by 4Culture, Burien Arts Association, and Arts Washington. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-kids-art-class-making-nature-collages-tickets-1995336235393?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Burien Actor’s Theater brings a play to the garden! Burien Actors’ Theater Performance: The Courage to Right a Woman's Wrongs.  Leonor has been wronged by Don Juan, so, what’s a girl to do? Hunt the rat down and take a sword to his throat, of course! Dressed as the dashing Leonardo, Leonor travels to find him and initiates her shrewd plan for revenge. What follows is a hilarious feat of masterful maneuvering, cross-dressing and unexpected twists. Don Juan may have finally met his match! Family friendly.

Join us to learn how to make your own drink mixes from the garden, from flavored syrups to shrubs! You can use them for mocktails or even to flavor lemonades and other drinks. Expert mixologist Angel Anderson returns to show us how! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-class-diy-garden-mocktails-tickets-1995337148123?aff=oddtdtcreator

Chef Jalissa Horton returns to show us more garden forward recipes from African American kitchens. This is part two of her series for us.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-cooking-class-soulful-hand-pies-african-american-soul-food-tickets-1995337514218?aff=oddtdtcreator

.Create a handcrafted keepsake box inspired by flowers, plants, and garden life while learning simple illustration techniques with acrylic paint pens and colored pencils. Participants will fill their boxes with notes, memories, and moments of gratitude, creating a personal collection that can continue to grow throughout the season.This class is designed for adults.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-art-class-seeds-of-gratitude-a-garden-inspired-memory-box-workshop-tickets-1995330377873?aff=oddtdtcreator

This class is sponsored by 4Culture, Burien Arts Association, and Arts Washington.

We’ll be painting classic still life images with items from the garden. Instructor Lindsey Clark returns for this class, sponsored by 4Culture, Arts Washington, and the Burien Arts Association. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-kids-art-class-still-life-garden-painting-tickets-1995329252507?aff=oddtdtcreator

Discover the intricate patterns and textures hidden within leaves as you explore nature-inspired printmaking techniques. Using gathered foliage, acrylic paints, and layered color, participants will create vibrant prints that evoke forests, flowers, butterflies, and other forms found in the natural world.

This class is designed for adults. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-art-class-leaf-impressions-a-printmaking-workshop-tickets-1993874449151?aff=oddtdtcreator

This class is sponsored by 4 Culture, Burien Arts Association, and Arts Washington.

Join us to learn some garden forward recipes from Kalpana Patankar’s family. Kalpana is one of our Friday volunteers and has taught cooking classes for other community garden programs. She’ll show us several recipes and we’ll get to taste them as we go in this cooking demonstration class.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-cooking-class-indian-home-cooking-from-the-garden-tickets-1993874141230?aff=oddtdtcreator

In this kids’ class, we’ll be decorating big oyster shells with decoupage to make artistic bowls to take home.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-kids-art-class-decorating-oyster-shells-with-decoupage-tickets-1993778233367?aff=oddtdtcreator‍ ‍

Explore the garden through observation and design as you trace plant shadows and experiment with layered stencils. Using acrylic paint pens, overlapping contours, and bold color, participants will create vibrant botanical compositions inspired by the shapes and structures found in nature. This class is designed for adults.

Register here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-art-class-stylized-silhouettes-a-shadow-stencil-workshop-tickets-1993776757954?aff=oddtdtcreator

This class is sponsored by 4Culture, Burien Arts Association, and Arts Washington.

Chef Horton returns to show us a few more garden forward recipes with African roots. Attendees will get to watch and then taste all the dishes as we learn about some African American food history. This class will be creating soulful garden bowls with seasonal ingredients. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-cooking-class-soulful-vegetable-bowls-with-chef-jalissa-horton-tickets-1993776974602?aff=oddtdtcreator

Explore the art of creating handmade postcards and greeting cards inspired by plants, flowers, and wildlife. Using stamps, inks, colored pencils, and paint pens, participants will layer imagery and color to create thoughtful compositions that can be shared, displayed, or mailed to someone special.

This class is designed for adults. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-art-class-garden-inspired-card-making-tickets-1992776020722?aff=oddtdtcreator

This class is sponsored by 4Culture, Burien Arts Association, and Arts Washington.

Interesting in learning which native plants are edible? Join us for a free class with expert Jo Stormer of Nobody Nursery, one of our nursery partners that specializes in hard to find native plants. Jo has a lot of background in Ethnobotany and we’ll be exploring a bunch of the edible native plants in the Shark Garden’s collection as well as going over general foraging principles. Most of this class will be walking around our Native Plant Garden to see the plants in person. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-class-foraging-for-native-plants-with-jo-stormer-tickets-1992776905368?aff=oddtdtcreator