SEED TO TABLE

NATIVE PLANT WINTER SOWING

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 5–6:30 p.m. at Main in the Boulder Creek Room – Adults

In this seminar, you will learn the basics of winter sowing – starting seeds in inexpensive reused and/or reusable containers and leaving them outside to germinate. We will focus on native plants (and why you should grow them), but winter sowing of tender annuals and vegetables will also be discussed.

*BEECHICAS: SKINCARE FROM THE HIVE

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 4–5:30 p.m. at Main in the Boulder Creek Room – All ages, adult helper required for children under 12

Make a nourishing lotion bar and lip balm for our dry Colorado winters. Take them home with recipes to make more. Learn about honeybee biology and the chemistry of beeswax for DIY remedies.

SEED STARTING INDOORS

Thursday, March 9, 6–7 p.m. at Reynolds – Adults

Learn about starting your own seeds for annual flowers, vegetables, fruits, and herbs!

BEECHICAS: BUILD A NATIVE BEE HOUSE

Wednesday, March 15, 4–5:30 p.m. at Main in the Boulder Creek Room – All ages, adult helper required for children under 12

Make a native bee house to bring home. Get ready for spring pollinators and learn to identify some of Boulder’s native bees. You are invited to help us refresh the Main Library’s Native Bee House outdoors following this workshop.

SEED SWAPS

Saturday, March 11, 2–4 p.m. at Meadows – All Ages Thursday, April 6, 4–6 p.m. at Main in the Boulder Creek Room – All Ages

Bring your homegrown seeds, and unopened packets of store-bought seeds. Empty seed envelopes available for you to fill and exchange. All leftover seeds will be donated to the Library’s Free Seed Library.

*BEECHICAS: START SEEDS FOR POLLINATORS

Wednesday, April 12, 4–5:30 p.m. at Main in the Boulder Creek Room – All ages, adult helper required for children under 12

Learn how to start native plants from seed in sustainable origami paper pots to take home. Imagine Boulder as a haven for biodiversity! Let’s fill our gardens with native Rocky Mountain Bee Plants this season!

*HOMEMADE KIMCHI

Wednesday, April 19, 5:30–7 p.m. at Reynolds – Adults

Master the art of making homemade kimchi with Mara King, Director of Fermemntation for Id Est Hospitality. Learn about vegetable preservation, fermentation tips and how kimchi can spice up your dish.

CREATING HABITAT GARDENS AND FOOD FORESTS

Thursday, April 27, 6–7 p.m. at Reynolds – Adults

Let’s integrate native flora and more diverse polyculture gardens into our home landscapes!

STEAM STORYTIME

Saturday, Feb. 4, 10:15–10:45 a.m. at Reynolds

MUSICAL STORYTIME: ROBOTS

Monday, Feb. 6, 10:15–11 a.m. at Main in the Children’s Story Space Dance and sing like a robot in this special Musical Storytime!

STEAM STORYTIME

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 10:15–10:45 a.m. at Meadows

MUSICAL STORYTIME: SPACE

Thursday, Feb. 9, 4–4:45 p.m. at Main in the Children’s Story Space Get ready for a trip through space–all the way to the moon!

ROBOT PLAYTIME STORYTIME

Friday, Feb. 10, 10:15–10:45 a.m. at Meadows