Community Workshops at the Youth Garden
While many of our learning opportunities are youth-focused, YGP also aims to cultivate life-long learning. Each year, we host a series of workshops, some free and some by-donation, to connect adults to their local food system.
Do you have a skill or passion you’d like to share with the Moab community related to gardening or cooking? We are always looking for folks interested in leading new workshops! Give us a call at 435.259.2326 or email kayley@youthgardenproject.org.
2026 Table Talks Workshops
Join us for a night full of learning, community-building, and delicious garden-fresh dinner! Each Table Talk includes a one-hour presentation on a garden- or cooking-related topic followed by a themed, complementary dinner prepared by YGP staff. This year’s workshops will discuss pollinators, soil health, edible flowers, and Moab’s early orchard history!
Tickets are $30 (with the exception of our FREE first workshop on July 15). Reservations are required and seating is limited, so reserve your spot ASAP! All workshops begin on-site at 6pm, with dinner to follow.
Proceeds will support the creation of stellar dinners and benefit YGP’s hands-on youth and community programs, such as Garden Classroom field trips, summer camps, our community gardens, food access initiatives, and more!
July 15 – Honey Bees: An Evening of Foraging *FULL*
Meet your backyard pollinators! Join us on July 15 for an in-depth discussion of honey bee lore and beekeeping with Moab’s local bee expert Jerry Shue, featuring several dishes based on honey and seasonal fare prepared by YGP staff. Thanks to support from Moonflower, this workshop and dinner is FREE to attend (registration still required)!
August 12 – In the Roots: Building Healthy Soil *FULL*
Happy soil yields happy harvests! Join us August 12 for an in-depth discussion on building and maintaining healthy garden soil with Cory Farnsworth, assistant professor in Agriculture and Natural Resources at USU Extension, followed by a garden-fresh dinner featuring delicious root vegetables and YGP-made dirt cake!
August 26 – Bountiful Bouquets: Edible Flowers *FULL*
*This workshop is full; sign up for the waitlist via the registration form below, or email kayley@youthgardenproject.org* Why just arrange a bouquet when you could eat it, too? Join local flower farmers Jess Oldham and Melisa Morgan from Farm Yard in a discussion and arrangement of edible flowers, followed by a beautiful garden-fresh and floral-forward dinner.
September 23 – Peach Days: Moab’s Fruit Legacy
Before uranium and Jeeps, Moab had peaches! Join Megan Vickery and Allie Donnell from the Moab Museum in a discussion of Moab’s early orchard history, followed by a garden-fresh dinner featuring the season’s best fruit and produce.