Grow Your Own Garden Festivals planned for Lake Tahoe and Truckee

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There may still be patches of snow on the ground around Lake Tahoe, and temperatures aren't quite warm enough to get plants started, but it isn't too early to start planning!

The UCCE Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe, Slow Food Lake Tahoe, and the UC Davis Environmental Research Center know how to grow food successfully in the Lake Tahoe area and they would like to share their knowledge with you.

Hands-on workshops on growing vegetables curated for our high-elevation climate will be hosted by the Master Gardeners. Plants can be purchased online or at the festivals. Garden tours will be offered at all festivals. Tables staffed by local community organizations, food for sale, and a plant sale are also features of these FREE events.

Yes, all festivals are FREE.

These three celebrations of gardening will highlight growing your own food at home or at community gardens around the Lake Tahoe area. Participants can preorder seedling sets or seeds to pick up at the events. Purchase preorders at Slow Food Lake Tahoe’s website. A list of seed and plant varieties is available HERE. Click on each date to see the list of events for each location.

Friday, May 31, 4-7 pm
Host: Tahoe Environmental Research Center
2400 Lake Forest Road, Tahoe City, Calif.

Saturday, June 1, 11 am-2 pm
Host: Slow Food Lake Tahoe Gardens
8000 Estate Drive, Truckee, Calif.

Saturday, June 8, 11 am-2 pm
Hosts: Great Basin Institute and UCCE
Tallac Historic Site
1 Heritage Way, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

At the South Lake Tahoe festival:
Event Activities, 11 am-2 pm
Pick up your pre-ordered seedlings at the Slow Food booth
Seedling Sale - (while supplies last) CASH ONLY
Learn to grow high-elevation vegetable crops with Master Gardeners. Ask the experts questions; each Master Gardener will have their own table.
Stop by to visit with each one:
Leafy greens -w/Alison Toy
Edible Flowers w/Cindy Wise
Tomatoes & Peppers w/Sue Tanzi
Root Crops w/Dave Long
Peas & Beans w/Dave Long
Squash & Pumpkin w/Carrie Scarvie
Onions & Leeks w/Jason Toups
Potatoes w/Dave Long
MicroGreens and Kids Activities w/Roxanne Bruce

Meyers Elementary 4th grade class w/Brandi Caskey
Hanging Strawberry Baskets
Hanging Flower Baskets
Herb seedlings - mint, chives, rosemary, parsley, calendula, stevia

Learn about educational & volunteer opportunities with:
UCCE Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe
UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center
Slow Food Lake Tahoe

Who else will be at the festival?
Great Basin Institute
STUPD/Tahoe Friendly Gardens
Leadership Lake Tahoe
Sugar Pine Foundation
South Lake Garden Club
Carson High School Greenhouse
Full Circle Soils and Compost

Register and Pre-Purchase Plants - https://www.slowfoodlaketahoe.org/events-1/grow-your-own-a-south-lake-tahoe-community-festival.

For more information, visit the Slow Foods website - https://www.slowfoodlaketahoe.org/events.