With: Jason Breen and Lea Kablik

Class Fee: $45.00 plus $85.00 for materials

Class size: 6-8 /Adults

Participants will have an opportunity to learn about ways to extend their growing season and garden well into the winter. The first part of the workshop will be spent reviewing different season extension techniques, the best crops to grow in the cold season, and tips for success; we'll even seed-start some cold season crops. After a brief break, participants will build cold frames for their seed-starts.

Jason Breen is a custom furniture maker and has studied instrument building and history at Marlboro College. He paid for that education by building timber frame structures and cabinets. Historical and traditional tools have inspired his work since inheriting his ancestors’ hand planes. A member of the Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers, Jason lives and works in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Lea Kablik has always loved working in the outdoors. After graduating from Roger Williams University, she gained experience as a biological technician doing everything from freshwater turtle nesting surveys to catching sharks. While earning her masters in environmental education at Antioch University, she discovered a passion for gardening and sought to share that experience. She is now working as the Community Garden Coordinator for Keene Housing, helping residents plant and grow their own food.