2022 Free Home and Garden Workshops
The EnviroHouse offers free workshops on a wide variety of sustainable home and garden topics. Workshops are currently being offered as virtual Zoom webinars or onsite at the EnviroHouse. Please note the location when registering. See below for upcoming dates and registration links, and to view recordings of past workshops.
The EnviroHouse is open for walk-in visitors on Thursday - Sunday, 11 AM - 5 PM. To arrange a pre-arranged group tour, email ehouse@cityoftacoma.org or call (253) 573-2426.
Upcoming 2022 Workshops
Click the links below to register. Check back often, as workshops are frequently updated.
Rain Barrels: How to Make, Install and Maintain
Saturday, October 1, 10:00 AM - At the EnviroHouse
DIY Home Energy Audits and Simple Solutions
Saturday, October 8, 10:00 AM - At the EnviroHouse
Prep Garden for Winter, Cover Crops, Plan for Spring
Saturday, October 15, 10:00 AM - Webinar
Water Heating Systems: Comparisons and Costs
Saturday, October 22, 10:00 AM - Webinar
Pruning Landscape Trees
Saturday,
October 29, 10:00 AM - at the EnviroHouse (outside)
Pruning and Care of Fruit Trees
Saturday, November 5, 10:00 AM - at the EnviroHouse
2022 Past Workshop Webinar Recordings
Fall and Winter Gardens, Keep on Growing, September 17, 2022
Pickling Cucumbers and Vegetables, August 13, 2022
Trees are Good! How to Get Grit City Trees, August 10, 2022
Preserve Fresh Food by Dehydrating, August 2, 2022
Preserving Food with Low Sugar and Salt, July 19, 2022
Weeds, Pests & Non-toxic Solutions, June 18, 2022
Be Cool! Home Cooling Solutions with Heat Pump Systems, June 4, 2022
Pollinator Gardens for Beauty and Beneficials, May 21, 2022
How to Make a Rain Barrel, May 14, 2022
Rain Gardens: Plan, Prep, Plant, Maintain, May 7, 2022
Herbs to Grow, Use and Preserve, April 30, 2022
Worm Bin Composting, April 23, 2002
Native Plants to Enhance Your Habitat, April 9, 2022
Spring Gardens, Prep, Plant, Grow, March 26, 2022
Yard Waste Composting, March 19, 2022
Chickens and Ducks: Build a Secure Coop and Run, March 12, 2022
City Chickens and Ducks: Getting Started, March 12, 2022
Heat Pumps Systems: Heat-A/C, Water Heaters, March 5, 2022
Fruit Tree Selection and Care, February 26, 2022
Mason Bees: SO Easy and SO Productive! February 12, 2022
Pruning Landscape Trees, February 5, 2022
Pruning Fruit Trees, January 29, 2022