Family Gardening Workshop: Raised Bed Construction

May 14, 2025, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, at Erickson Fields

Photo courtesy of Liz Stanley

Learn the basics of vegetable gardening with your kids! Starting in May, MCHT will host a series of hands-on workshops for families with children between the ages of seven to twelve. Kids and adults will learn how to build raised garden beds and the basics of intensive vegetable gardening in a 3’ x 5’ bed.

The workshops will be held at Erickson Fields Preserve, 164 West Street in Rockport where MCHT hosts an active Community Garden and operates a 4-acre vegetable farm producing 17,000+ pounds of produce annually for food assistance sites and more.

Families may participate in one or more of the four 90-minute workshops being offered between May and August:

• Raised Bed Construction: Wed. May 14 (May 15 rain date), 4:00-5:30pm
• Planting: Wed. June 4 (June 5 rain date), 4:00-5:30pm
• Weeds & Bugs: Wed. July 9 (July 10 rain date), 4:00-5:30pm
• Harvesting: Wed. August 20 (August 21 rain date), 4:00-5:30pm

This program is free thanks to generous support from donors. For more information, call (207) 236-2739 or email .

Registration is required.