Help shape the future of the Whitman Garden! Explore maps of the garden today and its future possibilities, share your ideas, and learn about upcoming workshops, volunteer opportunities, and school-day garden education. This community planning workshop is presented by Cousin Collective in partnership with Whitman PTSA and Tacoma Creates.

Hands-on farm implementation sessions including:

• Bed preparation

• Soil building

• No-till systems

• Seasonal crop planning

• General farm stewardship

Midday instructional workshops covering:

• Site assessment: drainage, grade & access

• Translating plans into physical layouts

• Spring bed repair & soil rebuilding

• Tool safety & shared infrastructure

• Compost systems & soil management

• Safe bed disassembly

• Raised bed design & assembly

Participants may bring lunch; light snacks provided. Virtual participation offered when weather and format allow.

Join us for ongoing Garden Workdays as part of the Cousin Collective Learning Landscape Project.

These are working sessions focused on:

• Grading and reshaping landscape areas
• Soil movement and staging
• Bed repair and rebuilding
• Drainage adjustments
• Preparing the site for future infrastructure

This is hands-on work time — we learn as we go, but the primary focus is implementation.

Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Tools provided.
All skill levels welcome.

Seasonal reset workshop addressing:

• Bed condition assessment

• Soil health & compost integration

• Pathway stabilization

• Spring preparation priorities

Skill-based instructional sessions tied to seasonal site transformation.

Midday instructional workshops covering:

• Site assessment: drainage, grade & access

• Translating plans into physical layouts

• Spring bed repair & soil rebuilding

• Tool safety & shared infrastructure

• Compost systems & soil management

• Safe bed disassembly

• Raised bed design & assembly

Participants may bring lunch; light snacks provided. Virtual participation offered when weather and format allow.

Join us for ongoing Garden Workdays as part of the Cousin Collective Learning Landscape Project.

These are working sessions focused on:

• Grading and reshaping landscape areas
• Soil movement and staging
• Bed repair and rebuilding
• Drainage adjustments
• Preparing the site for future infrastructure

This is hands-on work time — we learn as we go, but the primary focus is implementation.

Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Tools provided.
All skill levels welcome.

Seasonal reset workshop addressing:

• Bed condition assessment

• Soil health & compost integration

• Pathway stabilization

• Spring preparation priorities

Midday instructional workshops covering:

• Site assessment: drainage, grade & access

• Translating plans into physical layouts

• Spring bed repair & soil rebuilding

• Tool safety & shared infrastructure

• Compost systems & soil management

• Safe bed disassembly

• Raised bed design & assembly

Participants may bring lunch; light snacks provided. Virtual participation offered when weather and format allow.

Join us for ongoing Garden Workdays as part of the Cousin Collective Learning Landscape Project.

These are working sessions focused on:

• Grading and reshaping landscape areas
• Soil movement and staging
• Bed repair and rebuilding
• Drainage adjustments
• Preparing the site for future infrastructure

This is hands-on work time — we learn as we go, but the primary focus is implementation.

Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Tools provided.
All skill levels welcome.

Seasonal reset workshop addressing:

• Bed condition assessment

• Soil health & compost integration

• Pathway stabilization

• Spring preparation priorities

Hands-on farm implementation sessions including:

• Bed preparation

• Soil building

• No-till systems

• Seasonal crop planning

• General farm stewardship

Skill-based instructional sessions tied to seasonal site transformation.

Join us for weekly Barangay Community Garden Workdays as we reset and rebuild the garden for spring.

This season we’re focusing on:

• Blackberry removal and site clearing
• Trash removal and cleanup
• Regrading and drainage corrections
• Disassembling damaged beds
• Repairing and rebuilding priority beds
• General site stewardship

These are hands-on, working sessions. Expect to dig, haul, rake, and move materials.

No experience necessary — we’ll show you what to do.
Wear sturdy shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.

Come for the full session or whatever time you can offer. Every bit helps.

Midday instructional workshops covering:

• Site assessment: drainage, grade & access

• Translating plans into physical layouts

• Spring bed repair & soil rebuilding

• Tool safety & shared infrastructure

• Compost systems & soil management

• Safe bed disassembly

• Raised bed design & assembly

Participants may bring lunch; light snacks provided. Virtual participation offered when weather and format allow.

Join us for ongoing Garden Workdays as part of the Cousin Collective Learning Landscape Project.

These are working sessions focused on:

• Grading and reshaping landscape areas
• Soil movement and staging
• Bed repair and rebuilding
• Drainage adjustments
• Preparing the site for future infrastructure

This is hands-on work time — we learn as we go, but the primary focus is implementation.

Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Tools provided.
All skill levels welcome.

Seasonal reset workshop addressing:

• Bed condition assessment

• Soil health & compost integration

• Pathway stabilization

• Spring preparation priorities

Midday instructional workshops covering:

• Site assessment: drainage, grade & access

• Translating plans into physical layouts

• Spring bed repair & soil rebuilding

• Tool safety & shared infrastructure

• Compost systems & soil management

• Safe bed disassembly

• Raised bed design & assembly

Participants may bring lunch; light snacks provided. Virtual participation offered when weather and format allow.

Join us for ongoing Garden Workdays as part of the Cousin Collective Learning Landscape Project.

These are working sessions focused on:

• Grading and reshaping landscape areas
• Soil movement and staging
• Bed repair and rebuilding
• Drainage adjustments
• Preparing the site for future infrastructure

This is hands-on work time — we learn as we go, but the primary focus is implementation.

Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Tools provided.
All skill levels welcome.

Seasonal reset workshop addressing:

• Bed condition assessment

• Soil health & compost integration

• Pathway stabilization

• Spring preparation priorities

Hands-on farm implementation sessions including:

• Bed preparation

• Soil building

• No-till systems

• Seasonal crop planning

• General farm stewardship

Skill-based instructional sessions tied to seasonal site transformation.

Join us for weekly Barangay Community Garden Workdays as we reset and rebuild the garden for spring.

This season we’re focusing on:

• Blackberry removal and site clearing
• Trash removal and cleanup
• Regrading and drainage corrections
• Disassembling damaged beds
• Repairing and rebuilding priority beds
• General site stewardship

These are hands-on, working sessions. Expect to dig, haul, rake, and move materials.

No experience necessary — we’ll show you what to do.
Wear sturdy shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.

Come for the full session or whatever time you can offer. Every bit helps.

Midday instructional workshops covering:

• Site assessment: drainage, grade & access

• Translating plans into physical layouts

• Spring bed repair & soil rebuilding

• Tool safety & shared infrastructure

• Compost systems & soil management

• Safe bed disassembly

• Raised bed design & assembly

Participants may bring lunch; light snacks provided. Virtual participation offered when weather and format allow.

Join us for ongoing Garden Workdays as part of the Cousin Collective Learning Landscape Project.

These are working sessions focused on:

• Grading and reshaping landscape areas
• Soil movement and staging
• Bed repair and rebuilding
• Drainage adjustments
• Preparing the site for future infrastructure

This is hands-on work time — we learn as we go, but the primary focus is implementation.

Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Tools provided.
All skill levels welcome.

Seasonal reset workshop addressing:

• Bed condition assessment

• Soil health & compost integration

• Pathway stabilization

• Spring preparation priorities

Midday instructional workshops covering:

• Site assessment: drainage, grade & access

• Translating plans into physical layouts

• Spring bed repair & soil rebuilding

• Tool safety & shared infrastructure

• Compost systems & soil management

• Safe bed disassembly

• Raised bed design & assembly

Participants may bring lunch; light snacks provided. Virtual participation offered when weather and format allow.

Join us for ongoing Garden Workdays as part of the Cousin Collective Learning Landscape Project.

These are working sessions focused on:

• Grading and reshaping landscape areas
• Soil movement and staging
• Bed repair and rebuilding
• Drainage adjustments
• Preparing the site for future infrastructure

This is hands-on work time — we learn as we go, but the primary focus is implementation.

Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Tools provided.
All skill levels welcome.