FREE Soil, Mushrooms, and Fermenting Class Series
05/18/26:Â Easy Composting (with formulas) vs Fermentation (with formulas).
Presenter: Michael Carriger
Email: Mike_Carriger@yahoo.com Phone: 541-536-1046
Today’s Topic: Demonstration: Building a 5-gallon bucket fermentation tank. We’ll look at several ways to compost and ferment waste into usable fertilizers and who to feed your plants by feeding the soil.
Grange Class Series And What To Expect
- Learn practical tips to succeed in our unique climate.
- Discover how to transform volcanic pumice into rich, productive soil.
- Connect with fellow gardening enthusiasts and exchange ideas, tips, and inspiration..
- There is no need to register for the gardening class series.
- Join one class or attend them all—drop in when it works for you.
- Bring a friend, your questions, and maybe a notepad to capture all the great advice.
- Event Questions? Email us at events@lapinegrange.org
Seed Sharing: We offer free seeds when available. If you have extra seeds and would like to donate them to our community, please bring them to a class or drop them off during a donation day on Mondays from 12 – 2:00 p.m.
Series Class Dates: Mondays from 2 – 4:00 p.m. in May & June
Lecture Series: Soil Architecture:
05/04/26 ♦ Our Soil In Crisis: 1939 to Present – What’s happened? We’re going to trace the actions over the last 80 years that have gardeners and farmers today wondering what to do next.
05/11/26 ♦ Our Ancestors’ Soil Prior to 1939. How did our La Pine ancestors survive without artificial fertilizers? We’ll look at what they did to grow surplus crops for sale in local grocery stores.
05/18/26 ♦ Easy Composting (with formulas) vs Fermentation (with formulas). Demonstration: Building a 5-gallon bucket fermentation tank. We’ll look at several ways to compost and ferment waste into usable fertilizers and how to feed your plants by feeding the soil.
05/25/26 ♦ Plants Discussion: What grows in La Pine (you’ll be surprised). We’re going to discuss what grows here in the La Pine area, what does not, and how we can enhance the survival rate of the plants that we wish to grow, from flowers to vegetables to fruit trees and berry bushes.
♦ Plants that make good neighbors / bad neighbors
♦ Home-made fertilizers for soil & plants (with formulas)
♦ Natural pesticides (with formulas) / Plants that repel pests naturally
Lecture Series: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest
06/01/26 ♦ What Grows Below? Why are the pharmacology and agriculture industries trying to declare mushrooms as obnoxious weeds? A look at and discussion on mushrooms that you will find here in the La Pine area.
06/08/26 ♦ So, What Can I Grow? A practical demonstration on what you need, what you can grow, and the absurd ease of putting incredibly nutritious mushrooms on your family’s meal plan.Â
Lecture Series: Fermenting Herbs and Vegetables
06/15/26 ♦ Why Ferment? A look at what happens when you ferment waste, herbs, and vegetables.
06/22/26 ♦ Fermenting Formulas. A whole array of formulas for Korean Natural Farming (KNF), composting, and fermenting, with an open discussion on them.
06/29/26 ♦ Recap of Lecture Series. Instructor’s questions on what you learned, what we can do to improve the course, and last questions.
