public lectures & trips
Bonfils-Stanton 2010 Series
The Feast in the Garden: Edible Landscapes and Regional Food Traditions
Our 2010 series illustrates the creative fusion of gardening with the culinary arts. Seven outstanding writers, garden designers and chefs will share their vision of local food and agriculture, growing edibles in the home garden and celebrating regional food traditions.
Denver Botanic Gardens has partnered with Slow Food Denver to present a special tasting at each program this year, highlighting the speakers’ themes and recipes. Please come early to enjoy some of Colorado’s local flavors! A portion of this year’s ticket price will be donated to Slow Food Denver to support their education and advocacy programs.
- The Kitchen Ecosystem, Thursday, July 29, 7 p.m.
Eugenia Bone, food writer - Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating From America’s Farmers Markets, Thursday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.
Deborah Madison, author and chef
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Moore in the Gardens
Find out more about our Curator Series lectures and walks and register today
Basic Seed Saving Techniques
Saturday, August 7, 1-2:30 p.m.
Join us for a fascinating lecture that will bring you a new perspective to the gardening world. Then enjoy a hands-on workshop incorporating both the philosopy and the practice of saving seed.
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Aquaponics Made Easy
Sunday, September 19, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Aquaponics is the most water-efficient agriculture known, and has very little negative environmental impact. For the first time ever in the U.S., we have Murray Hallam, the famous Australian aquaponics guru, here to share what he has learned.
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Learn about our other lectures
'Café Botanique'
These lectures create an atmosphere where botanical science, research and art provide communication topics for academia, artists and the general public at Denver Botanic Gardens’ Botanical Art and Illustration.
trips and & tours
Earth, Water and Fire: The Best of Santa Fe and the Southwest
September 12-16
Visit the Parmenter's 16000 sf biodynamic garden. Tour an Earth Ship. Soak at Ojo Caliente. Stop by roadside stands for local chiles and ristras. Visit the Santa Fe Farmer's Market, High Country Gardens and more. This trip is expected to sell out fast. With Deb Whittaker, Herb Gourmet. $1,085 member, $1,150 non-member. Single occupancy add $200.
