Herb Your Enthusiasm: Tasty Bites Made Simple - Autumn Alliums

Celebrate the season’s darker charm with an elevated journey into the world of garlic, leeks, onions and their allium kin. This two part workshop guides you gracefully from garden bed to autumn table, beginning with fall care techniques for these resilient, aromatic plants.

Learn which varieties hold their own against the season’s first frost and how to harvest them in ways that support long term vigor rather than seasonal decline. Then explore thoughtful preservation methods that capture each allium’s rich character for the colder months ahead—an artful way to keep depth and warmth in your cooking as the days grow shorter. In the second half of class, turn to the kitchen for a refined study of flavor. Discover how classic autumn allium combinations can lend nuance, structure and quiet sophistication to your dishes.

Whether you’re a gardener wishing to elevate your harvest or a cook seeking fresher, more expressive ingredients, this workshop offers a beautifully curated roadmap for a delicious and seasonally inspired autumn.

This class fulfills an elective requirement for the Rocky Mountain Gardening full series certificate program.

Price: $46, $40 member

Location: York Street

Instructor: Armando Villa-Ignacio

Armando is a Ph.D. student in horticulture at Colorado State University, where he studies how rooftop agrivoltaic systems can be used to grow fruit crops sustainably. He is passionate about making plant science accessible and connecting research to real-world challenges in food and energy systems.