FROM ONE-ON-ONE
garden consultations
TO HANDS-ON
classes,
WENDY BRINGS
decades of experience
TO HELP YOU CONFIDENTLY
grow, forage and preserve
FOOD THAT TRULY NOURISHES
YOU AND YOUR
family.
Home Garden Consultations to help you plan your garden, maximize your space, and plant with confidence.
With over 25 years of gardening experience, Wendy brings deep, hands-on expertise to helping others grow food successfully in Wisconsin’s unique climate. She is a Garden Coach trained through Gardenary, Inc., specializing in Zone 5 vegetable and herb gardens across urban, suburban, and rural settings. She offers her expertise to help you grow more with less stress.
During your on-site consultation, Wendy visits your space to assess growing conditions, understand your goals, and provide a personalized plan for starting or improving your garden—taking into account sunlight, soil health, and what to plant (and when) for long-term success.
From starting sourdough to foraging wild ingredients, Wendy’s classes give you the confidence and skills to get hands-on with food and nature. Join her for workshops that are fun, interactive, and full of practical know-how you can take straight to your garden and kitchen.
Growing Herbs in Any Space
Schumacher Farm Park | Waunakee, WI
May 14 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Discover how easy it is to grow fresh herbs wherever you are. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to grow herbs in containers, raised beds, with vegetable gardens, or tucked into existing perennial landscaping. Herbs thrive in partial shade and bring beauty, pollinators, and immediate flavor. Learn about herbs that you can grow yourself, and explore how to harvest and preserve herbs for cooking and tea. Take home two herb starts, with choices of rosemary, oregano and chamomile. All materials provided.
Composting and Caring for Your Soil
Willy Street Co-op | Madison, WI
The secret to edible gardening success is in the SOIL you’re growing in. Come learn how to build and care for your soil year-round in a way that makes your plants thrive. We’ll explore ways to turn all kinds of organic materials into beautiful, rich compost and compost tea, as well as how to use these in your garden. You’ll also take home a bag of compost for making compost tea.
May 20 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm (Willy East / Aubergine)
May 27 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm (Willy West)
Grow Your Own Salad
Olbrich Gardens | Madison, WI
July 11 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Grow, harvest, and eat fresh salad every week — from your own backyard, patio, or balcony. Learn to grow cut-and-come-again salad greens with crunchy additions and flavorful herbs for continuous harvest all season long, no matter if you grow in pots, beds, or in the ground. Participants will enjoy a homegrown salad and take home seeds, a clear plan and the confidence to become a salad gardener now - there is still time to plant this season!
Preserving Tomatoes: 4 Ways
Olbrich Gardens | Madison, WI
August 27 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Sept 1 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
There is nothing like fresh, in-season tomatoes, and the good news is that you can enjoy that flavor all year long! Come explore four fun, creative ways to preserve tomatoes, including freezing, dehydrating, fermenting and canning. While this is not an exhaustive class on any of those methods, you will learn essential skills for success in each. Take home recipes, a jar of dried cherry tomatoes, and a pint of fermented salsa. Bring a cutting board and knife.
ROOT TO TABLE WITH WENDY AS A WAY TO
WENDY IS A WISCONSIN NATIVE WITH A
passion
FOR GROWING, FORAGING,
PRESERVING AND PREPARING
food
IN WAYS THAT
nourish
AND BRING
joy.
SHE FORMED
coach others
IN BUILDING A
deeper connection
TO THEIR FOOD - FOR BETTER
health
AND A MORE
sustainable life.
“Wendy was the friendly and supportive guide I needed to kick-start my gardening journey! From choosing seeds to planning my first raised bed, her rich knowledge-base and personalized approach set me up for success to try something new and enjoy the journey”
Melissa | Madison, WI