SPRING GREEN WORKSHOP FIELD GUIDE
Grow and Gather: An Indoor Permaculture Workshop at Taliesin in Spring Green
A focused, 3.5-hour classroom workshop that teaches permaculture principles and organic garden techniques to get your garden ready for spring.
Grow and Gather: An Indoor Permaculture Workshop at Taliesin in Spring Green.
Held indoors at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center in Spring Green, this interactive workshop introduces permaculture design, ecological design principles, and organic garden techniques—using examples from the Kitchen Garden at Taliesin—to help participants prepare their gardens for spring.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Classroom at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center
The entire session is hosted indoors at Taliesin’s Visitor Center, providing a focused environment for learning permaculture fundamentals and spring prep techniques.
Seasoned instructors with local stewardship experience
Participants learn from Marian Farrior, a permaculture teacher with decades of experience and formal training in sustainable systems, and Abbie Gale Lehman, Taliesin’s Kitchen Gardener with deep local foraging and farm-to-table experience.
Practical, transferable organic techniques
The curriculum covers permaculture basics and organic garden techniques drawn from Taliesin’s Kitchen Garden, with an emphasis on ideas you can adapt at home for resilient food systems.
What the day feels like
What the workshop feels like
Across a concentrated 3.5-hour session, expect a blend of short lectures on ecological and permaculture principles, guided discussion of garden design approaches, and practical takeaways that draw on Taliesin’s Kitchen Garden examples to help you prepare for the coming season.
THE SETTING
Classroom at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center
The entire session is hosted indoors at Taliesin’s Visitor Center, providing a focused environment for learning permaculture fundamentals and spring prep techniques.
THE TEACHERS
Seasoned instructors with local stewardship experience
Participants learn from Marian Farrior, a permaculture teacher with decades of experience and formal training in sustainable systems, and Abbie Gale Lehman, Taliesin’s Kitchen Gardener with deep local foraging and farm-to-table experience.
THE PRACTICE
Practical, transferable organic techniques
The curriculum covers permaculture basics and organic garden techniques drawn from Taliesin’s Kitchen Garden, with an emphasis on ideas you can adapt at home for resilient food systems.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who gets the most from this workshop—and who should check first.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
The session runs 3.5 hours and is scheduled as a morning workshop—confirm specific date and start time with the operator.
Meet at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center at 5607 County Road C in Spring Green for the indoor class.
Participants may want to bring the supplies necessary for their preferred note‑taking method; the class is held indoors at the Visitor Center.
This is a classroom‑style, indoor workshop that combines instruction and discussion with practical design ideas drawn from Taliesin’s Kitchen Garden.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
Where and when does the workshop meet?
The session meets at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center, 5607 County Road C, Spring Green; confirm the specific event date and start time with the operator.
How long is the workshop?
The workshop duration is 3.5 hours.
Is the class held indoors or outdoors?
The class takes place entirely indoors at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center.
What should I bring to the workshop?
Participants may want to bring supplies for their preferred method of note‑taking.
Who teaches the course?
The workshop is led by Marian Farrior, a permaculture teacher with extensive experience, and Abbie Gale Lehman, the Kitchen Gardener at Taliesin.
Will the class cover garden techniques I can apply at home?
Yes; the session covers permaculture basics and organic garden techniques that can be adapted to participants’ properties, with examples from Taliesin’s Kitchen Garden.