Growing your own fruit and vegetables is a fun and rewarding way to use your garden. Nothing compares to the taste of homegrown fruit plucked from the tree, or crunchy vegetables hauled from the soil.

Herbs are a must in any garden – not only can they be used in cooking, teas, cocktails, or herbal remedies, but they have beautiful foliage and flowers, many of which are attractive to pollinators. Growing your own herbs, from seeds or ready-grown plants, is much more economical than buying packets of cut herbs from the supermarket, and you can cut them as you need them, so they'll always be fresh.

Learn to use a sewing machine to complete an easy garment. In the first session, we will cover sewing machine basics and how to measure correctly. Everyone will leave with a full set of measurements. In the second session, students will bring the pattern and materials needed to complete the project, and we will learn how to read the pattern and layout the pattern pieces to cut. The third session will be construction and troubleshooting. PLEASE BRING THESE SUPPLIES TO CLASS: Sewing Machine Simplicity Pattern 8179 (We have found since Joann fabrics closed this pattern has been difficult to find so the instructor will have this pattern on the first day of class for purchase for $5 cash or Venmo) Fabric and notions to complete the pattern One or two fabrics, thread, elastic Basic sewing tools Fabric scissors Pins Seam ripper Pencil Session 1: Sewing machine basics Threading your machine Filling and inserting the bobbin Types of feet Stitch length/tension/selection How to Measure We will leave with a full list of measurements for each student Session 2: Pattern basics How to read the packet and the instructions Cutting the pattern pieces from the paper Pinning and cutting the pattern pieces from the fabric Session 3: Assembling and fitting your garment

Focus on the essentials of the German language and outfit yourself with useful German vocabulary for traveling and communicating. Cover grammar basics and aspects of German culture. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available. This class is priced on a sliding fee scale. Please pay the price you are able. This helps to ensure that Community Education can provide quality opportunities for all of our participants.

Explore the outdoors through nature walks, games, and hands-on discovery. Each day will be filled with new surprises that only the outdoor world can provide. To ensure that our high-quality enrichment classes are accessible to all families, Minneapolis Community Education offers fees on a sliding scale. The class fee is the average cost of providing a class. Families are asked to pay the class fee or pick a price that they can pay. When families participate as they are able, at all levels of our sliding scale, the whole program becomes self-sustaining. Thank you for your consideration as you register for summer programs!

Learn how to get the best performance from your sewing machine while avoiding common mistakes. Topics covered include: Machine cleaning Common myths and mistakes Stitch length basics Bobbin and thread tension (and why it matters) This class requires that you bring your own sewing machine. The material fee includes a sewing machine cleaning kit and a new needle. If class is full, please enroll for the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.

Learn how to get the best performance from your sewing machine while avoiding common mistakes. Topics covered include: Machine cleaning Common myths and mistakes Stitch length basics Bobbin and thread tension (and why it matters) This class requires that you bring your own sewing machine. The material fee includes a sewing machine cleaning kit and a new needle. If the class is full, please enroll on the waitlist. We will contact you if a space becomes available.