EARTH MONTH CLASS: Regrowing Veggies from Scraps

Schedule

Tue Apr 21 2026 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Wheatsfield Cooperative | Ames, IA

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Stretch your produce & cut food waste: regrow veggies, save seeds, multiply potatoes, and cook scraps into pesto, stock, and chips.
About this Event

Are you looking to stretch the produce you are already using and help reduce food waste? Join Cole Lindaman from Seeded Ag and learn how to grow more food from the produce you are already purchasing and cook with the parts you normally toss out. By being creative, you can combine traditional recipes with unique flavors and nutritional benefits.

Learn how to:

- Regrow green onions and lettuce.

- Seed saving from heirloom plants.

- Turn one potato into several.

Expand your palate by learning to make:

- Root veggie pesto

- Homemade vegetable stock

- Produce chips

Meet the Instructor!

Cole Lindaman is a graduate student at Iowa State University pursuing a Master’s in Community & Regional Planning after earning a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. His work focuses on strengthening local food systems and connecting communities to the sources of their food. Cole is particularly interested in developing accessible forms of urban agriculture that foster community collaboration and sustainability.

If you have specific dietary restrictions, please reach out to us in advance before signing up for the class at [email protected] or by calling the co-op at 515-232-4094 and speaking with Sheba Wright, Education Coordinator.


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Wheatsfield Cooperative, 413 Northwestern Avenue, Ames, United States

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