Planting, Watering, and Fertilizing Your Fruit Trees
2025-11-17 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Phoenix) | Zoom Webinar, A link to log in to the event will be sent in separate email.
Monday, November 17th at 6pm AZ
Click HERE to Register for this online webinar

The long term health of fruit trees in our extreme desert climate depends on three aspects of loving and caring for your fruit tree: Planting, watering, and applying fertilizers at the right times. Plants need to eat and drink daily just like we do, so fertilizing them once a year just isn’t enough. In this webinar we will dig into getting your fruit trees planted for success, discover Greg’s 40 year old watering methodology, observe Janis’s soil types and watering solutions, and learn how to properly fertilize (both foliar and granular) your trees for ultimate success.
“Planting, Watering, and Fertilizing Your Fruit Trees”
An updated class on three keys to your fruit tree success
In this class we will cover the three keys for ultimate fruit tree success:

How to plant – and avoid root binding or transplant shock.
How to water – and keep your tree properly hydrated.
How and when to fertilize – and provide the best nutrition for your fruit tree

Click Here to Register for this Online Webinar
Visit our Fruit Tree Program Page for more details and to download a copy of our current catalog.

Seed Chat: Climate-Resilient Seeds for an Uncertain Future
2025-11-18 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom Chat Room, The zoom link is the same every month. We will send link in an email.
4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern
— Arizona CHANGES THIS MONTH: 4pm Summer / 5pm Winter (changes w/ DST) —
This month’s topic: Climate-Resilient Seeds for an Uncertain Future

Register HERE anytime for next class
As climate chaos accelerates, traditional varieties often fail under extremes of heat, drought, and flooding. Communities are turning to locally adapted, open-pollinated seeds and grassroots breeding programs to ensure food systems survive and thrive in a changing world. These climate-hardy seeds are becoming the ultimate resilience tool. Greg and Bill will reveal the path necessary to take to understand how to create these climate-hardy seeds and become more seed resilient.
New topics each* month
In this LIVE online Q&A Session…

Bill McDorman will be discussing key issues relating to growing your own food and saving the seeds yourselves.
He will be answering your seed questions live!
Learn how to save and store seeds so that you can create a thriving, resilient garden tailored to YOUR yard
Ask Bill your most pressing seed questions and get the inspiration and know-how to be a seed saving superhero

(*No class in January)
Register HERE anytime for next class
Faculty: Bill McDorman was Executive Director and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance (RockyMountainSeeds.org), SeedSave.org and Seed School. Bill has been teaching seed saving for decades and is dedicated to educating communities about the value of seed saving and local seeds as the foundation of local food.

Permaculture Design Course QnA
2025-11-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom Webinar, A link to log in to the event will be sent in separate email.
Thursday, November 20th at 6pm AZ/MST
Curious about transforming your yard, community, or life through permaculture?
Join longtime teachers and practitioners Don Titmus and Greg Peterson for an engaging, 1-hour live chat all about the Permaculture Design Course (PDC) offered at Permaculture.net..
Click HERE to register
Don and Greg will walk you through what the PDC is, how it works, who it’s for, and why this training has been a life-changing foundation for thousands of designers, homesteaders, and changemakers. Bring your questions—this session is the perfect place to explore whether the PDC is the next step on your regenerative journey
Click HERE to register

Rosie on the House "Introduction to Permaculture"
2025-11-22 08:00 - 09:00 | On Local Radio Stations, Rosie on the House is hosted on various local radio stations.
Saturday morning, Nov 29th
Times vary by area – see stations listed below
Get your gardening and urban farming questions answered!

In the Rosie on the House radio show, there is a dedicated hour for questions and answers about growing food in the local desert. On the fourth Saturday of each month, Farmer Greg will talk about all aspects of gardening and urban farming in the Arizona climates…
Gardening Tips * Chickens * Composting
Smart Watering Tips * Fruit Trees * Seed Saving
Sonoran Desert Weather * Permaculture Tidbits
Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice and is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey consider that an honor and a responsibility, a feeling that Greg shares.

Broadcast every fourth Saturday on:
Phoenix 8-11 am Tucson 10-11am
Flagstaff 8-11am Green Valley 8-11am
Episode archives for the full Rosie on the House
show can be found HERE

TOURS - Bee Oasis in Mesa
2025-11-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Bee Oasis, 2652 E butte Circle, Mesa, AZ, 85213, United States
Saturday, November 22nd at 9:00am.
A permaculture demonstration garden in the middle of suburbia. Join us as we take you on a walking 90-minute tour of the Bee Oasis Living Learning Center, with front, side and back yard areas dedicated to living simpler with more, using nature as a guide.
Click HERE to register
Experience the 20 years of Permaculture additions….
from a xeriscape [dryland] landscape to a food production homesite.
Features:

Rainwater harvesting – earth tanks, hybrid “French drain” rain catchment trenches, various water containers, guttering where needed, and ??
Composting – worm bin, compost bins, surface composting, bury composting.
Greywater harvesting – from kitchen, water filter flush, A/C, and Evap.
Veg gardens with chicken rotation system
Outdoor cooking – fire and solar ovens
Native plant zone
Metal roof, “out-sulation”, shade cloth, Shade trees
Top-bar hive demo, and bee blocks
Natural Mosquito trap.
And more……..

Permaculture Highlights:

● Urban food forest ● Pollinator flower meadow ● Bee food sources ● Rain water harvesting machine, ● Hybrid chicken/veggie system, ● Tomato guild, ● Outdoor shower ● Moving water UP-slope, ● Grey-water harvesting, and more!

Locations and parking details will be provided in the registration confirmation email.
Click HERE to register through our appointment scheduling program.
Suggested donation $10 per person

TOURS - Tempe Garden Girls Homestead
2025-11-23 13:00 - 14:30 | Tempe Garden Girls
Sunday, November 23rd at 1:00pm.
Take a 90-minute tour of a family-run urban farm in Tempe. Join us to see a farm rooted in sustainability, community, and abundant growing in the low desert. During this guided experience, you’ll also explore a thriving market garden & seedling production area growing climate-adapted vegetable starts using permaculture principles. The address is near Warner and Rural Roads. More details will come in the confirmation email.
Click HERE to register
Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do at Tempe Garden Girls. From our permaculture-based growing methods to our pesticide-free philosophy, we’re committed to building a resilient ecosystem that supports both plants and people now and in the future. We avoid synthetic fertilizers and instead rely on biodiversity, soil health, and natural cycles to produce strong, climate-adapted seedlings. Our animal care practices reflect the same values—prioritizing natural environments, rotational grazing, and organic feed. By choosing our farm, you’re supporting a healthier future for your family, our community, and the planet.
Locations and parking details will be provided in the registration confirmation email.
Click HERE to register through our appointment scheduling program.
Suggested donation $10 per person

Permaculture Design Course QnA
2025-12-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom Webinar, A link to log in to the event will be sent in separate email.
Tuesday, December 2nd at 6pm AZ/MST
Curious about transforming your yard, community, or life through permaculture?
Join longtime teachers and practitioners Don Titmus and Greg Peterson for an engaging, 1-hour live chat all about the Permaculture Design Course (PDC) offered at Permaculture.net..
Click HERE to register
Don and Greg will walk you through what the PDC is, how it works, who it’s for, and why this training has been a life-changing foundation for thousands of designers, homesteaders, and changemakers. Bring your questions—this session is the perfect place to explore whether the PDC is the next step on your regenerative journey
Click HERE to register

Rosie on the House "Planting fruit trees for success""
2025-12-27 08:00 - 09:00 | On Local Radio Stations, Rosie on the House is hosted on various local radio stations.
Saturday morning, Dec 27th
Times vary by area – see stations listed below
Get your gardening and urban farming questions answered!

In the Rosie on the House radio show, there is a dedicated hour for questions and answers about growing food in the local desert. On the fourth Saturday of each month, Farmer Greg will talk about all aspects of gardening and urban farming in the Arizona climates…
Gardening Tips * Chickens * Composting
Smart Watering Tips * Fruit Trees * Seed Saving
Sonoran Desert Weather * Permaculture Tidbits
Rosie on the House is a father and son weekly radio show on home-improvement advice and is found on several key Arizona radio stations. It is a trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. Rosie and Romey consider that an honor and a responsibility, a feeling that Greg shares.

Broadcast every fourth Saturday on:
Phoenix 8-11 am Tucson 10-11am
Flagstaff 8-11am Green Valley 8-11am
Episode archives for the full Rosie on the House
show can be found HERE

Permaculture Design Course QnA
2026-02-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom Chat Room, The zoom link is the same every month. We will send link in an email.
Tuesday, February 3rd at 6pm AZ/MST
Curious about transforming your yard, community, or life through permaculture?
Join longtime teachers and practitioners Don Titmus and Greg Peterson for an engaging, 1-hour live chat all about the Permaculture Design Course (PDC) which is offered at Permaculture.net..
Click HERE to register
Don and Greg will walk you through what the PDC is, how it works, who it’s for, and why this training has been a life-changing foundation for thousands of designers, homesteaders, and changemakers. Bring your questions—this session is the perfect place to explore whether the PDC is the next step on your regenerative journey
Click HERE to register

A Permaculture Introduction with PINA
2026-02-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom Chat Room, The zoom link is the same every month. We will send link in an email.
MONDAY, February 9

12pm Pacific / 1pm AZ/Mountain / 2pm Central / 3pm Eastern
Arizona will be 12pm MST in Summer / 1pm in Winter (changes with DST)
with Farmer Greg and NEW Special Guests EVERY month
Click HERE to register
Join us for a monthly discussion featuring diverse voices from across the permaculture landscape. Each month, a new teacher will share 30–35 minutes of core concepts—rooted in ethics, principles, and practical action—followed by lively Q&A and a few parting seeds to plant in your own life.
​Whether you’re just discovering permaculture or seeking to reconnect with its deeper patterns, these sessions are an ideal mycelial touchpoint to local PDCs and global movements alike!
Click HERE to register
This monthly class will take place on the 2nd Monday of the month.

Consults with Greg Peterson
2026-03-31
Need assistance planning your garden or orchard?
Schedule a one-on-one call with Farmer Greg himself who will give the benefits of a personalized property analysis without the added cost of trip charges. Using his extensive permaculture experience, along with decades of being an educator assisting homeowners with successful fruit tree growing and gardening, he can answer a variety of questions.
When scheduling we ask for three areas of focus that you would like to cover so that Greg can make sure your biggest concerns are addressed.
HOW TO SCHEDULE:
1) Click the blue “BOOK“ button below to open our calendar of dates, 2) Choose your time zone, 3) then choose a date and time that works for you. Important note: Be sure you pick YOUR time zone before clicking on the time box (otherwise you are not getting the slot you want). 4) Fill out your information and answer the consult preparation questions. 5) Then continue to payment. Your appointment is just a few clicks away. IF BOOK is greyed out, please send us an email so we can open up more slots.

Pop Up General Store Day (Local event)
2026-04-18 09:00 - 13:00 | Fruit Tree Nursery, 4549 N 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85014
Ready to pick up some tree care supplies?
Need some fertilizer? more woody mulch? extra amendments?

The Pop Up General Store will be open the morning of Saturday, April 18th to help you prepare for Spring. We will have our familiar bagged soils, fertilizers, woody mulch, and other urban farming supplies for purchase*.
Place an order at: Store.UrbanFarm.org
Schedule your pick up at: TheUrbanFarm.as.me/gspickup
The lot will be open from 9 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 18th. (Closed for lunch at 11:30)
Walks-ins welcome, but those with appointments will be helped first.

*Pre-orders will have first availability to all inventory. Watch your emails for specifics to your own order about pick-up details.
Click HERE for more details on Pick up Instructions, Nursery Dates & Hours, and our Map & Location.

Seed Chat: How Are the World’s Seeds Saved? - NEW DATE
2026-04-28 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom Chat Room, The zoom link is the same every month. We will send link in an email.
SPECIAL DATE CHANGE!
4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern
— Arizona: 4pm Summer / 5pm Winter (changes w/ DST) —
This month’s topic: How Are the World’s Seeds Saved?

Register HERE anytime for next class

Next, we turn to global seed storage and the industrial world’s seed bank system: CGIAR.
Founded in 1971, CGIAR operates 11 international genebanks safeguarding over 700,000 accessions from more than 3,000 plant species. These collections are held “in trust” as global public goods and form the backbone of international crop conservation.
Each year, roughly 90,000–100,000 seed samples are distributed to researchers, breeders, and farmers under the framework of the International Plant Treaty.
We’ll look at what this system is designed to do — and ask how that compares with how it actually functions in today’s world.

New topics each* month
In this LIVE online Q&A Session…

Bill McDorman will be discussing key issues relating to growing your own food and saving the seeds yourselves.
He will be answering your seed questions live!
Learn how to save and store seeds so that you can create a thriving, resilient garden tailored to YOUR yard
Ask Bill your most pressing seed questions and get the inspiration and know-how to be a seed saving superhero

(*No class in January)
Register HERE anytime for next class
Faculty: Bill McDorman was Executive Director and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance (RockyMountainSeeds.org), SeedSave.org and Seed School. Bill has been teaching seed saving for decades and is dedicated to educating communities about the value of seed saving and local seeds as the foundation of local food.

"Intro to Drip Tape" Class
2026-05-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom, A link to log in to the event will be sent in separate email.
Saturday, May 9th
11 am AZ/Pacific- 12pm Mountain – 1pm Central – 2pm Eastern

Join us for a class on the super efficient Drip Tape irrigation system.
Click HERE to register
An informative class to help you create a easy to install professional farmer style watering system for your gardens and backyard orchards. Q&A period available.

Learn about the super efficient irrigation system used by professional farmers to provide consistent watering over entire crop areas.
See the best ways to adjust for garden sizing and watering needs, and learn what is needed to make the system work.
See how a drip tape system solved the watering challenges for an orchard with high clay soil

Click HERE to register

Seed Chat: What Are the Global Rules?
2026-05-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom Chat Room, The zoom link is the same every month. We will send link in an email.
4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern
— Arizona: 4pm Summer / 5pm Winter (changes w/ DST) —
This month’s topic: What Are the Global Rules?

Register HERE anytime for next class

We’ll examine the global framework governing seed ownership, control, and distribution.
We’ll explore the United Nations’ International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), adopted in 2001 and in force since 2004. This legally binding agreement seeks to ensure conservation, sustainable use, and equitable sharing of benefits from plant genetic resources.
How are seeds meant to move from smallholder farmers in the Global South to institutions and corporations in the Global North?
Who benefits — and who decides?
These conversations aren’t abstract policy discussions. They shape what we plant, what we eat, and what future generations will inherit.

New topics each* month
In this LIVE online Q&A Session…

Bill McDorman will be discussing key issues relating to growing your own food and saving the seeds yourselves.
He will be answering your seed questions live!
Learn how to save and store seeds so that you can create a thriving, resilient garden tailored to YOUR yard
Ask Bill your most pressing seed questions and get the inspiration and know-how to be a seed saving superhero

(*No class in January)
Register HERE anytime for next class
Faculty: Bill McDorman was Executive Director and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance (RockyMountainSeeds.org), SeedSave.org and Seed School. Bill has been teaching seed saving for decades and is dedicated to educating communities about the value of seed saving and local seeds as the foundation of local food.

Seed Chat: June 2026
2026-06-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom Chat Room, The zoom link is the same every month. We will send link in an email.
4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern
— Arizona: 4pm Summer / 5pm Winter (changes w/ DST) —
This month’s topic: To be determined

Register HERE anytime for next class
Description pending – but it will be a good one!
New topics each* month
In this LIVE online Q&A Session…

Bill McDorman will be discussing key issues relating to growing your own food and saving the seeds yourselves.
He will be answering your seed questions live!
Learn how to save and store seeds so that you can create a thriving, resilient garden tailored to YOUR yard
Ask Bill your most pressing seed questions and get the inspiration and know-how to be a seed saving superhero

(*No class in January)
Register HERE anytime for next class
Faculty: Bill McDorman was Executive Director and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance (RockyMountainSeeds.org), SeedSave.org and Seed School. Bill has been teaching seed saving for decades and is dedicated to educating communities about the value of seed saving and local seeds as the foundation of local food.
