Hands-on workshops for understanding and working with the biology in soil to grow healthier, more delicious foods and their role gut health, mental health and emotional regulation.
Open
House
Friend-Raising Garden Social
Sunday, Aug 17th / Sunday, Aug 24
Sunday, Aug 31
Sundays 3:00 pm —5:00 pm
421 Decatur St SW
Olympia, Washington
You're Invited to a Friend-Raising Garden Social!
Help Local Dreams Take Root — One Friend at a Time
Come gather in the garden for an evening of soil, soap, stories, and social good. We're not fundraising (yet)—we're friend-raising. That means laughter, lemonade, compost peeking, herbal magic, and deep community rooting.
This celebration is all about supporting the next generation of local visionaries
FREE to attend
Contact soildetective@gmail.com with any questions
Craft & Dine Community
Workshop #1
“From Scraps to Soil: Fermentation & the Art of Alchemy”
Wedesnday, August, 20th
5:30—7:30pm
421 Decatur St SW
Olympia, Washington
Learn how to ferment yogurt, sauerkraut, and your worldview. We’ll explore how transformation starts in the gut and ripples out through community. Samples and garden hors d’oeuvres served.
Weekly topics:
Pro-biotic Yogurt: Easier than Pie (August 20th)
Introduction to Tinctures: Crafting Plant Medicine with Intention (August 27th)
Jar It Like It’s Hot: Seasonal Canning & Kitchen Culture (Sept. 3rd)
Paint & Sip (Sept. 10th & 17th)
| Drop-in $50 per workshop |
$250 | $175 entire series (30% Introductory discount) |
Register by email: soildetective@gmail.com
Ecological Wellness Series Workshop #1
“Tending the Soil Within & Around Us”
Workshop #1: “Start Where You’re Planted”
Thursday, August 21
4—6pm
421 Decatur St SW
Olympia, Washington
This four-part ecological wellness series invites you to see your body, mind, and community as living ecosystems. Just like soil, we need balance, biodiversity, and nourishment to thrive. Through a blend of somatic practices, land connection, herbal care, and collective storytelling, we’ll explore how ecological principles—like decomposition, mycelial networks, and nutrient cycling—can help us heal from burnout, restore vitality, and grow deeper roots of resilience.
Each session includes a wellness practice, community conversation, and hands-on herbal or land-based activity. Come as you are—leave composted, connected, and more alive.
Workshop #1: “Start Where You’re Planted”
Begin by tuning into your inner and outer soil. We’ll explore the connection between place-based living and personal presence. Includes a land-walk, somatic grounding practices, and creating a personal “garden journal”. Learn to listen to the land and your body as one integrated ecology.
Theme: Grounding, boundaries & ecological context
Drop-in $40 per workshop |
Entire 4-part Series $160 | $120 (25% Introductory discount) |
Register by email: soildetective@gmail.com
Open House
Saturday
Soil Lab
FREE Every Saturday
10am—12pm
421 Decatur St SW
Olympia, Washington
Farmers & Gardeners: Ready to discover who's hiding in your bed?
(Yes—your garden bed!)
Meet the Soil Detective
Saturdays in August, bring a soil sample and join us for free composting demonstrations, hands-on soil analysis, and a peek under the microscope. The Soil Detective will reveal the secret life thriving beneath your feet—and explain what it means for your garden's health.
What We Offer:
Live soil microscopy viewing
Biological soil assessments
Healthier Soil = Stronger Plants
Locally made, biologically diverse compost available
Why Attend?
Healthier soil = stronger plants
Understand the microbial world in your soil with scientific testing and expert recommendations grounded in biology.
FREE to attend
Contact soildetective@gmail.com with any questions
Rooted & Rising: Healing Ourselves, Our Communities, and the Earth Series
“Soil & Self: What Nourishes
Us?”
Workshop #1: Soil & Self — What Nourishes Us?
Saturday, August 23
2—4pm
421 Decatur St SW
Olympia, Washington
This interdisciplinary workshop series is designed for those ready to reconnect with land, body, and community as a path to lasting resilience and change. Drawing wisdom from regenerative agriculture, community healing, and ecological justice, each session explores the relationships between soil and soul, individual care and collective power, gardening and organizing.
Workshop #1: Soil & Self — What Nourishes Us?
Begin with the basics: healthy soil and healthy humans are built the same way—diverse, dynamic, and alive. This session introduces regenerative gardening practices while exploring gut health, boundaries, and the importance of nutrient exchange. Includes a compost demo and a guided practice on nourishment mapping for body and life.
Theme: Inner ecology + the microbial revolution
Drop-in $35 per workshop /
Entire 5-part Series $175 | $150 (Introductory discount)
Register by email: soildetective@gmail.com
Wellness Conversation Cafe Week #1
“Nervous System First Aid: Tools for Tending Your Inner Soil”
Sunday, August 24
10am—12pm
421 Decatur St SW
Olympia, Washington
Learn body-based practices to calm, regulate, and nourish your nervous system. Explore the connections between soil ecology and human resilience using breath, gentle movement, and herbal allies.
About the 5-Week Series:
In the Wellness Conversation Cafe, join us Sunday mornings for Coffee, Tea, a light brunch, and conversations about reliance and wellness.
Drop-in $50 per workshop
| $150 entire series (40% Introductory discount) |
Register by email: soildetective@gmail.com