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Container Gardening Workshop: Growing Hope in Every Pot
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Container Gardening Workshop: Growing Hope in Every Pot
Join us at Plantable for a hands-on workshop that blends creativity, natural beauty, and profound purpose. You’ll learn the art of designing and planting your own thriving container garden—perfect for patios, porches, or any small space—all while supporting a mission that helps people grow in every sense of the word.
Kickstart Your Creativity & Learning
We're starting the class off with a sweet welcome! All participants will receive a complimentary coffee or tea paired with a delicious bag of beignets!
What You'll Learn to Create
Together, we will dig in and explore the practical skills needed for success in your garden:
- Regional Expertise: How to choose containers, soil, and plants that thrive specifically in our Redding climate.
- Vibrant & Water-Wise Design: Tips for creating colorful, sustainable combinations that attract and support pollinators.
- Small Space Gardening: Proven techniques for successfully growing herbs, flowers, and vegetables in limited spaces.
- Mindful Living: Connecting with the joy and peace that comes from tending to living things.
What You’ll Need
Each participant will plant and take home their own custom-designed container garden. You can bring your own container to plant up or purchase one here at Plantable. You will receive a 30% discount on containers, potting soil, and plants that you choose for your masterpiece!
Come learn something new, get your hands dirty, and be part of a story that’s transforming both people and land—one pot at a time.
Date(s): Session 1: April 11th, 2026
Schedule: 1- Saturday
Time: 9:00am- 11:00am
Location: Plantable 2018 California St, Redding, CA 96001
Facilitator: Nicki Thieme
Fee: $85.00
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Incident Safety Awareness For Hired Vendors (College of the Siskiyous)
with Greg McFadden
Incident Safety Awareness for Hired Vendors (College of the Siskiyous)
This course is held at College of the Siskiyous in Weed, CA. This course provides an awareness of fireline and incident safety to hired vendors who plan to engage in wildland fire suppression and other incident support activities. It includes an overview of hazards and safety issues, entrapment avoidance, incident organization, how to recognize and mitigate risk, maintain safe work practices while working under an agency supervision, fire shelter deployment, and case studies.
Designed For: Hired vendors working with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) or the United States Forest Service (USFS) on any active incident, including water tender operators, heavy equipment drivers or operators, crew bus drivers, vehicles with a driver, mechanics, fallers, and swampers.
Authority: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and United State Forest Service (USFS) agreements
Standard: State Fire Training (SFT) requires every student to attend the entire course, participate in classroom and group discussions, complete and pass all activities, and complete an oral evaluation.
Date(s): April 11th, 2026
Schedule: 1- Saturday
Time: 9:00am- 5:00pm
Location: College of the Sikiyous 800 College Ave, Weed, CA 96094- Science Building Room 110
Facilitator: Greg McFadden
Fee: $200.00
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Probiotics and Gut Health- Interactive Workshop
with TracyAnn Sanfilippo
Probiotics and Gut Health- Interactive Workshop
Curious about gut health? Join our In-Person Interactive Probiotic Workshop. This single 2-hour workshop is perfect for beginners eager to explore the science and benefits of a healthy gut.
Learn hands-on how to ferment foods, make water kefir, craft your own kombucha starter kit in a fun, relaxed environment. You’ll even get to taste and sample each probiotic creation!
Discover how simple, delicious, and rewarding gut health can be. Sign up today — and start building wellness from the inside out.
Date(s): Session 1: March 7th, 2026
Session 2: April 11th, 2026
Schedule: 1- Saturday
Time: 10:00am- 12:00pm
Location: Shasta College Main Campus 11555 Old Oregon Trail Redding CA 96003 Lab 1624
Facilitator: TracyAnn Sanfilippo
Fee: $35.00
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Negotiating Successfully
with Karl Burch
Negotiating Successfully
Everyone negotiates with others on a regular basis whether they realize it or not. And when we do realize how often we negotiate, it is in our best interest (and the other party’s) to exercise effective negotiation skills.
The "Negotiating for Results" workshop incorporates concepts and practices used by experienced negotiators, well-known authors, and negotiation consultants. Its blend of material has proven meaningful for new and seasoned negotiators alike.
Karl has conducted these negotiation workshops in the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia for procurement professionals, labor negotiating teams, external relations representatives, leadership teams, plus other groups and individuals who negotiate as part of their role.
The following topics will be addressed in an interactive, participative, and constructive workshop environment:
• Negotiation Approaches & Styles
• Negotiation Stages
• Content versus Process
• Needs of the Other Party
• Establishing Ranges
• Listening, Questioning, and Silence
• Creating Leverage
• Tactics and Counter-Tactics
• Gaining and Granting Concessions
• Breaking Deadlocks
• Making Final Offers
Date(s): Session 1: February 25th, 2026
Session 2: March 18th, 2026
Session 3: April 15th, 2026
Schedule: 1- Wednesday
Time: 9:00am- 1:00pm
Location: Shasta College Community Leadership Center 1401 California St, Redding, CA 96001 Room 9201
Facilitator: Karl Burch
Fee: $75.00
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Ask Better Questions, Get Better Results
with Jenn Snider
Ask Better Questions, Get Better Results
When your work depends on input from people, the quality of your questions matters. This practical workshop teaches you how to ask better questions—whether you’re planning programs, interviewing job candidates, gathering client feedback, or running a quick survey.
You’ll learn how to write clear, unbiased questions, choose effective response options, and avoid common pitfalls that lead to confusing answers. Designed for beginners, this class is friendly, hands-on, and immediately useful. You’ll leave with simple tools and templates you can apply right away.
Date(s): Session 1: April 16th, 2026
Online 1- Thursday
Session 2: April 22nd, 2026
Online 1- Wednesday
Schedule: Online 1- Wednesday or Thursday
Time: Wednesday 9:00am- 11:00am
Thursday 5:30pm- 7:30pm
Location: online- link will be sent prior to class
Facilitator: Jenn Snider
Fee: $75.00
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Quick Tips for Microsoft Excel
with Rio Miner
Quick Tips for Microsoft Excel
Improve your MS Excel use with this refresher course. Learn to quickly review, analyze, and interpret data using MS Excel tricks, formulas, tables, and graphs.Become a better Excel spreadsheet user with this practical skill-enhancing class. Use simple tricks to quickly see patterns, identify outliers, and visualize the numbers better than ever. Learn useful Excelfunctions and formulas to make operations more efficient and identify problems before they grow. If understanding data is key to your business, let us help you unlock the analytical power of Excel.Course Overview:
1. Sort & filter; Conditional formatting; Text-to-Columns
2. How to create a pivot table and recognize patterns in large datasets
3. How to use basic & intermediate formulas
4. Quick Check formulas: sum, count, and average
Date(s): Session 1: April 16th, 2026
Schedule: 1- Wednesday
Time: 5:30pm- 7:00pm
Location: Shasta College Health Sciences 1400 Tehama St Redding CA 96001 Room 8113
Facilitator: Rio Miner
Fee: $50.00
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Certified Flagger Training Course (College of the Siskiyous)
with Korey Conry
Certified Flagger Training Course
Learn how to be a safe and effective flagger with ATSSA’s certified flagger training courses. Understand why proper flagger operations are important and learn the standard skillset of a good flagger. Apply and identify standard work zone flagger control references and learn standard flagger practices for various situations. Certification is good for 4 years.
Date(s): Session 1: April 18th, 2026
Schedule: 1 - Saturday
Time: 8:00am- 12:00pm
Location: College of the Siskiyous 800 College Ave, Weed, CA 96094 Science Building Room 110
Facilitator: Korey Conry
Fee: $75 (Regular fee $150.00. Reduced pricing brought to you by Strong Workforce Program funding)
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Photography Basics With Your Smartphone
with Avery Rosenthal-Murray
Photography Basics With Your Smartphone
An in-person, one day workshop that offers a hands-on learning experience covering the fundamentals of photography with a smartphone: including smartphone techniques, functions, and settings. It will also cover the basics of photography including composition, lighting basics, and visual storytelling. We will start the morning with theory coffee and introductions, then walk through a presentation together, implementing our skills as we go along. Then we will have a guided photography walk downtown, where we will go through different exercises to immediately practice these new skills. We’ll re-group in the classroom for a supportive photo review and q/a.
Date(s): Session 1: February 21st, 2026
Session 2: March 14th, 2026
Session 3: April 18th, 2026
Schedule: 1- Saturday
Time: 9:00am- 12:30pm
Location: Shasta College Community Leadership Center 1401 California St, Redding, CA 96001- Room 9201
Facilitator: Avery Rosenthal- Murray
Fee: $85.00
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