SPL's Urban Self-Reliance Series: free classes on gardening, canning, sewing, biking, wild food, non-toxic home cleaning, more

Photo credits at bottom of postIn a childlike excitement about so very many free classes, I posted this last month, and now, since the first Urban Self-Reliance class is almost here (Saturday!), I'm posting them all again.

This fall, the Seattle Public Library is offering a big series of FREE classes on gardening, canning, bike maintenance, bike commuting, seismic home retrofitting, tool lending library, neighborhood matching funds, preparing a disaster kit, mushroom identification, edible weeds, sewing, chicken keeping, non-toxic home cleaners…

You can find all of the events at the SPL calendar by searching on the word "reliance." Some events might require RSVP, so be sure to check ahead on any that interest you.

• Sat, September 24, 2-4pm: Can You Eat Your Lawn? Using Permaculture Tools To Create Edible Landscapes at the Montlake Branch.
• Sun, September 25, 2-4pm: DIY Seismic Home Retrofitting Workshop at the Douglass-Truth Branch.
• Sat, October 1
  • 11-1pm: Bicycle Maintenance at the University Branch.
  • 1-2pm: Small Sparks Neighborhood Matching Grants at the Douglass-Truth Branch.
  • 2-3:30pm: Introduction to Bike Commuting at the Capitol Hill Branch.
  • 2-4pm: Simple Sewing – Pillows at the Magnolia Branch.
  • 2-3:30pm: Apartment Gardening with Amy Pennington at the Northgate Branch.
• Sun, October 2
  • 1-3pm: Bicycle Maintenance at the Beacon Hill Branch.
  • 2-4pm: DIY Seismic Home Retrofitting Workshop at the Greenwood Branch.
• Mon, October 3, 5-7pm: Simple Sewing – Potholders at the Columbia Branch.
• Tue, October 4
  • 6-7:30pm: Introduction to Bike Commuting at the Greenwood Branch.
  • 6-8pm: Apartment Gardening with Amy Pennington at the West Seattle Branch.
• Thu, October 6, 6-8pm: Keeping Chickens in the City at the Lake City Branch.
• Sat, October 8
  • 1:30-3pm: Introduction to Bike Commuting at the Ballard Branch.
  • 2-4pm: Keeping Chickens in the City at the Green Lake Branch.
  • 2-4pm: Keeping Chickens in the City at the Montlake Branch.
  • 2-4pm: DIY Seismic Home Retrofitting Workshop at the Queen Anne Branch.
• Mon, October 10
  • 6-7:30pm: Keeping Chickens in the City at the Beacon Hill Branch.
  • 6:30-8pm: Keeping Chickens in the City at the Southwest Branch.
• Tue, October 11
  • 6-7:45pm: Basic Canning/Jam Making Workshop at the Queen Anne Branch.
  • 6-8pm: Make Your Place: Nontoxic House Cleaners with Raleigh Briggs at the Ballard Branch.
• Thu, October 13, 6-7:45pm: Basic Canning/Jam Making Workshop at the Lake City Branch.
• Sat, October 15
  • 11am-12:30pm: Introduction to Bike Commuting at the High Point Branch.
  • 12-2pm: Bicycle Maintenance at the Queen Anne Branch.
  • 1-3pm: Simple Sewing – Bags at the Lake City Branch.
  • 2-4pm: Preserving for the Pantry with Amy Pennington at the Capitol Hill Branch.
  • 2-4pm: Make Your Place: Non-Toxic House Cleaners with Raleigh Briggs at the Columbia Branch.
  • 2-4pm: DIY Seismic Home Retrofitting Workshop at the Southwest Branch.
  • 2-4pm: Keeping Chickens in the City at the Broadview Branch.
• Mon, October 17, 6-8pm: Basic Canning/Jam Making Workshop at the West Seattle Branch
• Tue, October 18, 6-7:30pm: Basic Canning/Jam Making Workshop at the Northeast Branch.
• Wed, October 19, 6:30-7:30pm: On the Wild Side: A Mushroom Hunt Primer at the Capitol Hill Branch.
• Thu, October 20
  • 6-7:30pm: Introduction to Bike Commuting at the Lake City Branch
  • 6-7:45pm: Learn about the West Seattle Tool Library at the Lake City Branch.
• Sat, October 22
  • 11-1pm: Bicycle Maintenance at the Fremont Branch.
  • 2-4pm: Simple Sewing – Potholders at the Delridge Branch.
  • 2-4pm: Make Your Place: Nontoxic House Cleaners with Raleigh Briggs at the Green Lake Branch.
  • 2-4pm: Keeping Chickens in the City at the Ballard Branch.
• Mon, October 24, 6:30-7:30pm: Learn about the West Seattle Tool Library at the Capitol Hill Branch.
• Tue, October 25
  • 6-7:30pm: Keeping Chickens in the City at the Northeast Branch.
  • 6-7:45pm: Basic Canning/Jam Making Workshop at the Magnolia Branch.
  • 6:30-7:30pm: On the Wild Side: A Mushroom Hunt Primer at the Green Lake Branch.
• Wed, October 26, 6-7:30pm: Finding Edible Weeds in Your Garden and Lawn at the Beacon Hill Branch.
• Thu, October 27, 6:30-7:45pm: Disaster Supply Kit Workshop at the Lake City Branch.
• Sat, October 29
  • 12-2pm: Bicycle Maintenance at the Capitol Hill Branch.
  • 1-3pm: Disaster Supply Kit Workshop at the Ballard Branch.
  • 3-4pm: Learn about the West Seattle Tool Library at the South Park Branch.
  • 4-5:30pm: Disaster Supply Kit Workshop at the Broadview Branch.
• Sun, October 30, 2-4pm: Basic Canning/Jam Making Workshop at the Ballard Branch.

Flickr photo credits:

Bike gears picture via KevinSpencer

Dandelion picture via Cygnus921

Chicken photo via protohiro

Sewing picture via tsuacctnt

Mushroom picture via silversyrpher