La Fabrique de Mains Vertes

Want to get your hands dirty and learn how to grow your own vegetable garden?

Join us for a series of fun and educational workshops, open to all—young and old!

Workshop Program

🌱 Workshop 1: Planning My Garden – Tuesday, 27 May
Learn how to organise your vegetable garden with practical advice and simple tools. Each participant will receive a planning kit.

Schedule:
11:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 14:00

🌾 Workshop 2: Sowing in the Garden – Thursday, 19 June
Discover how to prepare the soil for direct seeding and try a winning plant combination: beans & parsnips. Take home seeds personalized by LUGA.

Schedule:
11:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 14:00

🪴 Workshop 3: Sowing in Pots – Thursday, 17 July
Why, how, and what to sow in pots? Experiment with a great combination: lettuce & cabbage. Leave with seeds or a freshly sown pot.

Schedule:.
11:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 14:00

💧 Workshop 4: Water Collection & Smart Irrigation – Wednesday, 27 August
Learn simple and eco-friendly ways to collect and use water in your garden. Experiment with different irrigation systems (pumps, ollas, gravity-fed) and explore raised garden beds suitable for everyone.

Schedule:
11:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 14:00

♻️ Workshop 5: Compost, Vermicompost & Bokashi (Even in an Apartment!) – Saturday, 6 September
Learn how to turn food waste into valuable compost, with or without a garden, while avoiding unpleasant odors or toxic pitfalls. Discover the incredible life forms that thrive in compost!

Schedule:
12:30 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:30

🍂 Workshop 6: Winter Mulching & Covered Crops – Tuesday, 7 October
Protect your crops from the cold and extend your harvests with mulching techniques and covered gardening.

Schedule:
11:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 14:00

Practical Information

✔️ Free workshops with mandatory registration (limited to 12-15 participants)
✔️ Children welcome from age 7 under adult supervision
✔️ Workshops accessible to all, organized around raised beds suitable for people with reduced mobility and seniors
✔️ Join a single workshop or participate in the full program
✔️ Gardening tools provided

✔️ Workshops in French (questions/discussions possible in English, German or Luxembourgish)

Come make great discoveries and start your own vegetable garden with us!

Feel free to bring a snack and a drink.

Registrations

Coming soon

About Co-labor

For over 40 years, Co-labor has been committed to helping unemployed individuals reintegrate into professional and social life. Co-labor develops activities in the fields of horticulture and organic food, guided by two key values: professional reintegration and environmental respect.

Dates and times: 27 May 2025 - 11:00-12:30 27 May 2025 - 12:30-14:00 19 June 2025 - 11:00-12:30 19 June 2025 - 12:30-14:00 17 July 2025 - 11:00-12:30 17 July 2025 - 12:30-14:00 27 August 2025 - 11:00-12:30 27 August 2025 - 12:30-14:00 6 September 2025 - 12:30-14:00 6 September 2025 - 14:00-15:30 7 October 2025 - 11:00-12:30 7 October 2025 - 12:30-14:00 Venue: Alzette valley Price: Free of charge Registration: Available soon