Ashokala Gardens

09/04/2025

Creating A Living Soil in the High Desrt of Arizona ! 🌶 🍉 🍎 🌽 🫑

Kim Howell Costion is a legendary gardener/teacher/mentor to hundreds of students and followers in our area including the Apache, Diné and Hopi reservations. Her influence and reach goes beyond the

09/01/2024

Hopi Basil Workshop Today ! 😍

06/30/2023

Garlic Braiding Season again !

04/21/2023

Straw bale and earth plaster Workshop

09/23/2022

Chili Workshop ! 🌶🌶😍

09/11/2022

Basil at Hopi Farmers Market !

09/10/2022

Chili Workshop here soon ! 🌶🌶

Join us for a hands-on workshop and immerse yourself in the World of Peppers! This offering is for Indigenous growers, food producers, and foodies who are interested in learning how to plant and save pepper seeds while maintaining the integrity of distinct pepper varieties. We’ll also try new pepper recipes and eat plenty of delicious locally grown food centering chile peppers!

This workshop will take place at Ashokala Gardens near Snowflake, AZ and includes optional camping/lodging, nutritious meals, and jars of salsa for participants to enjoy later.

Space is limited so reserve your spot today by visiting our website, www.hopitutskwa.org/events. This is a FREE workshop for Indigenous community members and requires a refundable $50 deposit to secure a spot.

We hope to see you there!

07/08/2022

Secrets in the Soil ! 🌱🌿🍀

𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹
We all know that healthy soil is pertinent to have healthy plants. Here's an infographic from the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the United States Department of Agriculture you can use when teaching about the living soil beneath us. -CK

NRCS & USDA:
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1186187.pdf

07/03/2022

Volunteer Datura ! 🌸🌸

06/25/2022

Garlic Workshop with Hopi. 😊😇

06/18/2022

Kim's Garlic Harvest class with old and new Apache friends !
Plus harvesting berries & Cherries in the Shade House .
Yumm !