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There are few things more staisfying than growing your own food and with rising food prices a home garden is also a great way to save money on groceries!  At the completion of this workshop you will leave with your own seedling calendar based on your veggie choices for 2016.  ***This is a great workshop for beginers!**...

The workshop, as desciribed on the Kinburn Farms site:  This workshop will give you all the tools to need to plant your garden, care for your growing veggies, and harvest them.  It will be a very hands-on workshop so wear your gloves and boots – you will be getting dirty, and guaranteed to enjoy every minute of it! We ...

What are your needs – Birds for eggs or meat? Purchasing – Day olds vs. two or three week old chicks? When to get them? Heat lamps Organic vs. conventional – What are the different requirements for each? Chicken coop options – Shelters, pens, chicken tractors, free range, free run, roosting Feed – different timelines f...

What are your needs – Birds for eggs or meat? Purchasing – Day olds vs. two or three week old chicks? When to get them? Heat lamps Organic vs. conventional – What are the different requirements for each? Chicken coop options – Shelters, pens, chicken tractors, free range, free run, roosting Feed – different timelines f...

In this interactive workshop you will learn which seeds are best for you and your family, then you'll pot up trays, plant a variety of vegetables, label and chart them. Topics covered include: Choosing your vegetables Weekly consumption – storage space - meal planning, canning, preserving Size of garden – garden plan, ...

Adobe ovens make incomparable food! Easy to build from natural and local materials, these ovens are a great addition to any back yard, campground or park… anywhere that people gather to share food and company. During this workshop, participants will learn the theory of how the ovens are designed and how to use them for...

Demand for organic food in Canada is steadily increasing, with annual sales reaching $3 billion in recent years. Eco Farm Day is a social event dedicated to organic farming.  Gain excellent information, training, and explore commerce opportunities. Eco Farm Day takes place at The Ramada Inn (805 Brookdale Ave, Cornwa...

You're invited to take part in the Greenbelt Fund's Local Food Symposium on February 3 and 4, 2015. A forum for sharing ideas, innovations and successes about Ontario Food.  Held at Queen's Landing in Niagara-on-the Lake, the symposium will consist of two full days with site-visits, round table discussions, and keyno...

Instructor: Ashley Lubyk of Dirt Craft Natural Building Adobe ovens make incomparable food! Easy to build from natural and local materials, these ovens are a great addition to any back yard, campground or park… anywhere that people gather to share food and company. During this workshop, participants will learn the the...

Learn how to unlock the productive capacities of your property. Create edible perennial plant systems that work together like forests do. Move beyond theory to learn the hands-on tricks of the trade.   About this course and location: Professional & Hands-On Permaculture Instruction. A Stunning Boreal Forested Set...

Price: $1250.00 Accommodations (tent camping) & meals included. This course includes the application of permaculture principles to food production, home design, construction, energy conservation and generation, and explores alternative economic structures and legal strategies supporting permaculture solutions. Cour...

Topics include: organic gardening basics permaculture design and practices companion planting (plants that compliment or protect each other) dynamic accumulators (plants that accumulate nutrients & feed the soil) plant selection starting new gardens and soil building cover crops & mulches composting