Organic Gardening / Events

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!**...

There are few things more satisfying 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 beginners!...

...organic pest management practices – using the most common pests as examples – potato bug, cabbage looper, earwigs….Interplanting and companion planting will be discussed and tied into our planting session.  You will be applying different two kinds of mulch – straw and bark chips and learn the value and benefit of both....

...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 for different feeds, where do you buy it? What is the cost? Why oyster shells? Watering – Different methods and the labour required ...

...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 for different feeds, where do you buy it? What is the cost? Why oyster shells? Watering – Different methods and the labour required ...

...gardening, vertical gardening, container gardening, interplanting, companion planting. Seed choice – days to maturity, canning. Materials – potting up space, water, seeding log, brush, tools. Seeding Where to put seed trays?  Light, drainage, water. Soil – Saturation, Filling trays, packing the soil. Seeding – Packing,...

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...

In this advanced series we will be honing your skills as a designer in order to jumpstart your career in Permaculture.  The techniques in this series are the foundation of small or large scale Permaculture Design.  The course facilitated by Graham Calder Focuses on the hands on practice based learning and will touch on...

...gardening are included. Evening seminars and socials complete the day sessions. Topics include: Ecological Landscape Design, Organic Gardening, Edible Landscaping and Forest Gardening, Poultry Care, Appropriate Technology, Ecovillage Design, Ecoforestry, Soil Fertility and Composting, Fruit and Nut Production, Water Ha...

...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