›› Kirsty Sewell
We’ve got it goin’ on! From weekly Community Dinners, the Good Food Box program, Best Babies, Mother Goose, Family Resource Programs, Kindergym, gardening in our Spring Ridge Common, and our upcoming workshops Food + Growing Workshop Series, there’s something for everyone! Call 250-381-1552, ext.100 to register.
Here are our upcoming workshops:
How to Grow and Use Medicinal Plants
Saturday, October 13th, 2018 1-4pm, $60, at the Fernwood Community Center and Spring Ridge Commons
Learn the basics of herbal medicine and ecological gardening as we explore a variety of easy to grow medicinal plants. You will learn about these plant’s ecological function and growing preferences, folklore, practical medicinal uses, and how to make a medicinal tincture—a take home a tincture too.
Food Forestry and Ecological Design
Saturday, October 27th, 2018 10am-1pm, $50, at the Fernwood Community Center and Spring Ridge Commons
Planting a Food Forest, described as an “ecosystem” approach to gardening, is a design style that builds on the relationships plants have with one another to create perfect microclimates, soils, weed, and pest fighting capabilities for a thriving site. In this workshop, you will get an introduction to ecology and nutrient cycling, design considerations, the layers of the food forest, and plant functions.
Introduction to Permaculture
Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 1-3pm, $20, at the Fernwood Community Center
We will explore permaculture as a design theory based in whole-systems thinking. In this workshop, you will learn the basics of permaculture, permaculture ethics, key characteristics, principles, techniques, and food forestry.
