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The Growing Revolution: Lessons in food Security from Cuba

Past event! on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 06:30 PM @ On-Line Event

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990’s, Cuba quickly lost most of their fossil fuel and agricultural imports resulting in widespread food shortages and the breakdown of their agricultural system. In response to the crisis, Cuba underwent a dramatic shift towards low-input, ecological agriculture encouraging more citizens to grow food in rural and urban areas alike. This “experiment” in post-fossil fuel agriculture has produced some very surprising results. What lessons can we draw from Cuba’s experience to increase food security in our own communities?
This is an on-line course offered through Northern Lakes College. To register, please go to:http://www.northernlakescollege.ca/courses.aspx

The Growing Revolution: Lessons in food Security from Cuba

Past event! on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 06:30 PM @ On-Line Event

Mushrooms in the Garden

Past event! on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 06:30 PM @ On-Line Event

The fungal kingdom forms an intricate web that extends throughout the entire landmass of the earth playing a critical role in protecting and generating eco-system health. We can partner with the fungi world by introducing beneficial species into our gardens and yards thereby improving soil and plant health and creating a harvest of nutrient rich edible and medicinal mushrooms for our own consumption. This workshop will be a combination of theory and practical approaches to using mycorhyzal beneficial mushroom species; propagating mushrooms in mulch beds, garden beds and logs; and identifying some local wild edible mushroom species.

This is an on-line course offered through Northern Lakes College. To register, please go to:http://www.northernlakescollege.ca/courses.aspx

Mushrooms in the Garden

Past event! on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 06:30 PM @ On-Line Event

Creating Balance in the Garden - Managing Pests Naturally

Past event! on Tuesday, 10 April 2012 12:00 AM @ On-Line Event

Join the growing movement of gardeners and homeowners who are choosing to protect their health and the health of local eco-systems by gardening organically. By working with natural processes, rather than against them, organic gardening offers preventative and safe methods for dealing with potential pest problems. Grow healthier and more resilient plants than you ever thought possible!

This is an on-line course offered through Northern Lakes College. To register, please go to:http://www.northernlakescollege.ca/courses.aspx

Creating Balance in the Garden - Managing Pests Naturally

Past event! on Tuesday, 10 April 2012 12:00 AM @ On-Line Event

Growing More Food in Small Spaces

Past event! on Tuesday, 03 April 2012 12:00 AM @ On-Line Event

With careful and creative planning, even the smallest urban lot can produce an abundance of fruits, berries, veggies and herbs. This workshop will include an exploration of the "bio-intensive" high yield gardening method, making use of vertical space, polyculture planting, crop rotations, growing in pots, and an examination of the range of edible species that grow well in Alberta.

This is an on-line course offered through Northern Lakes College. To register, please go to:http://www.northernlakescollege.ca/courses.aspx

Growing More Food in Small Spaces

Past event! on Tuesday, 03 April 2012 12:00 AM @ On-Line Event

The Secret Life of Soil

Past event! on Tuesday, 27 March 2012 12:00 AM @ On-Line Event

oil is the mysterious and wonderful place where earth, air, water and energy combine to create the conditions for life to flourish. Learn some age old techniques that gardeners and small farmers can use to nurture a healthy, vibrant and resilient soil and plant community. This session will include a combination of theoretical and very practical approaches to understanding and working with soil.

This is an on-line course offered through Northern Lakes College. To register, please go to:http://www.northernlakescollege.ca/courses.aspx

The Secret Life of Soil

Past event! on Tuesday, 27 March 2012 12:00 AM @ On-Line Event

Get Growing! Gardening Tips and Strategies for Beginners

Past event! on Tuesday, 20 March 2012 12:00 AM @ On-Line Event

rowing your own food can be a very rewarding and worthwhile experience. This workshop will take you through all of the basic planning and skills you need to be able to produce your own fresh organic food, right in your own backyard. We will explore the basics of edible garden design, preparing the soil, easy steps for converting lawn to garden, choosing annual and perennial vegetables, herbs and fruits for Alberta gardens, plant spacings, strategies for low-maintenance gardens, companion planting, community gardens and more.

This is an on-line course offered through Northern Lakes College. To register, please go to:http://www.northernlakescollege.ca/courses.aspx

Get Growing! Gardening Tips and Strategies for Beginners

Past event! on Tuesday, 20 March 2012 12:00 AM @ On-Line Event

Grow Your Own! - Start Your Garden Plants Indoors From Seed

Past event! on Tuesday, 13 March 2012 12:00 AM @ On-Line Event

Learn how to start seeds in-doors in time for planting out this spring. Not only does starting your own seed save you money on the cost of buying bedding plants, it gives you access to a far greater variety of plants to grow in your garden. From when to plant, to what kind of potting soil pots to use, to light, heat and water needs, this session will get you started growing veggies flowers and herbs for your garden. Collecting and saving seed from your garden will also be addressed.

This is an on-line course offered through Northern Lakes College. To register, please go to:http://www.northernlakescollege.ca/courses.aspx

Grow Your Own! - Start Your Garden Plants Indoors From See

Past event! on Tuesday, 13 March 2012 12:00 AM @ On-Line Event

Permaculture for Powell River

Past event! on Saturday, 10 March 2012 11:30 AM @ Recreation Centre - Elm Room

Want to turn your yard, acreage, community, or town into an oasis of beauty, food and bio-diversity? Permaculture is an ecological design method that has now grown into a world wide movement. Join us for an introduction to the possibilities of permaculture for the Powell River Region and learn about a public permaculture project taking place in our city.

Organic Cuba 2012 - Eastern Cuba

Past event! on Monday, 20 February 2012 12:00 AM

Join us for an incredible 14 day exploration of the organic farming, urban agriculture and permaculture movements in Cuba! Following orientations in Varadero, this Eastern Cuba itinerary will take us through the wonderful cities of Santa Clara, Sancti Spirtus, Camaguey, Las Tunas and Bayamo en route to Santiago de Cuba. Throughout our travels we will explore organic farms , research centres, cooperatives and other projects and have meals and conversations with leading ecological farmers in the rural, suburban and urban agriculture movements. From Santiago de Cuba we will fly to the cosmopolitan city of Havana enjoying local arts and culture as well as world renown urban agriculture projects. We will return to Varadero our final morning to catch our flights home.
Join with other farmers, gardeners, food security advocates, and others for a once in a life time opportunity. Please visit our "Cuba Programs" page for full details.

Organic Cuba 2012 - Western Cuba

Past event! on Monday, 30 January 2012 12:00 AM

Join us for an incredible 14 day exploration of the organic farming, urban agriculture and permaculture movements in Cuba! This tour itinerary will have a particular focus on an in-depth encounter with Cuba’s world renown urban agriculture movement. Beginning with orientations in Varadero, we will travel south to Santa Clara and the wonderful historical cities of Sancti Spiritus and Trinidad visiting urban and suburban farms, permaculture projects and agricultural facilities in each location. From there we will arrive in the cosmopolitan city of Havana enjoying local arts and culture in addition to the extensive urban agriculture networks and initiatives in that city. Our time will end with two days of relaxation back in Varadero. Join with other farmers, gardeners, food security advocates, and others for a once in a life time opportunity. Please visit our "Cuba Programs" page for full details.

Permaculture Design Certificate - Creating Community Abundance!

on Friday, 20 January 2012 @ Powell River BC

Creating abundant urban communities that don't just sustain themselves, but heal the ecology around them and the people who live in them is the frontline of sustainability activism. Permaculture gives us the tools to do it! Through 72 hours of experiential learning, earn your internationally recognized Permaculture Designer Certificate and learn what sustainable living really looks like in both urban and rural settings, as well as how they interact and support each other. Growing food in the city, ecological restoration and remediation, working with water and energy, green building, community leadership, and sustainable settlement design are just some of the skills you'll learn in this demanding and inspiring course.

Sign on for this adventure and you will gain:

• Concrete, hands-on skills in food production, site design, water systems, natural building, soil building, alternative energy, community strategies and so much more that you can bring to your own life and the land that you live on!

• An internationally recognized certificate in Permaculture Design – your gateway into a growing world-wide movement!

• The opportunity to share in the development of a beautiful public permaculture site supporting many community needs here in Powell River!

• A transformative, lively, and energizing learning experience empowering you to move forward in the life work you feel most passionate about!

Based on the international curriculum for Permaculture Design, this course will span three seasons with three day weekends In January, March, June, and August 2012. In addition to engaging classroom sessions, fieldtrips and guest speakers, students will have the opportunity to design and install a permaculture garden at a public location in Powell River. This community focused PDC is being undertaken in partnership with Skkokum Food Provisioners Cooperative, Transition Town Powell River and St. David's and St. Paul's Anglican church.

Is the cost of the program a barrier? Please don’t let that stop you! We would love to speak with you about payment plans, scholarships, trades and barters, and other creative ways of making this work for you!

Click here to view the program brochure and registration package.
Please email Ron Berezan at theurbanfarmer@shaw.ca for additional information or with any questions that you may have.

Creating Community Abundance – An Evening Introduction to Permaculture Design

Past Event! on Tuesday, 06 December 2011 07:30 PM @ Powell River BC

Permaculture uses ecological design principles to create beautiful, productive and sustainable human habitat while fostering resilient communities. Join us for an evening exploration of the possibilities of permaculture for the Powell River region from back yards to farms to public spaces. Learn about an exciting permaculture course and project coming soon to our region. Featuring slides, lecture, live music and conversation. Admission by donation - all proceeds will support the upcoming community permaculture course.
Tuesday, December 6, 7:30 – 9:00 pm
St. David and St. Paul’s Anglican Church
6310 Sycamore Street in Townsite, Powell River

Down the Garden Path - Cultivating Hope for the Coming Ecological Age

Past event! on Saturday, 05 November 2011 12:00 AM @ VanDusen Botanic Garden, Vancouver, BC

Gardens are the mysterious and wonderful place where human culture and the natural world intersect. Each gardener offers up his or her imagination, vision and skill in partnership with the living, evolving matrix of soil, sun, water, and plants to create these unique and transformative spaces. As gardens have historically been an expression of our perceived relationship to the natural world, many gardeners today are feeling deeply the call to foster relationships of care and compassion for the earth in a time of ecological crisis. Visionary Australian gardener Geoff Lawton claims that “You can solve all of the world’s problems in a garden.” Can gardens be a place of healing and restoration for an ailing planet? From meeting basic human needs to protecting bio-diversity to nurturing human community and a truly sustainable culture, this workshop will take us down a pathway of considering the transformative possibilities that the garden may have to offer.

This presentation is part of the gathering of the AGM of the Master Gardeners Association of British Columbia

Creating a Permaculture Garden (Vancouver Island Master Gardener Workshop)

Past event! on Sunday, 23 October 2011 10:00 AM @ Nanaimo, BC

Australian permaculture advocate Geoff Lawton boldly claims that "you can solve all of the world's problems in a garden." Indeed, the growing world wide permaculture movement offers up a vision of hope and possibility for the creation of sustainable human habitat and the regeneration of land and community through ecological design principles. This workshop will explore the vision and practise of permaculture and the steps we can take to integrate permaculture principles into our own yards, communities and public spaces. Drawing from living examples around the world, we will consider permaculture approaches to working with soil, water, energy, plants, animals, people and appropriate technologies in integrated system design. The day will be a combination of lecture, slides, video, conversation and group interaction.

Composting All Year Round

Past event! on Wednesday, 19 October 2011 12:00 AM @ On-Line Event

Discover the secret to making rich, fertile compost year round in climates like Alberta. We will explore the science and art of successful composting including a variety of techniques and approaches from compost bins to trench composting, worm composting, sheet mulching, indoor composting systems, "hugelkultur" and more.

This is an on-line course offered through Northern Lakes College. To register, please go to:http://www.northernlakescollege.ca/courses.aspx

Composting All Year Round

Past event! on Wednesday, 19 October 2011 12:00 AM @ On-Line Event

Creating an Edible Landscape

Past event! on Tuesday, 27 September 2011 07:00 PM @ Powell River Garden Club

You can grow food and have a beautiful yard too! Come explore a range of strategies for growing herbs, vegetables, fruits, berries, mushrooms and more in beautiful and sustainable ways. From back yard and front yard gardens to public spaces, community gardens and edible forest gardens, we will consider numerous models and techniques for growing food successfully in the coastal climate of BC.

No-Till Vegetable Gardening: Make Your Beds This Fall!

Past event! on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 06:30 PM @ On-Line Event

Growing food without digging the soil may seem like a contradiction in terms, but no-till methods can achieve great results with far less effort. By continually layering up organic waste materials, soil fertility and soil structure are greatly enhanced. This workshop will lead you through a step by step process for creating no-till beds that will be ready for your veggies this coming spring. Techniques for extending the season and increasing yields such as fall planting, using micro-climates and cold frames, and companion planting will also be explored.

This is an on-line course offered through Northern Lakes College. To register, please go to:http://www.northernlakescollege.ca/courses.aspx

No-Till Vegetable Gardening: Make Your Beds This Fall!

Past event! on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 06:30 PM @ On-Line Event

Edible Forest Gardening

Past event! on Saturday, 17 September 2011 09:00 AM @ Cranberry Community Hall, Powell River BC

Forest gardening is an ancient approach to creating multi-tiered gardens that are patterned after natural forest eco-systems. With some thoughtful design and planning, a forest garden can provide an abundance of food, medicine, fibre crops, bio-fuels, beauty, bio-diversity and other yields for years to come. With carefully selected and placed fruit and nut trees, berries, edible and medicinal perennials, vines, ground covers, self-seeding annuals, mushrooms and more, these gardens become largely self-sustaining and highly productive. This workshop will explore forest gardening strategies and techniques for the Sunshine Coast for yards, acreages, farms and public spaces and will include hands-on work on the installation of a local forest garden.
Cost: $90.00
Registration: Email theurbanfarmer@shaw.ca Deadline to register is Wednesday, September 14

Edible Forest Gardening

Past event! on Saturday, 23 July 2011 @ Cranberry Community Hall, Powell River

Permaculture Design Certificate Program (PDC)

Past event! on Saturday, 02 July 2011 @ Olds, AB

An intensive, 14 day immersion in the theory and practise of permaculture design based on the international curriculum, co-facilitated by Ron Berezan and Barb Hazenveld. This course will focus on the principles and strategies for ecological and sustainable design for the city, small holdings and farms through a dynamic interplay of classroom sessions, field trips and hands-on activities. Themes in the course will include:

The Permaculture Principles and Ethics.
Patterns in Nature and Human Settlements.
Climatic Factors and Ecology.
Veggies, Orchards and Pest control.
Water, Soils and Forests.
Appropriate Technology & Housing.
Specific Cold Climate Gardening Methodology, AND Drylands and Tropics.
Aquaculture, animals and Beekeeping
Alternative monetary and legal systems.
Community Strategies and much more!

Please click here for the full course brochure and registration information.

The Growing Revolution ... Lessons in food security from Cuba

Past event! on Thursday, 12 May 2011 07:00 PM @ Lethbridge, Alberta University of Lethbridge Campus

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990’s, Cuba quickly lost most of their fossil fuel and agricultural imports resulting in widespread food shortages and the breakdown of their agricultural system. In response to the crisis, Cuba underwent a dramatic shift towards low-input, ecological agriculture encouraging more citizens to grow food in rural and urban areas alike. This “experiment” in post-fossil fuel agriculture has produced some very surprising results. What lessons can we draw from Cuba’s experience increase our own food security and resilience in cities like Lethbridge?

Creating an Edible Landscape

Past event! on Thursday, 12 May 2011 02:00 PM @ Lethbridge, Alberta, Garden View Lodge

You can grow food and have a beautiful yard too! Come explore a range of strategies for growing herbs, vegetables, fruits, berries and more in aesthetically pleasing and ecologically sustainable ways. From back yard and front yard gardens to public spaces, community gardens and edible forest gardens, we will consider numerous models and techniques for growing food successfully in this climate. This session will include an indoor presentation and slides followed by an outdoor demonstration.

Creating an Edible Landscape

Past event! on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 06:30 PM @ Jasper, Alberta Jasper Activity Centre

You can grow food and have a beautiful yard too! This workshop will explore a range of strategies for growing herbs, vegetables, fruits, berries and more in aesthetically pleasing and ecologically sustainable ways. From back yard and front yard gardens to public spaces, community gardens and edible forest gardens, we will consider numerous models and techniques for growing food successfully in this climate.

Creating an Edible Landscape

Past event! on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 07:00 PM @ Hinton, Alberta Municipal Library

Creating an Edible Landscape

Past event! on Monday, 09 May 2011 07:00 PM @ Edson, Alberta, Provincial Building

Creating an Edible Landscape

Past event! on Monday, 09 May 2011 01:00 PM @ Wildwood, Alberta, Community Hall

Transform Your Yard - Creating a Natural, Sustainable and Edible Landscape

Past event! on Saturday, 07 May 2011 @ Edmonton, AB Holyrood Community League

Thinking of making changes to your yard but not sure how to begin? Is growing some of your own healthy, organic food important to you? Drawing on the insights of Permaculture design, edible landscaping and organic gardening, this workshop will help you to develop a vision for transforming your outdoor space and will offer many practical strategies for making it happen.

Edible Forest Gardening

Past event! on Tuesday, 19 April 2011 07:00 PM @ (MST)

Forest gardening is an ancient approach to creating multi-tiered perennial food gardens that are patterned after natural forest eco-systems. With carefully selected and placed fruit and nut trees, berries, edible and medicinal perennials, vines, ground covers and self-seeding annuals, these gardens become largely self-sustaining and highly productive, as well as providing excellent habitat for other species. This workshop will explore forest gardening models for northern environments and for small farm, acreage and urban environments.

To register for these events, please go to the Northern Lakes College website.

Abundant Harvest - Creating an Edible Landscape

Past event! on Wednesday, 13 April 2011 06:30 PM @ (MST)

From patio container gardening to intensive vegetable raised beds to edible forest gardening, this workshop will explore a variety of models for organic and sustainable food production. Discover the rich diversity of foods that we can grow in Alberta including annual and perennial vegetables and herbs, fruits, nuts and berries, mushrooms and more.

Water-Wise Gardening

Past event! on Thursday, 31 March 2011 06:30 PM @ (MST)

Does the thought of a lush, multi-storied green landscape appeal to you? Xeriscaping is the perfect approach to creating an interesting, natural and low maintenance landscape with minimal supplemental water demands. By understanding the interrelationships between water, soil and plants, we can implement simple water harvesting strategies to retain as much rainfall as possible within the landscape.

From the Ground Up - Key Principles for Ecological Design

Past event! on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 06:30 PM @ (MST)

Thinking of making changes to your yard but not sure how to begin? Are ecological values, aesthetics, and organic food production important to you? Drawing on the insights of permaculture design, nature-scaping, and organic gardening, this workshop will offer a process that helps you to develop a vision for transforming your outdoor space and many practical strategies for making it happen. We will give particular attention to the importance of nurturing a living and vibrant soil as the foundation of all gardens and landscapes.

Creating an Edible Landscape

Past Event! on Saturday, 12 March 2011 01:30 PM @ Powell River, BC

Growing food does not have to be boring and tedious! Using good design principles, we can integrate food production throughout our yard or acreage with interesting aesthetics and less work. From creative and flowing garden beds, to spiral herb gardens, edible hedge plantings, espaliered fruit trees, to edible forest gardens, this session will explore a variety of principles and models for edible landscape development.

Transform Your Yard - Creating a Natural, Sustainable and Edible Landscape

Past event! on Saturday, 15 January 2011 01:30 PM @ Prince George, BC

The Edible City - Growing Food in Urban Area

Past event! on Friday, 14 January 2011 07:00 PM @ Prince George, BC

With more than half of the world’s population now living in cities, there has been an incredible growth of urban agriculture around the world. What is driving this increase and how can we grow food in Northern cities like Prince George? This presentation will explore a range of models for growing food in urban areas from private yards, to public spaces to community projects and more.

October 14, The Edible City – Emerging Trends in Urban Agriculture, Plenary speaker, Recycling Council of Alberta “Building the Future” conference, Lake Louise, Alberta

October 2, Urban Abundance – An Introduction to Backyard Permaculture , Full day workshop, Creekside Commons Co-housing Community, Courtenay, B.C.

September 29, No-till Vegetable Gardening – Make Your Beds This Fall!, On-line workshop through Northern Lakes College, Salve Lake, Alberta

August 19, Local Food and Urban Farming, Panelist at the Alberta Views magazine “Brews and Views” event, Edmonton, Alberta.

August 14, “The Edible Garden Tour”, The sixth annual tour of Edmonton yards and public gardens growing an abundance of organic food,. Edmonton Alberta

July 21, An Introduction to Permaculture Design, Bethel Lutheran Church, Camrose, Alberta

July 4 – July 17, Permaculture Design Certificate Program, The complete Permaculture Design curriculum, co-taught with Barb Hazenveld , Olds, Alberta

June 27, Edible Forest Gardens, Evening lecture for the South Edmonton Vegetarian and Gardening Club, Edmonton, Alberta

June 26, Creating an Urban Oasis – An Introduction to Backyard Permaculture, The Urban Farmer Permaculture Series, Edmonton, Alberta

June 19, Edible Forest Gardens, Workshop and installation, Aspen Gardens Community League, Edmonton, Alberta

June 11 and 12, Edible Forest Gardening, Workshop and installation, The Urban Farmer Permaculture Series, Edmonton, Alberta

Forest Gardening Workshop Hands-on ProjectJune 8, Backyard Eco-scaping, For the Master Naturalists program, City of Edmonton, Alberta.

Forest Gardening Workshop

June 5, Transform Your Yard – Creating a Natural, Sustainable and Edible Landscape, Full day event, Willow Prairie, Agricultural Society, Willow Prairie, Alberta

June 1, Permaculture Gardens – Creating Abundance for People and the Planet, Stony Plain Horticultural Society, Stony Plain, Alberta.

May 26, No-till Vegetable Gardening, The Urban Farmer Permaculture Series, Edmonton, Alberta

May 5, Creating a Natural, Sustainable and Edible Landscape, Lloydminster Learning Council, Lloydminster, Alberta

May 1, An Appetite for Change: Permaculture Possibilities for People and Place, Edmonton Permaculture Convergence Keynote Address, Edmonton, Alberta

April 27, Edible Forest Gardening in the City, A fundraising workshop for Sombrilla Refugee Support Society and Keiskamma Canada Foundation, Edmonton, Alberta

April 24, Get Growing! Everything You’ve Wanted to know about Food Gardening but Were Afraid to Ask, Holy Trinity Riverbend Anglican Church, Edmonton, Alberta.

April 20, “Abundant Harvest – Creating an Edible Landscape”, On-line workshop through Northern Lakes College, Slave Lake, Alberta

April 15, Transform Your Yard – Creating a Natural, Sustainable and Edible Landscape, Urban Farmer Permaculture Series, Edmonton, Alberta

April 13 and April 21 “Eco-scaping” – Gardening and Landscaping the Natural Way, Strathcona County, Sherwood Park, Alberta.

April 13 and April 21, Backyard Composting, Strathcona County, Sherwood Park Alberta

April 1, Permaculture in the City, Aspen Gardens Community League, Edmonton, Alberta

March 30, Water-Wise Gardening, On-line workshop through Northern Lakes College, Slave Lake, Alberta

March 29, Permaculture in the City, Featured speaker with the Edmonton Horticultural Society, Edmonton, Alberta

March 24 – March 27, Permaculture, Organic Gardening and Eco-scaping Workshop Series, throughout southern Ontario, organized by the Ontario Environmental Network, Sarnia, Ontario.

March 22, The Local Food Movement, Panelist, Next Up leadership training program, Parkland Institute, Edmonton, Alberta

March 21, Get Growing – Ideas and Strategies for New Gardeners, Seedy Sunday Event, Edmonton, Alberta

March 18, Transform Your Yard – Creating a Natural, Sustainable and Edible Landscape, Leduc Horticultural society, Leduc, Alberta

March 16, From the Ground Up – Key Principles for Ecological Design, On-line workshop through Northern Lakes College, Slave Lake, Alberta

March 11, The Edible City -Growing Food in Urban Areas, Lethbridge Healthy Communities Association and The University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta

March 11 Growing Food in Small Spaces – Getting the Most From your Garden, Campus Roots Community Garden, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta

March 10, Permaculture in the City, Lunchtime keynote presentation during Sustainability Week, MacEwan College, Edmonton, Alberta

February 16, Permaculture in the City, The Alpine Bakery, Whitehorse, Yukon

February 16, Eco-scaping for Water Conservation, City of Whitehorse, Parks and Recreation, sustainability Programs, Whitehorse, Yukon

February 15, Growing Food in Public Places, Yukon Housing Authority, White horse, Yukon

February 6, Creating an Edible Landscape, Master Gardener Program, Calgary Zoo, Calgary, Alberta

January 12, A Midwinter Garden’s Dream, Panelist, Garneau United Church, Edmonton, Alberta

January to November, Organic Master Gardener Program: soil ecosystem, soil fertility, water wise gardening, and permaculture sessions on behalf of the Stony Plain Multicultural Heritage Society and Gaia College, Stony Plain, Alberta