Workshops for 2010

Join the North Shore Recycling Program, the Edible Garden Project and the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre for the Gardensmart Spring Workshop Series!

All workshops are free of charge, but space is limited. Pre-register by phone to the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre at 604.990.3755.

Backyard Composting: Making Black Gold for Your Garden
Sunday, June 27, 2010 (9:30 to 11:00 am)
Location: Queen Mary Community Garden (230 Keith Road West, North Vancouver) (Map)
Backyard composting is good for the environment, good for your yard and easy to do! Join Ryan Nassichuk to discover how simple it is to make crumbly, sweet smelling “Black Gold” in your own backyard and learn the #1 thing that most people don’t know. This is an outdoor workshop; please dress for the weather. Rain or shine.

Winter Gardening: Planning a Winter Vegetable Harvest
Saturday, July 10, 2010 (1:00 to 2:30 pm)
Location: John Braithwaite Community Centre, Anchor Room (West 1st Street, NV) (Map)
Summer is the perfect time to plant your winter garden! So save a little space in your garden, and join the expert food gardener Heather Johnstone to learn about growing hardy food in small urban spaces during the depths of our West Coast winter. This is an indoor workshop.

Fruit Trees and Bears: Learn How to Grow Fruit in Bear Country
Sunday, August 8, 2010 (10:30 am to 12:00 pm)
Location: Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre (3663 Park Road, NV) (Map)
Do you have unwanted visitors munching on your backyard fruit? Learn how to grow fruit in bear country.

Composting in Bear Country: Discover how to keep your compost “Bear-free”
Sunday, August 8, 2010 (1:30 to 3:00 pm)
Location: Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre (3663 Park Road, NV) (Map)
Are you worried that your compost could attract bears? Learn bear-friendly composting techniques with local bear expert Christine Miller.

Transform Your Lawn: Creating a Garden Without Digging
Sunday, August 29, 2010 (3:00 to 5:00 pm)
Location: TBA (Map)
Join Heather Schamehorn for a productive and satisfying morning of garden creating. Prepare to be amazed as we convert a strip of lawn into a raised vegetable garden bed without digging up the sod. We will be building and preparing this garden bed for winter so that it will be fertile and ready to plant with seedlings in the spring.

Backyard Seed Saving: Getting Started
Saturday, September 4, 2010 (1:00 to 2:30 pm)
Location: John Braithwaite Community Centre, Anchor Room (West 1st Street, NV) (Map)
Join Heather Johnstone, for an introduction to seed pollination, processing, saving and storage. Learn where to begin – you will leave with simple techniques and inspiration for getting started in your own backyard.

Putting Your Garden to Bed
Saturday, October 2, 2010 (time TBA)
Location: John Braithwaite Community Centre, Anchor Room (West 1st Street, NV) (Map)
You’ve harvested all your summer vegetables, and now it’s time to give your garden a good rest over the winter. In this workshop, we’ll be learning how to put our garden to bed and protect our soil from the harsh winter elements using mulch and cover crops.

Leaves: Love Them, Leave Them or Lose Them
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 (7:00 to 8:30 pm)
Location: Mollie Nye House (940 Lynn Valley Road, NV) (Map)
Autumn is the one time of year when nature provides us with an abundance of fallen leaves. Whether you save them to add to your compost year-round, leave them to protect your garden’s beds from winter rains or use them to produce free soil amender, now is the time to cash in on this valuable resource! Join local gardening instructor Heather Nielsen to learn the many ways you can make use of leaves! Indoor workshop.

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