Come enjoy our public garden space at the McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville. Join us in promoting local food security and independence Visit our Community Pantry in downtown Parksville at Moilliet and Hirst.
Saturday Oct 4, 10:00 am. The theme of fall orchard care is “what to do now to improve orchard health for next year”. To break that down a bit further the workshop will cover what you can plant, weed, apply, and plan to do to your trees now, as organically, as possible to reduce pests and disease pressure next year and set your trees up for success.
Workshop will take place at a downtown Parksville orchard, dress for the weather. Visit Eventbrite for tickets.
Friday Oct 3, 7:00-9:00 pm. Set the mood for spooky season with some spooky stories! We will gather in the garden and listen to tales told by master storytellers from the Mid Island Story Tellers Association. Hot apple cider will be available! Everyone is welcome but please note that the stories may contain mature content. Tickets are by donation. All fundraising proceeds will help sustain the garden as a space for growing food, connection, and community in Parksville and Qualicum. Reserve your seat and donate here.
Come join us at Arrowsmith Lodge Heritage Orchard for a hands-on workshop on fruit tree pruning! Learn the best techniques for keeping your fruit trees healthy and thriving. Master Gardener, Connie Kuramoto, will guide you through the process step by step. Whether you’re a beginner or have some experience, this workshop is perfect for anyone looking to improve their pruning skills. Join us at the impressive Arrowsmith Lodget Heritage Orchard, and don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your gardening knowledge and meet other fruit tree enthusiasts. See you there!
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Join us for the first in our Farm Lab food security workshop series.
Although ancient civilizations in the Amazon Basin used Biochar on a regular basis for thousands of years to make Terra Preta, it was lost to modern agriculture until recently when deposits of this man-made soil were re-discovered and shared on the internet. The pace of research efforts on the production, characterisation and industrial application of biochar and related amendments has significantly increased since its inception over the last decade.
Come and learn about the mystery of Biochar, what it can do for you and how to make and use it to promote healthy, dark soils…