Grow Edibles: Past Hands-on Workshops
Toronto

Geri made three gardens while taking the 2009 workshops. That’s a lot of garden, and a lot of fresh vegetables.

I was pumped to hear about her success.

BUT NOT SURPRISED.

You see, gardening isn’t rocket science. What holds back many would-be gardeners is that they don’t know where to start. Or they are intimidated by all the garden gadgetry and supplies available.

BUT YOU DON’T NEED GADGETS TO GARDEN.

You just need practical, no-nonsense advice and know-how.

After the 2009 canning workshop, Cliff was pretty pumped and decided to do a load of peaches the next day. Then, the next week, did tomatoes. His secret? A cold bottle of white wine in the fridge ... and an informative workshop.

PAST WORKSHOPS

Time to Design a Garden + Plant Seeds
April 2010
It’s time to get the garden ready then plant it with seeds for frost-tolerant crops. In this workshop you’ll learn about making a garden, what seeds to sow directly in the garden, how to sow them, and how to get the most from a small space.

Time to Set Out Tomato Plants + Seed More Crops
May 2010
May is the month to set out tomato plants, but there’s so much more you can do too. In this workshop you’ll learn how to transplant plants into the garden, how to care for them, and what seeds you can keep planting to have a continuous crop.

Growing Figs in Toronto
July 2010
Believe it or not, there are lots of people with fig trees in Toronto. You can be one of them. In this workshop you’ll learn how a fig tree grows, and what you have to do in Toronto to succeed.

Canning + Preserving Made Simple
September 2010
Late summer often means more produce than we can eat. Learn how to use storage, canning, and preserving techniques to save your garden produce for the winter. In this hands-on workshop we’ll can tomatoes and make a batch of sauerkraut.

Time to Prepare for Winter... + Get a Jump on Spring
October 2010
An early start in the garden begins in the fall. Learn how to get the garden ready for winter, save your own seeds, even plant some for spring. And learn how to make an hotbed so that you can start planting greens outdoors in March.

Spring Greens Workshop
April 2009
Start your edible garden well before the Victoria Day weekend. Learn about using a hotbed to get an early spring crop of greens.


The Making of a Garden
May 2009
Dig in and create a new raised veggie bed, learn how to amend the soil, and how to plan and plant your vegetable garden.


Harvest and Succession Crops
July 2009
Find out simple ways to preserve all the veg that you’re starting to harvest. And learn what to plant now to fill the space you make as you harvest.


Edible Gardening Indoors and Out
June 2009
Join presenters Steven Biggs and Susan Poizner at Pine Villa Retirement Residents for a lecture exploring ten easy ways to grow your own vegetables and herbs.


How-to Harvesting and Canning
August 2009
When should you pick that bean or tomato so that it’s at its best? And what if you don’t pick it in time? Learn when to harvest your veggies, then how to use canning to preserve them.

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