Are you ready to grow tomatoes that are full of flavour? Have you tried growing heirloom tomatoes without success? Learn the proper techniques and tips to grow heirloom tomatoes from a Master Gardener. Join us for this beginner to intermediate-level gardening workshop, where you'll learn proper techniques to transplant, water, fertilise, prune and harvest, as well as farmer secrets to growing the most flavourful tomatoes!

What you’ll learn:

- How to build your own high quality soil mixture

- How to take care of your tomato seedlings

- Techniques that put people and the earth over profit: transplant, water, fertilise, prune, and harvest for large tomato harvests

- Companion planting techniques to avoid insect damage and attract beneficial insects

- Common tomato diseases and how to avoid them

What to bring:

- A box or bag to bring home your tomato plant babies!

What you’ll go home with:

- 2 Tomato seedlings of your choice

- A 10+ page growing guide on how to grow tomatoes in Metro Vancouver

Cost: $50 (includes 2 tomato plants & tomato growing guide)

Enroll HERE

We pride ourselves on creating a COMMUNITY market that is inclusive and believes in #communityovercompetition.

The Deep Cove Spring Market  is an indoor and outdoor venue. It showcases local makers and artisans who are thoughtfully curated to complement each other. We want our vendors to provide high quality offerings and we limit the number of vendors in specific categories to reduce saturation at the venue--while striving to provide variety.

Our goal is to create a community event featuring hand made products by makers and artisans that are eco-friendly with a light footprint on mother earth

We also want to support new artists starting their craft as well as young talent with our Junior Makers (12 & under) & Creators (13-18).

Learn more:

https://www.covecommunitymarket.com/

In this joint Village Vancouver – West End Neighbourhood Food Network Urban Garden Club workshop, Jessica Jones will provide an overview of the different types of hydroponic growing methods, the pros and cons of each, the alternatives and challenges of growing under LEDs, and how to grow beyond leafy greens and herbs.

We’ll have a community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds. Fee includes cost of all materials. Free for Seniors (50 and over; $8.75 materials fee only).

Located at the West End Community Centre - Meeting Room 1.

Enroll HERE.

Always dreamed of growing your own organic veggies, but felt overwhelmed by where to begin? Join us for a beginner-level gardening workshop, where we guide you through how to start a vegetable garden in 2024. This workshop will be hands-on with participants mixing soil and sowing vegetable seeds to take-home and plant! 👩‍🌾

This is a BYOC* & BYOS* workshop:

*Bring your own containers (small containers such as yogourt or bottles. Ideally with drainage holes).
*Bring your own seeds (we’ll provide the soil)!

What you’ll learn:

• Introduction to vegetable gardening in the PNW

• How to grow in different seasons

• How to build your own high quality soil mixture

• Proper planting, pruning, watering, harvesting, and fertilizing techniques

• Common beginner gardener mistakes with gardening tips from a Master Gardener

• A list of plants that grow well in Metro Vancouver

What to bring:

• 3 small containers like a yogourt container (with drainage holes) for sowing vegetable starts (seedlings)Seeds you want to start (optional). Seeds will also be provided. 

What you’ll go home with:

• High quality soil mixture (to fill your container with)

• Seeds

• Take-home worksheets to help with the gardening season

  Cost:

• $40

Enroll on Slice of Life website HERE

“Celebrate Seeds and The People Who Nurture the Seed”

The purpose of Seedy Sunday Nanaimo is to educate and engage the community in the preservation of heritage seeds through an annual seed exchange event.The Seedy Sunday event is a vital element in the cultivation and co-creation of sustainable communities. This event includes a seed exchange, educational workshops and displays that foster home gardening, local agriculture and sustainable practices which do not rely on the use of toxic chemicals.

Everybody is welcome to attend this popular annual event. Trade or purchase organic and non-hybrid seeds, native plants, bee houses, rain barrels and other tools for self-reliance. There will also be an activity centre for kids! Bring your own seeds to the seed exchange table. This popular event, which is put on by the Nanaimo Foodshare Society and the Nanaimo Community Garden Society, traditionally takes place on the first Sunday of every March, just in time for gardeners to pick up a great variety of seeds, seedlings, and other gardening material and supplies. The focus is on, but not limited to, organic, heritage and heirloom seed varieties. Attendees should be sure to bring their own well marked seeds to trade at the seed exchange table.

The Seed Swap is the core of our Seedy Sunday event. Bring any extra saved seeds for vegetables and flowers to swap. The swap table is always busy and full of different varieties of seed for you to take home and try growing this spring!

Each year, highlights of Seedy Sunday include:
• Seed exchange table
• free workshops included in admission (see below)
• 40 +Exhibitors -Want to exhibit? Contact us at seedysunday@nanaimofoodshare.ca
• Local, BC, open-pollinated, organic and natural seeds for sale
• Seedlings, plants, small fruits, succulents for sale
• Displays
• Garden & food products
• Fertilizers
• Kids’ activities
• Master Gardeners
• Food Truck

Learn more: on their website.

Seedy Saturday 2024 in the Comox Valley will once again be your go-to place for picking up seeds and various gardening supplies.

For more details, please visit the Comox Valley Growers & Seed Savers website.

In this Village Vancouver Westside Neighborhood Food Network workshop, Jessica Jones will provide an overview of the different types of hydroponic growing methods, the pros and cons of each, the alternatives and challenges of growing under LEDs, and how to grow beyond leafy greens and herbs.

We'll have a community seed library present - pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds. Fee includes cost of all materials. Fee includes cost of all materials. Free for Seniors (50 and over).

Located at the West Point Grey Community Centre - Aberthau:
4397 2nd Avenue West, Vancouver

Enroll HERE. Only 7 spots remaining!

In this joint Village Vancouver - West End Neighbourhood Food Network Urban Garden Club workshop, Jessica Jones will provide an overview of the different types of hydroponic growing methods, the pros and cons of each, the alternatives and challenges of growing under LEDs, and how to grow beyond leafy greens and herbs.

We'll have a community seed library present - pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds. Fee includes cost of all materials. Free for Seniors (50 and over; $8.75 materials fee only).

Located at the West End Community Centre - Meeting Room 1
870 Denman Street, Vancouver

Enroll HERE.

Have you ever noticed a mushroom popping up in your garden? Ever wondered how to grow your own edible gourmet mushrooms in harmony within your garden? This workshop will focus on how you can use your shaded and/or unused areas of the garden to produce a bounty of mushrooms!

Learning Outcomes:

1. The life cycle of Fungi

2. How mushrooms benefit your soil's ecosystem

3. What types of mushrooms to grow in your garden

4. How to grow, store, & prepare mushrooms

5. Common mistakes of beginners

There are so many benefits when your children spend time in the garden!

They learn math skills, the responsibility of caring for a plant, and are more willing to try new vegetables when grown themselves. Come ready to be hands-on and get your hands in the soil! This workshop will focus on participation from children aged 5-9 years old; however, everyone is welcome to attend. There will be free seeds and containers so that each child can bring home a plant!

Register below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/neighbourhood-food-week-gardening-with-children-tickets-714684208707

DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN GROW YOUR OWN FOOD ALL WINTER LONG?!

There are so many amazing plants you can grow in East Van during the cooler months! Join this workshop designed for anyone (no prior gardening experience needed) to build a large planter with leafy greens, herbs, and vegetables. Learn how to make a high quality soil, which plants you can grow, how to garden in cooler weather, gardening tips, and Q&A with a Master Gardener. A diverse selection of local seeds and plants with be available to everyone with an emphasis on heirloom varieties. No need to bring anything, this workshop includes all of the supplies:

- 1 Large Planter (16 inch diameter) made from recycled materials

- Soil (Worm Castings, Coconut Coir, Compost, etc.)

- Plants

- Seeds

What will you learn from this workshop?

- How to make a good quality soil for your planter.

- Which plants to direct seed and which plants to transplant as seedlings.

- How to direct seed and grow seedlings.

- How to take care of your plants.

- How to garden in cooler weather.

- Tips from a Master Organic Gardener on container gardening.

Registration details: https://www.slicevancouver.ca/shop/workshops/144?page=1&limit=60&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc

This summer, Kitsilano Neighbourhood House and Westside Food Collaborative are hosting the Westside Community Food Fair, a community event that celebrates the local food system in the Westside.

The event aims to showcase the entire food cycle, from production and processing to distribution and waste recovery, while envisioning a sustainable and just food system.

It will feature educational resources, activations, and workshops provided by local food organizations working towards this vision in the Westside.