
By purchasing the full program you'll get 1 additional class for free. Learn everything for $160.00 instead of $200.00. And choose a time and date that works best for you.
Presenting to you: Gardening for holistic healing & self-resilience.
Gardening provides you and your family with delicious, fresh, healthy food. Along with saving you on food costs!
Many studies are showing how intertwined nature is with our mental well-being.
Gardening is one way to add those holistic healing benefits, to your self-care routine.
Getting you outside. In the soil out of your mind. Meditate. Dream. Read. Journal. Grow good food. Eat. Drink tea. Right in your backyard.
Along with being a sanctuary, knowing how to grow your own food, make your own herbal remedies & pantry items, can bring you a sense of self-resilience and empowerment. Helping to lower your ecological footprint. Take some pressure off the food supply chain.
The idea of gardening can sound like a time-pressure commitment.
But by taking these classes I will teach your how to simplify your garden to fit it within your busy lifestyle, giving you tricks of the trade so it's less of a learning curve. You will be given a good foundation of knowledge.
Hosted Online & in-person starting spring 2023.
Learn what to plant indoors now for a plentiful harvest. When to direct sow outdoors in spring, harvest in the fall. Plan out your space with companion planting & square-foot methods. Learn windowsill, balcony container, and backyard gardening, and which style would fit best for your busy lifestyle.
Thursday, June 8th 6-7pm. FREE
Medicinal garden. Learn how to grow medicinal herbs & perennials native to Alberta.
Hands-on: Join us for a plant walk in the garden. See in person valerian, motherwort, calendula, wild raspberry, nettle + more.
Sunday June 11th 2-3:30pm $40.00
Soil amendments.
Learn to build healthy soil with the no-till method. Build your own compost. Make worm compost tea. Learn different soil amendments such as biochar + more. And how to test your soil. To grow strong large plants, you need good soil.
Hands-on: Feel a whole bunch of amendments. View a homemade compost bin. Together we will make worm tea for you to take home.
Saturday June 17th 2-3:30pm $40.00
Resilient gardening. Learn natural permaculture methods for pests, hail, and animal protection, rainwater harvesting. Vital Garden Maintenance. Easy methods to thin, weed, and water
Sunday June 25th 2-3:30pm $40.00
Herbal Remedy. Pantry classes:
These 2 options are also great if you just can't find the time or the space to garden. You can still build your resilient pantry with locally grown plants too!
Harvesting herbals. How to harvest and store flowers leaves and roots. To be used in teas, salves, oils. Watch the step-by-step process. Enjoy plenty of samples. Recipes included + a recording.
Sunday July 16th 2-3:30pm $40.00
Prepare your pantry. Learn to preserve your harvest, or food bought from a local market. Condiments such as pesto, herbal-infused vinegar, honey +more. Watch the step-by-step process. Enjoy plenty of samples. Recipes included + a recording. Sunday July 23rd 2-3:30pm $40.00