Food Growing & Security: 3 nearly-Free workshops w/Robin Wheeler

Sat Oct 8 and Sun Oct 9

Mole Hill (Community Room, back lane at 1169 Pendrell)

$5 donation (for 1 or all 3)

Join “edible landscapes" expert Robin Wheeler for one, two, or three workshops on food growing and food security in the highly urbanized setting of the West End. Learn skills. Gain knowledge. Network with others. Each workshop will be 1.5 hours long. Choose one, two, or all three. Hand out materials will be available. Workshops will include presentation, discussion, and Q&A.

Workshop 1: "Personal Food Security" 10:30 to 12 noon, Saturday, Oct 8

 City dwellers will feel more resilient through both short term (earthquake) and long term (for instance, droughts in our farm lands) food interruptions if they have a plan. This workshop is a starting point for identifying vulnerable areas and creating a personal map to a more food secure footing. We will discuss tips for stockpiling, food lists, saving freezer foods, quick cooking tips and much more.

Workshop 2: "Apartment Gardening" 10:30 to 12 noon, Sunday, Oct 9
Discover the problems of tiny gardens and address some cures. We will talk about the best plants for small gardens and how to get the biggest, healthiest harvest possible.

Workshop 3: "Edible Landscaping." 1:30 to 3 pm, Sunday, Oct 9
An “edible landscape” is not just a vegetable garden. Come and learn about the differences, and begin to incorporate ideas for longer season, bigger harvest and more creative additions to your menu. Take home step-by-step suggestions that you can begin using right away.

PRESENTER: Robin Wheeler teaches traditional skills, sustenance gardening and medicinals at Edible Landscapes (www.ediblelandscapes.ca), a nursery and teaching garden in Roberts Creek, British Columbia. Author of Food Security for the Faint of Heart, and Gardening for the Faint of Heart.

COOPERATION: Gordon Neighbourhood House (Neighbourhood Small Grants Program), Mole Hill Community Housing Society (for room space).

ORGANIZERS: Green Millennium Foundation, Village Vancouver, West End Neighbourhood Food Network

Register online, write foodwestend@gmail.com or tel 604-512-9059

Info: www.greenmillennium.org