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*Balcony and Container Gardening

Event Details

Time: July 9, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: Room C509, Langara College
Street: 100 49th Ave
City/Town: Vancouver
Website or Map: http://www.langara.bc.ca/summ…
Phone: 604.323.5193
Event Neighbourhood and Type: gardening, workshop, food
Organized By: Village Vancouver, Grant Watson, Ross Moster, Sarah St. John
Latest Activity: Jul 3, 2012

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Event Description

Want to grow food but you live in an apartment? In this course we will cover the techniques and challenges specific to gardening indoors and on balconies in containers. We'll look at soil, fertilizing organically, watering, types of containers, different sun orientations and of course, what to grow.

Offered as part of the Village Vancouver Transition School as part of Langara College's Sustainable Communities Summer School.

Instructor: Grant Watson

Grant Watson operates Grant’s Gourmet Gardens, an edible landscaping business in Greater Vancouver, and has been involved in local organic agriculture since 1994. He serves on the certification committee of the Biodynamic Agriculture Society of BC and manages the Oak Street Farmers’ Market. He has been teaching food gardening to children and adults since 2003.

Regsiter call: 604.323.5322
Course Registration Number (CRN): 60821
Cost: $25
*discounts available for people with low income and students