Get ready for spring by registering for organic gardening workshops hosted this March by the Guelph Wellington Food Round Table (GWFRT) and the Canadian Organic Growers (Perth-Waterloo-Wellington).
The workshops are free but early registration is recommended, as space is limited. Find the online registration link at www.gwfrt.com.
The workshops run:
– March 16, 6 to 8:30pm, at the Guelph Community Health Centre (Community Room); and
– March 26, 8:30 to 11am, at the Norfolk Street United Church (use the 10 Cork Street entrance);
Whether people have a backyard plot or a container garden, or they want to join or start a community garden this spring, this workshop will give you the real dirt on organic gardening: building healthy soil; selecting seeds and plants; knowing what tools are needed; dealing with bugs and diseases; and more. The workshops will be delivered by Cathy Hansen, a local organic market gardener and chef with 30 years of organic growing experience, using resources from Canadian Organic Growers.
Don’t have your own plot? GWFRT’s community garden network can help people join or start a community garden. Established community groups with access to a piece of land that gets a good deal of sun, is next to a water source, has adequate parking facilities, and provides good visibility (for safety reasons) can get help and advice from the garden network. Individuals can be directed to existing community gardens that have spaces available.
Visit www.gwfrt.com and go to the Community Gardens page under Working Groups for information about locations of existing gardens, or contact the Community Gardens Network at communitygardens@gwfrt.com.
To meet members of the network in person, attend the next Guelph Wellington Round Table quarterly meeting on March 22, 4 to 6pm, at the Guelph Community Health Centre. Sign up for GWFRT’s ebulletin to get details on meetings and gardening – and food-related events delivered by email.
