Come and find The Growing Connection at a number of upcoming gardening events as we prepare for the 2017 growing season.
Saturday March 4: York Region Seedy Saturday
Join us, along with other garden suppliers for interactive kids activities, local, fresh, delicious food, inspiring speakers, and a community seed exchange. 10am-2pm @ the Newmarket Community Centre. 200 Doug Duncan Drive, Halls 1 & 2.
There is no admission charge, but a donation to the York Region Food Network would be appreciated!
Sunday March 5: Evergreen Brickworks Seedy Sunday
Seedy Sunday is a one-day event that brings together scientists, agronomists, plant breeders and community seed savers to share knowledge about developing varieties of open pollinated seeds that are well-adapted to local communities. This year’s event will include seed and gardening vendors, a Community Supported Agriculture fair, gardening workshops, and a seed exchange area where hundreds of seed packages are traded. Bring your own seeds to trade or buy new ones onsite.
Sunday March 5, 2017 | 10:00am–3:00pm
Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave. Suggested donation of $2
March 10-19 Canada Blooms
The Growing Connection will have a number of our Caja planters incorporated into some of the feature gardens. We will also be giving 2 workshops on Thursday March 16th.
Creating a Pizza Garden
Fafard Gardening Workshop – G32
Thurday March 16th @ 1:00 PM
Let TGC Managing Director Robert Patterson show you how you can create your very own container pizza garden. Discover the best plants that will give your pizza pizzazz and you will swell with pride when you tell your friends that you grew it all yourself. This workshop is free, but space is limited, so we suggest that you sign up using the Canada Blooms Demo Workshop Form so that you are not disappointed.
Growing Health and Taste at the Doorstep
Hortus TV Garden Solutions Stage presented by Harrowsmith (Hall G)
Thurday March 16th @ 3:00 PM
The values and rewards of the freshest, tastiest foods is unassailable. However, today’s urban settings and hectic lifestyles often mean that these rewards, enjoyed it at their peak, are often lost. You’ll learn about the most space/labour/cost efficient methods, and how to bring fresh production of food, aromatics and ornamentals directly into daily life at home, at the workplace, and at schools, hospitals, clinics and seniors’ residences.
This presentation – which touches all our five senses – will demonstrate how easy and valuable it is to integrate fresh food production within virtually any workplace or institutional environment.