Soil: Building the Foundation for Gardening Success
Soil: Building the Foundation for Gardening Success
NOTE:
All 2 hour workshops will include a tour of Sea Bluff Farm. Rigorous COVID safety measures are in place. All activities are outdoors under an open shelter. Please dress for the occasion. It can be cold and windy.
May 8th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Imbalances in soil health can lead to many preventable problems. Have you ever had giant carrot tops and no bottoms? Veggies that got stunted or that didn’t taste good? Or have had outbreak after outbreak of pests? These common problems can be solved with a little understanding of soil and what plants need to thrive. N-P-K is just the beginning. We’ll cover aeration, drainage and making good compost. Get ready for burgeoning success!
Maximum 11 participants, minimum 8 to run the workshop
Presented by Robin Tunnicliffe
Robin Tunnicliffe is a farming fanatic who can't get enough after 25 years in the dirt. She co-manages Sea Bluff Farm and its 7 acres of burgeoning year-round abundance. She is passionate about food justice, she has an M.A. in Food Policy, she has presented at conferences all over Canada and she loves teaching folks how to grow their own. Her how-to farming book, All the Dirt, co-authored with her farming friends at Saanich Organics, made the Globe and Mail best seller list.