Jan 11, 2017 | Education, EGP Blog, EGP Newsletter, Fed Up, Intergenerational Gardens, Loutet Farm, Schoolyard Market Gardens, Strong Roots, Volunteering
Are you or someone you know passionate about teaching young students in the garden? Want to join a great team working to get students out of the classroom and into school gardens across the North Shore? We’re hiring an Education Coordinator. See the attached...
Jan 23, 2015 | Education, Fed Up, Strong Roots
Our students are just getting their first look at their “garlic babies” this month. Measure garlic growth each month to observe it’s growth patterns.
Oct 24, 2014 | EGP Blog, Sharing the Bounty, Strong Roots
It’s garlic planting season! This is one of my favourite activities of the year: feeding the soil with goodies, tucking in the cloves, and putting it all to bed before the winter sets in. Garlic is an easy crop for beginners and is one of the first things to...
Sep 5, 2014 | EGP Blog, Sharing Gardens, Sharing the Bounty, Strong Roots
It’s amazing how much can get done in just a couple of hours. We had a great group of people come out to help us build the Multi-Herb Culture Garden. A little sheet mulching (lasagna gardening) goes a long way! After layering cardboard, coir, manure, grass...
Sep 5, 2014 | EGP Blog, Sharing Gardens, Sharing the Bounty, Strong Roots, Volunteering
By Emily Jubenvill Food is an obvious way to bring people from different countries and cultures together to build relationships and community, and this year we are translating that into a garden project – the Multi-Herb Culture Garden. With funding from the...
Jul 19, 2014 | Education, EGP Blog, Events, Our Farms, Sharing the Bounty, Strong Roots
When: Saturday, 19 July 2014 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: John Braithwaite Community Centre 145 1st St W North Vancouver , BC V7M 1B1 Have you ever wandered the farmers’ market wondering, “what is that leafy vegetable?” Join nutritionist Vashti...