Upcoming Events
Jul 152026
Maximizing Yield + Nutrition, for the Ecologically-Minded Grower
- Jul 15, 2026 -
- Design your farm/garden for resilience and scalability! This is a unique opportunity to learn from one of Salt Spring's most expert and prolific growers, the 'Soil Shepherd" Clay Houghland. He'll share his understanding of the full farm/garden ecosystem: from soil to production to harvest to market to compost. This hands [...]
Jul 172026
Establishing Woody Perennial Systems, a workshop
- Jul 17, 2026 - Jul 20, 2026
- This workshop is designed for people who are designing, installing, or developing fruit and nut orchard systems ranging from backyard-scale plantings to rural homesteads and small diversified farms. Participants will learn how to observe and evaluate a site in order to make informed decisions about what to grow and where [...]
Aug 142026
Water Management for a Mediterranean Climate - 2026 Workshop
- Aug 14, 2026 - Aug 17, 2026
- Denman Island
- Workshop 2: Water Management for a Mediterranean Climate August 14–17, 2026. TreeEater Farm. Coastal British Columbia presents a unique water management challenge: an abundance of water in the winter months and little to none during the summer growing season. This workshop focuses on how to design food-producing systems that respond [...]
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