City Farm School Market Stand and Greenhouse Workshop Caravan!

City Farm School Summer Market Stand! We are so excited to announce the first market stand of the year at our summer project City Farm School at Concordia’s Loyola campus in NDG! The first chance to buy our locally and ecologically grown food will be next Tuesday, June 21st from 5-7pm. Come and visit ourContinueContinue reading “City Farm School Market Stand and Greenhouse Workshop Caravan!”

Closed for the Summer!

What happens with The Concordia Greenhouse in the summer? During the month of May we focus on our annual Epic Seedling Sale, which takes over the entire Greenhouse. Thanks to everyone who came and supported us by purchasing our seedlings, house plants and more! While the public Greenhouse space is closed the Greenhouse Collective and ourContinueContinue reading “Closed for the Summer!”

Lettuce Turnip The Beet

  Turnip the Beet! Come celebrate the Spring and End-of-Semester with us in the Greenhouse! We are hosting 3 musical nights as our last events before September!   SAUNA Experimental Music Night – Wednesday, April 27th, 5:30-8pm – By donation. JAM Night – Friday, April 29th, 5:30-10pm (Bring Your Instruments) – Free. DRUM Circle -ContinueContinue reading “Lettuce Turnip The Beet”

Coming up at the Concordia Greenhouse!

Only one more month until we close to the public for the summer! Don’t miss this last chance to enjoy the space before next September. APRIL EVENTS Tuesday, April 5th, 5:30-7pm – Apitherapy Workshop Wednesday, April 6th, 5:30-8pm – Kossi: From Farm to Fork – How Technology can Effect Agriculture FULL Thursday, April 7th, 5:30-7pmContinueContinue reading “Coming up at the Concordia Greenhouse!”

Coming up at the Concordia Greenhouse!

All our events occur from 5:30-7pm weekdays March 1st – Bread Baking – FULL March 2nd – Ethical Animal Farming – FULL March 3rd – Start Your Garden Now – FULL March 8th – Balcony Gardening – FULL March 9th – Sauna Music Night  March 15th -Permaculture Garden Design – FULL March 16th – ApartmentContinueContinue reading “Coming up at the Concordia Greenhouse!”

Spotlight: Medicinal Plants Internship at the City Farm School

Registration now OPEN Learn how to grow, use and transform a few common medicinal plants of North America over this introduction to herbal medicine course.  Taking place at both Loyola City Farm School Herbal Medicine Garden and the Concordia Greenhouse over the course of 6 months. Students will learn the basics of how to grow, harvest, preserve,ContinueContinue reading “Spotlight: Medicinal Plants Internship at the City Farm School”

House Plant Sale!

Tuesday, February 9th, 11am – 6pm (as long as supplies last) Join us for our annual winter plant sale! Come check out our ecologically-grown rooftop house plants and green up your home. Some available plant varieties include:Mexican hatsWeeping FigLemon geraniumPapyrusAloePrickly pear cactusCuban oreganoSpider plantsMoses in the cradlePothosCallisia fragrans… and a variety of other larger andContinueContinue reading “House Plant Sale!”

January Events!

We started off 2016 with a bang with our new “Eating Ethically Within Your Means” Workshop Series that will run weekly until the end of March. We hosted an introduction to the series and multiple workshops on a variety of subjects including apartment hydroponics and winter herb remedies, featuring a week of workshops solely on fermentation! We covered kombucha,ContinueContinue reading “January Events!”

Opt-Out Period – Winter Semester

Fee Levy Refunds Should you wish to opt out of our fee levy our opt out period is the week following the last day for academic withdrawal and will be posted on our website and newsletter each semester. In order to opt-out, please come to our office during the opt out period (Concordia Greenhouse’s springContinueContinue reading “Opt-Out Period – Winter Semester”

Eating Ethically Within Your Means – Workshop Series

Eating Ethically Within Your Means Workshop Series Join us for a weekly workshop series in the Concordia Greenhouse. This series is a 3-month long exploration into food issues and solutions. We’ll address theoretical and practical hands-on solutions for conscious consumption through our workshops. Please note these workshops will be offered only once this semester asContinueContinue reading “Eating Ethically Within Your Means – Workshop Series”