Category Archives: Learning Opportunities

Internships at the Greenhouse!

  Hey Greenhouse fans!   Looking to gain some experience? We are hiring for 3 internships! You can do it for course credit or for your co-curricular record.   Applications are now open. Full details below.   _____________   LOYC 420: Internship in Sustainability Four Seasons Growing Internships (3 positions)   The Concordia Greenhouse ProjectContinueContinue reading “Internships at the Greenhouse!”

Greenhouse Internships

SOCIAL MEDIA AND OUTREACH INTERNSHIP The Concordia Greenhouse is looking for a Concordia student intern in the Communications or Sustainability minor program for an intern-ship starting this September. Tasks include: -Publication of weekly newsletter -Graphic design: Signs, posters, brochures -Social media -Outreach such as tabling at information kiosks on and off campus -Assist with social eventsContinueContinue reading “Greenhouse Internships”

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”

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!”

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”

Coming up at the Greenhouse!

We’re open for the winter semester for our regular hours of 11am – 5pm weekdays. We also have special events, like workshops between 5:30-7pm. Upcoming Events: Open House – Wednesday, January 13th, 2-6pm Eating Ethically Within Your Means Workshop Series – Weekly events starting January 19th! Plant Sale – Tuesday, February 9th, 11am – 2pmContinueContinue reading “Coming up at the Greenhouse!”

Now Accepting Winter Semester Internship Applications!

Four Seasons Growing LOYC 420: Internship in Sustainability  (Three Positions) The Concordia Greenhouse Project is looking for undergraduate students interested in taking the Internship in Sustainability credit LOYC 420 with us this Fall.  This position would assist with food production in the greenhouse over the Winter months. The internship requires 120 hours to be completedContinueContinue reading “Now Accepting Winter Semester Internship Applications!”

Upcoming Events at the Greenhouse!

Workshop: Composting! Tuesday, November 24th, 5:30-7pm We invite Compost Montréal, one of Montreal’s premier large-scale composting organization to offer an informative composting workshop within the Concordia greenhouse.  2015 has been proclaimed the International year of Soils by the United Nations and this workshop will leave you with the knowledge to help the soils by compostingContinueContinue reading “Upcoming Events at the Greenhouse!”