Category Archives: Loyola Gardens

City Farm School Market Stand!

Our unique City Farm School market stand is now open to the public! City Farm School is an innovative project from the Concordia Greenhouse. This city farm, hosted on the Loyola campus of Concordia acts as a inspiring demonstration site, offers internships to teach people urban farming and medicinal herbal skills as well as growingContinueContinue reading “City Farm School Market Stand!”

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!”

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”

City Farm School Market begins June 23rd!

In just over two weeks, starting on JUNE 23rd, fresh veggies & herbs & delicious stuff will be sold at the City Farm School Market Stand! Our times are slightly different this year: Tuesdays, 5pm-7pmThursdays, 11 am-1pm Check the flyer below for more details and swing by the Loyola Campus farm to grab fresh, organicContinueContinue reading “City Farm School Market begins June 23rd!”

What’s going on at the Greenhouse

Hey Greenhouse friends! As you may now, we are now closed for the summer, due to hot temperatures in the Greenhouse. We will re-open after the first week of September with the start of the fall school semester. We are busy as bees preparing for our annual event, an Epic Seedling Sale, which is coming up thisContinueContinue reading “What’s going on at the Greenhouse”

Tonight! Free Mushroom Workshop at our City Farm School!

MUSHROOM GROWING FOR BEGINNERS Monday July 21st – 5-7 pm @ City Farm School garden, Concordia Loyola Campus A workshop for beginners taught by beginners! Come learn the fundamentals of growing mushrooms at home. We’ll be chatting about different types of mushrooms and their benefits, while constructing home made kits with the participants. An ideal workshop for those with littleContinueContinue reading “Tonight! Free Mushroom Workshop at our City Farm School!”

Upcoming workshops with City Farm School!

Monday July 21st – 5-7 pm @ City Farm School garden, Concordia Loyola Campus MUSHROOM GROWING FOR BEGINNERSA workshop for beginners taught by beginners! Come learn the fundamentals of growingmushrooms at home. We’ll be chatting aboutdifferent types of mushrooms and their benefits, while constructing homemade kits with the participants. An ideal workshop for those with little toContinueContinue reading “Upcoming workshops with City Farm School!”

City Farm School Summer Workshop Series!

Hey folks!We hope you are all enjoying a great summer filled with plants, locally grown food and warm weather!We are very active with our outdoor City Farm School1 on the Loyola Campus! Check often for updates here on garden market updates as well as our amazing upcoming workshop series.  Please note that the Concordia GreenhouseContinueContinue reading “City Farm School Summer Workshop Series!”

City Farm School – our summer Loyola campus farm!

What’s growing on with the Greenhouse and our City Farm School! The market stand continues to be a great spot to pick up local organically grown produce on the Loyola campus! Check it out Tuesdays and Thursday (excluding holidays and heavy rain days) from 11am – 1pm by the Solar house on the Concordia LoyolaContinueContinue reading “City Farm School – our summer Loyola campus farm!”