Last week our Four Seasons Growing Coordinator facilitated an amazing workshop on how to grow your own sprouts and micro-greens at home. Want to learn more? Check out this super informative PDF below! SproutWorkshop
Category Archives: Urban Agriculture
This week in the Greenhouse!
House Plant Sale As the fall rolls in and pushes the sun further away from us, you might be preparing yourself for more time indoors to keep warm, and perhaps preparing for the long hours of student life commitments. However, we can always keep some green in our lives even in the face of coolerContinueContinue reading “This week in the Greenhouse!”
Workshop: Wild World of Edible Weeds!
Wild World of Edible Weeds workshopMonday, August 12th, 4:00pmGallery X, VA-229, VA courtyard gardens ( 1395 Rene Levesque, corner of Crescent) 1395 René-Lévesque BlvdHave you ever wondered if those annoying plants growing everywhere in your garden could be of any use? If so, then you will be thrilled to learn that most of them areContinueContinue reading “Workshop: Wild World of Edible Weeds!”
City Farm School Summer Workshops!
FREE WORKSHOP SERIES We are happy to announce the beginning of our free workshops series. Come out and learn along side City Farm School School students and staff as we cover all sorts of hot topics in urban agriculture. Check out our Free Workshops page1 for more upcoming workshops. Tuesday August 6th – 2-4pm @ LOYOLA FARMGrowing Great Greens!Lovely gloriousContinueContinue reading “City Farm School Summer Workshops!”
EPIC Seedling Sale!!!
Tuesday May 21st to Friday May 24th 10am – 7pm : or until supplies last at the Concordia Greenhouse Its almost here! The annual City Farm School “Vert ta Ville” spring seedling sale. There is no better way to get your heirloom variety seedlings and than those produced naturally and locally – by theContinueContinue reading “EPIC Seedling Sale!!!”
EPIC SEEDLING SALE – end of May 2013!
Plant Variety Aubergine/ Eggplant Rosa Bianca (Yves Gagnon) Dusky Broccoli De Cicco (Tournesol) Céleri/Celery Célébration Céleri-rave/ Celery-root Mars (Yves Gagnon) Cerise de terre/ Ground Cherries Physalis pruinosa (Tournesol) Chou/Cabbage Chou rouge express (Tourne-Sol) Chou de bruxelle (Mycoflor) Chou de savoie Chou fleur (Yves Gagnon) Chou rave blanc (Mycoflor) Fenouil/ Fennel Perfection (Tourne-Sol) Kale Red RussianContinueContinue reading “EPIC SEEDLING SALE – end of May 2013!”
Upcoming Events In the Greenhouse
Crop Planning Workshop Series Tuesday, Jan.29th, 6pm-9pm – Establishing Garden GoalsDaniel Brisebois, co-author of “Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers” will be offering this 3 class course on crop planting.UPCOMING: Tuesdays 6-9pm Feb. 5 – Garden Layout and Feb. 12 – Garden schedulesThere are only 20 spaces available, so please register at concordiagreenhouse@gmail.com for this paidContinueContinue reading “Upcoming Events In the Greenhouse”
January at the Concordia Greenhouse
We are now open! After a nice holiday break, the greenhouse is once again open on weekdays from 11am – 6pm, except Fridays when we close at 4pm. Come visit us, have some tea, chill out in the Tea Atrium with some homework, music or a good book and let the warm green environment andContinueContinue reading “January at the Concordia Greenhouse”
Marché Locale Launch
A brand new local market is heading to downtown Montreal, right under our greenhouse noses, on the terrasse behind the Hall building. The market will provide a wide variety of wares, from local organic produce, to tea, to baked goods, to body products, and much more! Come out and support the local gardens and artisans,ContinueContinue reading “Marché Locale Launch”
The Good Food Revolution: An Evening with Will Allen
If you have even the slightest interest in urban agriculture, the following event is for you! Will Allen is a leading figure in the ever growing urban agriculture movement. Come hear him speak. Get your tickets now. What: The Good Food Revolution: An Evening with Will AllenWho: Will Allen is the author of The GoodContinueContinue reading “The Good Food Revolution: An Evening with Will Allen”
Concordia Greenhouse Project 