Category Archives: Workshop

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!”

Photo Blog!

November 2015Natural Cleaning Products workshop hosted by Le Tiny Homestead November 2015Herbal First Aid Kit workshop by Lisa! November 2015Fermentation Workshop with Le Tiny Homestead! November 2015We were at the Concordia Farmer’s Market selling our rooftop-grown produce and growing kits! November 2015Myrah gave an awesome, high-demand Earthship presentation! November 2015Concordia Greenhouse Annual AGM!We had BashuContinueContinue reading “Photo Blog!”

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!”

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE CONCORDIA GREENHOUSE

Harvest Moon Party! Thursday, October 1st from 7-10pm It’s Harvest time, and we are celebrating with a Harvest moon music show in the Greenhouse! Join us for an enchanting night amongst the plants and under the stars with live musicians, free tea and friendly folks! Free – tea donations accepted! Workshop: Soap Making! Monday, OctoberContinueContinue reading “UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE CONCORDIA GREENHOUSE”

The Future of Farming

Joel Salatin (Polyface Farm), Jean-Martin Fortier (The Market Gardener) and Maxime Laplante (Peasant Union) we will explore the potential of small-scale farming to create farms that are both profitable and ethical.According to the United Nations, small-scale organic agriculture is the future’s way of feeding the world. In Quebec and around the world, farmers innovate andContinueContinue reading “The Future of Farming”

Volunteer Sessions are BACK!

The Greenhouse is closed to the public until September, but we are offering 3 opportunities weekly to enjoy the Greenhouse and get involved! HOUSE PLANT PROPAGATIONTuesdays, 11am-1pmLearn how to propagate a variety of house plants with our experienced coordinator!———————————————-BALCONY GARDENWednesdays, 5-6pmLearn about recycled planters, pest management, container growing and more in this hands-on weekly session.———————————————–FOURContinueContinue reading “Volunteer Sessions are BACK!”