Four Seasons Growing Internships (4 positions available) LOYC 420: Internship in Sustainability Interested in food security, and growing your own food year-round using organic methods? The Concordia Greenhouse Project is looking for undergraduate students interested in taking the Internship in Sustainability credit LOYC 420 with for the Winter 2018 semester. During this internship, you wouldContinueContinue reading “Four Seasons Growing Internships”
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Four Seasons Growing Internships
Four Seasons Growing Internships (3 positions available) LOYC 420: Internship in Sustainability 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 Fall months. The internship requires 120 hours -ContinueContinue reading “Four Seasons Growing Internships”
Urban Herbalism
Identifying, growing, transforming and using herbs is a trend growing in popularity -the planet offers so much of what we need to survive and thrive. Join us for our new workshop series where we explore the wonderful world of herbalism! 13 Weeds to Live By Tuesday, March 28th, 5:30-7pm https://www.facebook.com/events/661492624038890/ Free Wild Foraging Monday, MarchContinueContinue reading “Urban Herbalism”
Start Your Garden Workshop Series
Introducing our new Start Your Garden Workshop Series!Join us each week for a new exciting topic and get empowered to grow your own herbs and vegetables using ecological methods.Registration will be posted here as it becomes available. MARCH1 – Plant Families and Natural Pest ControlMarch 1st, 5:30-7pm – FREERSVP on Eventbrite 2 – Seed StartingContinueContinue reading “Start Your Garden Workshop Series”
Volunteer Sessions are BACK!
Whether you’ve got years of experience under your belt or are simply curious and want to try getting your hands dirty, everyone is welcome to volunteer at the Concordia Greenhouse. Our weekly volunteer sessions are casual, drop-in session – no need to RSVP. No experience required. Everyone welcome. ————————————————-ContinueContinue reading “Volunteer Sessions are BACK!”
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!”
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”
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!”
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”
New events at the Greenhouse!
We are getting excited about spring and the upcoming growing season at the Greenhouse, and we’re offering a ton of great workshops to help you get started! This week, you can come to our Art in the Atrium workshop on Sustainable Street Art and Guerilla Gardening and to our Herb Talk: Spring Clean. Both events are free and extremely fun! NextContinueContinue reading “New events at the Greenhouse!”