Vente de semis / Seedling Sale 2012

QUOI / What:  Plants de légumes écologiques à vendre, plusieures variétés ancestrales disponibles! Vegetable seedlings for sale, many heritage varieties available! Free from chemical pesticides and fertilizers. OÙ / Where:Concordia Greenhouse13th Floor of the Hall Building1455 De Maisonneuve PRIX / Prices :  Entre 2 et 3$ le plantBetween 2 and 3$ each plant QUAND / When:ContinueContinue reading “Vente de semis / Seedling Sale 2012”

Natural Dye Workshop: Sustainable Colors for Fibres

  When: April 17th, 6-9pm.Where: Concordia Greenhouse. Concordia Greenhouse and the Color Collective members Johanna Autin, Carissa Carman and Sarah Cotwoka collaborate with Textile Designer Julie Andre to present a workshop and skill share on sustainable colours. The workshop includes:- An introduction and tour of the indoor natural dye garden- Presentation of the Phyto SanitationContinueContinue reading “Natural Dye Workshop: Sustainable Colors for Fibres”

Plant Sale This Week! *Update

*Update: Due to an unprecedented turnout, we sold nearly all the plants by the close of the first day. Give us a call before heading down to find out what’s left: (514) 848-2424 ext. 5134.The plant sale may have to close by mid-day Thursday, Apr 12, 2012, if all the plants we’ve grown are sold!  ContinueContinue reading “Plant Sale This Week! *Update”

Window Farming Workshop This Thursday! *UPDATE

*UPDATE: Hi all, Due to the incredible interest in this workshop, we are making a few changes. We are going to offer the workshop a second time, and we ask that you RSVP for which day you want to come. To make sure there is space for everyone to work, we’ll have to cap itContinueContinue reading “Window Farming Workshop This Thursday! *UPDATE”

Fermentation Workshop This Wednesday!

Fermentation WorkshopWhen: Wed March 28th, 2012 from 3-5 pm.Where: Concordia Greenhouse. Come and learn more about the wonderful world of fermentations!After this workshop you will know how to make sauerkraut, yogurt, kefir, sourdough bread, kombucha, mead and much more.It’s going to be a space to share experiences about your own homemade fermentations :)Please bring someContinueContinue reading “Fermentation Workshop This Wednesday!”

What Sustains You? Microgreens & Vermicomposting Workshops This Friday!

The Greenhouse is holding two workshops as part of What Sustains You? week organized by Sustainable Concordia. Vermi-CompostingWhen: Friday March 23, 2012 from 1-2:30pm. Where: Concordia Greenhouse The vermicomposting workshop is designed to enhance knowledge of basic composting skills by using red wiggler worms for at-home, year-round, indoor composting. The workshop will review some basicContinueContinue reading “What Sustains You? Microgreens & Vermicomposting Workshops This Friday!”

Greenhouse Closed in Support of Student Strike & Workshop Update

In support of the students on strike and respect for the picket line around the Hall building, the Concordia Greenhouse will be closed for the duration of the CSU mandated strike: March 15 – March 22. Our upcoming workshop has been moved to a new space, so let’s keep on learnin’! Biodynamic Farming Workshop WHEN:ContinueContinue reading “Greenhouse Closed in Support of Student Strike & Workshop Update”

Let’s Grow Great Food!

Dear Greenhouse Community, The 2012 growing season has started! The Greenhouse Collective invites you to help us grow healthy, strong seedlings that are free from pests. Indeed, we need your help to usher in a horticulturally recommended cleanliness in the Greenhouse. We want to do this to protect our plants from harmful diseases and insects,ContinueContinue reading “Let’s Grow Great Food!”

Farming in the City: Curtis Stone Talk

Interested in urban farming? Want to learn how to actually make money at it? Or just have the ultimate backyard garden? At this presentation, you’ll learn how the SPIN (Small Plot INtensive) farming system, which is now being practiced by a growing corps of farmers across Canada and the U.S., can be used to createContinueContinue reading “Farming in the City: Curtis Stone Talk”

Unplugged @ the Greenhouse

Take a break from Jack Frost and cozy up with us over a nice cup of tea at the Concordia Greenhouse, this Thursday for a fine fundraising soirée. There will be live music featuring: Bum Tickins’ : Bum Tickins’ – Crying Holy Davita G. : Davita G – Sad Friends Patrick Hutchinson of the SwiftContinueContinue reading “Unplugged @ the Greenhouse”