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FREE Workshop

Are you interested in learning more about Urban Farming and Gardening in Small Places?

Here is your chance to attend a FREE workshop.

 
    Date:         
        Saturday, May 26, 2012
  Time:
        9 AM – 12:30 PM
  Location:  
       Victoria Park Ball Field Clubhouse
 
 
Please pre-register for the workshop, space is limited.
 
Brought to you in partnership by:

Go!PEI, Charlottetown Parks and Recreation Department, Inspired Farmers

Speakers include:

Beth Hoar, Parkland Conservationist, will talk about the City’s edible landscaping initiative

Karen Murchison, Inspired Farmers, will talk about gardening in small spaces, planting, care and maintenance.

Planting Demonstration will take place at the City Diamond planters.

For more information and to register, please contact the Charlottetown Parks and Recreation Department at (902) 368-1025 or email: fquinn@charlottetown.ca  Website: www.charlottetown.ca            

 

Inspired Farmers is a community group based in Charlottetown, PEI. Through workshops, demonstration gardens and media, we strive to demonstrate to the community the ways we can grow food, improve health and take control over our well being.    

grapes 101

Even though grapes are considered a plant grown in a Mediterranean climage, they do surprisingly well here on PEI.  They are low-maintenance, don’t seem to have many pest problems, and  produce a ton of fruit.  Here are a few tips to get started: