Category Archives: News and Events

We are offering some upcoming learning opportunities for you and your family through zoom. We will also be offering short free sessions but here is what is planned for the spring so far.

I know, its not like we need more screen time. But I get so many gardeners ask me for advice and rather than repeating myself I have decided to create some free content for the website, in quick, bite sized bits of video to discuss the most common questions I get and new and experiencedContinue reading “Coming to a Screen near you!”

The Master Gardeners Association of Alberta is a great resource for gardening information. They have the following great courses coming up: https://www.mgaab.org/events/eventdetail/51/-/no-til-gardening No Til Gardening Friday 05 February 2021, 06:30pm – 07:30pm  If you love to garden but hate weeding and watering, join us as we explore no till gardening with Kim Ross.   Kim will share withContinue reading “Great Workshops Coming Up!”

Hello beloved gardeners! The Sangudo Horticulture Club will present their annual spring Garden Workshop online via a Zoom event this Saturday. The day promises to be exciting, with guest speaker Dr. Bob Bors, head of plant development at the University of Saskatchewan! You will not want to miss this one. Register by contacting the Sangudohortclub@gmail.comContinue reading “Online Gardening Workshop”

Because I am passionate about our soil and its relationship to nutrient rich food, I am always amazed when people do not see the relationship but then, once I started to understand why, I was driven to write down everything I had learned in the last 25+ years. If you are wondering, see this articleContinue reading “Everything you wanted to Know about Soil, food and Health”

All you need is seed. And saving it is easily learned and done. Practice is the key. I am hosting a seed saving workshop on the farm at 56417 RR 51 in Lac Ste Anne County, Sunday Oct. 4, from 10 to 3. Cost is $35 and you must confirm with me by sending anContinue reading “Seed Saving Workshop”

Check out the online review of our Rural Roots Farmer Showcase event and other local farms for Alberta Open Farm Days here or on Adrienne Lamb’s CBC program Our Edmonton this Saturday (10 AM) and Sunday (11 AM) Mornings and on Monday at 1. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/open-farm-days-adrienne-lamb-denise-o-reilly-dawn-boileau-1.5684935 web story is up:  https://twitter.com/cbcedmonton/status/1294641852482760705?s=12

We have a somewhat dismal mushroom year, but will host a wild foraging and mushroom hunting foray August 29, 2020. 9 to 3. Bring a potluck item for lunch, rain or shine. Cost is $35 per person; call to register as space is limited 7807852622. Here is a great site for what to bring: https://www.albertamushrooms.ca/2018/12/05/foray-guidelines-what-to-bring/Continue reading “Mushroom and Wild Foraging Foray – August 29”

Hello everyone! As you may know we garden all summer for seed and this year for market garden as well. Last year we had begun a local foods event in conjunction with Alberta Open Farm Days focused on our own local producers and farmers. This year with Covid non-sense happening we had to alter aContinue reading “Get Your Picnic Box Soon!”