This Saturday May 12th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm we had our Lasagna Gardening Workshop! ”Lasagna” or “Sheet” gardening is extremely easy and quick way to get a rich, perfect garden space by layering organic carbon and nitrogen sources for your vegetables. After the layering demo, we feasted on some delicious Italian fare courtesy of Grazzie Restaurant in Vaughan!
Here is how you can create a Lasagna style garden at home!
1: Lay down bundles of newspaper (each bundle is about 12 sheets)
2: Splash some water on top of the newspaper so it doesn’t get blown away. The worms will also like it because it will be easier to decompose
3: Add a layer of fruit and veggie scraps from your compost. Make sure there are no meat or cheese scraps in there!
4: Put a layer of carbon source down. This is your browns or “old dead” materials like straw or dry, brown grass. In this case, we used a layer of hay.
5: Put down a layer of your nitrogen source. This is your greens or “new dead” materials like fresh grass after mowing the lawn. Make sure there are no weeds or dandelion seeds in the mix!
6: Put down a layer of coffee grounds. Starbucks will usually be happy to donate as much as you need!
7: Put down another layer of your nitrogen source.
8: Cover it with top soil.
You now have a perfect base for your future garden! It is much better to start this base in the fall and then come back to it in the spring so you have the layers have time to set. If you start at this time, the best vegetables to grow are tomatoes, potatoes and garlic!
You are invited to the 2012 Official Opening of our Growing to Give Garden!
Come and join us on Saturday May 12th from 5:30 - 7:00 pm with a Lasagna Gardening Workshop - an easy method using organic material layering or sheet composting that builds rich soil easily without digging and tilling. After prepaing our “propagation bed for future seeds” we will celebrate with some Italian fare to start off your evening!
The garden is located at Fire Hall #7-1, located at 835 Clark Avenue West.
Parking is available at Bathurst Clark Library at 900 Clark Avenue West
Please RSVP to lynne@seedsforchangegardens.org or (647) 932-5033
Amazing Internship Opportunity!!!
Mexico, Senegal, Tanzania, Philippines, South Africa!
What do these places all have in common? They could be your next internship opportunity!
Position: Project Officer (10 positions)
Type: 5.5 month internship with $12,000 stipend to cover living expenses, costs related to travel, etc.
Organization: Sustainable Cities International Network http://www.sustainablecities.net
Location: Mexico, Senegal, Tanzania, the Philippines and South Africa
Number of positions available: 10
Closing Date: Open until filled (soft deadline of May 6th)
Start Date: July 2nd 2012
Internship Length: 5.5 months
Organization Background:
Sustainable Cities International is a Canadian non-governmental organization and registered charity, with a mission to catalyze sustainable urban development around the world through practical demonstration projects, peer learning networks, affiliations and high profile events. Since 1993, Sustainable Cities has received international recognition for its contribution to addressing the linkages between environmental degradation, poverty and social inequity. Sustainable Cities promotes good governance through capacity building with grassroots community organizations and local governments to improve human settlements and the quality of urban life in cities in the developing world. Sustainable Cities’ projects advance environmental sustainability through participatory multi-stakeholder processes that involve municipal councils, community organizations and the private and academic sectors working together to build sustainable livelihoods and communities.
Sustainable Cities is the Secretariat for the Sustainable Cities International Network, an international peer learning network of cities sharing experiences, expertise and tools to undertake long term planning for urban sustainability. To date, the Network is comprised of 40 cities worldwide in Africa, North America, Central America, South America, Asia and Australia.
Funding for this internship requires that all candidates be:
• Between the ages of 19 and 30 as of Jun 15th, 2012
• A Canadian citizen or permanent resident;
• A post-secondary graduate - graduate of a degree or diploma program from a university, college, post-secondary school of technology, post-secondary institute or a CEGEP (collège d’enseignement général et professionnel);
• Out of school with no coursework to complete;
• Unemployed or underemployed;
• Legally entitled to work in Canada.
Please note: This is not a salaried position; the intern will receive a stipend of $12,000 to cover living expenses and program costs related to travel, training, insurance and visas.
Successful candidates should be able to participate in a pre-departure training session June 15-21, 2012 in Vancouver, with the expectation of being placed in the field starting July 2, 2012.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please see http://sustainablecities.net to learn more about Sustainable Cities and the Network.
Important application instructions are available at:
http://www.sustainablecities.net/projects-overview/youth-engagement/youth-internships
We thank all those who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Community Composting!
As we are starting our gardening season once again, we will be implementing our composting program! We want to help local businesses reduce their negative impact on the environment by composting their food scraps in our gardens.
The composting program is simple. Local restaurants will put aside their fruit and vegetable scraps and a representative from Seeds for Change will come and pick it up once a week and compost it in our gardens. It’s as simple as that! We hope to get many restaurants interested in partaking in this program to help make our community more environmentally friendly! If you are interested, please contact nicole@seedsforchangegardens.org or lynne@seedsforchangegardens.org
Together we can make a difference in York Region!
Come and join us as we learn and cook together…
Root vegetables (with the exception of potatoes and carrots) are some of the most overlooked and underappreciated vegetables around. But these nutritional storehouses are available in winter, inexpensive and actually hidden treasures – worthy of your notice!
Date: Tuesday February 28th, 2012
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Drewry Secondary School
70 Drewry Ave.
North York, ON
M2M 1C8
All attendees will participate in a cooking workshop creating and tasting three simple, delicious recipes that feature root vegetables.
Facilitated by Renee Ender-Amir and Simona Sher-Amir
Space is limited…so please RSVP to lynne@seedsforchangegardens.org.
Thank you for your interest
Farming Internship with The Cutting Veg (Part-Time)
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At the end of the Orientation session, those still interested will sign up for an interview.
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Those who cannot commit to the Internship, but are interested in volunteering on the farm, please contact daniel@thecuttingveg.com, with the subject line “Interested in Volunteering.”
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Please contact Jessica Gibson at jessica@thecuttingveg.com to receive an email version of the Internship Curriculum. Please indicate in your email which orientation session you will be attending.
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Interested applicants need to attend one of two Orientation sessions —- either Wednesday, March 7th, 7-9pm, or Thursday, March 8th, 7-9pm. Orientation sessions will take place at Cooper’s Furniture (111 Bathurst Street at Adelaide)
Seeds for Change is back for another great gardening season! We are so excited to present our first workshop: Cooking With Root Vegetables from 7:00pm - 9:00pm on Tuesday February 28th at Drewry S.S! We can’t wait to see all of our garden friends again and learn more about all the great things we can do with fresh, organic food.
We would love to see you there! If you are interested, please make sure to RSVP to Lynne at lynne@seedsforchangegardens.org
Garlic Workshop
Join Seeds for Change to plant garlic and discuss all the amazing medicinal properties of this magical plant. We will be tasting and planting garlic from all over the world including Israel, Korea and Russia.
Date: Thursday November 3, 2011
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Location:: Growing to Give Community Garden, 835 Clark Ave. (Just west of Bathurst Street and behind the Firehall)
Requested Donation: A non-perishable food item for the firefighters’ food drive
Seeds For Change beautiful sunflower garden
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