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Climate Victory Gardening
May 3, 2020 @ 2:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Victory Gardens harken back to World War I and World War II, as a way to support the war effort through home gardening. This presentation and workshop will discuss a modern day version – COVID-Climate Victory Gardens.
We will discuss the exposure we may have in the future from food shortages and higher prices, as we enter an era of increased global food insecurity. Solutions will be discussed, including the incredible capacity to grow significant amounts of our food supply on little land and with only a modest labour input. Discussion will include how to easily convert parts of your lawn to gardens, how to begin or expand your suburban ‘micro-farm’, what to grow that’s easiest and most nutritious, and ways to increase your larder and food stores.
Speakers include Robert Cervelli, who runs a 2 acre ‘micro-farm’ in St Margarets Bay and Erin Clements, who grows a lot of vegetables at her suburban Halifax home and has converted a large portion of her front yard to a garden.
This event is free (donations appreciated!) and requires registration through our Eventbrite listing. We will be conducting this event on Zoom with livestreaming to Facebook, and we will send you the Zoom link via Eventbrite prior to the presentation.
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