Join us on Mother's Day afternoon to praise your Mother Earth by getting your hands in the soil! This will be the forth annual garden prep and planting session for the Crossroads Educational Vegetable Garden. The garden will be expanded yet again with more raised beds, and we will likely see the 2015 harvest surpass […]
Vibrant communities recognize the need for sustainable housing which is accessible and affordable by both younger and older generations. New models for community housing will be explored, citing inspiring examples within the province and elsewhere. The workshop will explore the potential for housing projects within the St. Margaret's Bay area. John McKee of the Seniors […]
Transition Bay St Margarets, one of over a thousand Transition Towns globally, is celebrating its 4th year in The Bay with a Public Visioning Session! Your projects and ideas are welcomed as you are invited to just come and listen as well as share and meet with other community members. Our successes in the Bay have […]
A Community Land Trust (CLT) is a blended land ownership model. It secures socio-economic and environmental goals through non-profit ownership of the land and leasing it back to private owners or organizations focused on community benefit. Affordability and other goals are built into the lease creating a powerful and balanced means of blending private and […]
Develop your self-sufficiency skills at Bridgewater's first Up!Skilling Expo! Have you always wanted to start keeping chickens in your back yard for eggs, or fermenting your own kombucha? Join us for a day of demonstrations of a wide variety of skills like this! Attend five 1 hour workshops throughout the day to learn skills like […]
Do you want to learn about traditional ways of preserving foods? The tried and true. Please join us for a fun-filled day of building food resilience. We'll learn why we preserve food & how it relates to our modern world and future. Methods covered will include: Canning (hot water bath), Dehydrating & Vacuum Packing, Freezing, Fruit […]
Already Done! Already Harvested! A record amounts of veggies were harvested this year - 421 pounds!!! All the veggies were donated to the St Margarets Bay Food Bank. The garden was harvested earlier than planned - conditions were such that they just had to be harvested quickly. This garden is maintained by volunteers to […]
This workshop will consist of a presentation followed by a tour of a nearby modern off-grid home. Some of the topics the presentation will include: o Introduction to off-grid o Types of off-grid systems o Off-grid for new construction o Off-grid as a retrofit for existing houses o Components of off-grid systems o Energy use […]
Recent scientific research has indicated that training in compassion, using simple contemplative activities and practices, can deepen and broaden our ability to express, and act upon, the compassion that is inherent in all human beings. In this session we will explore the elements of compassion training that facilitate compassionate action. Imagine what it would be […]
In celebration of 2015 International Year of Soils, Phil Warman, PhD, PAg, will present a lecture and discussion on the importance of building and maintaining good soil health for home, garden, and farm. With the participation of the audience and the use of a few props, Phil will describe the fundamental differences between soil and […]
