Enjoy an old-fashioned, community-building, ‘barn raising’ type experience where useful skills are shared and learned. And where we all have a good deal of fun, too! Learn as we build two types of typical basic decks and a geodesic dome greenhouse. Experts will be on hand to make presentations on the basic ideas and […]
We will be having the last 2017 harvest of the Crossroads Educational Vegetable Garden on Saturday, November 11 from 2:00-4:00pm. We will harvesting one last round of kale and chard, as well as digging up the parsnips. We know we will add significant poundage to our record-breaking season running total of 603 pounds! All are welcome to join […]
Are you interested in learning more about how to create simple, beautiful, hand made gifts for the holidays? Would you like ideas on how to use recycled materials and every day items to create useful presents and memorable keepsakes? Join us for a presentation and "show and tell" featuring an assortment of hand made gift […]
Wondering what it's like to live without a connection to the electric grid and with no electric bill? Then this 2 hour presentation and discussion is for you. Some of the topics that will be covered are: o Introduction to off-grid o Types of off-grid systems o Off-grid for new construction o Off-grid as a […]
Join us for a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary SEED: The Untold Story. Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds. Worshipped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. SEED: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. In the last century, 94% of our […]
We know there are no more chances. It is not going away, and today is the time to get it right in dealing with the climate crisis. Our world will live with it for the rest of our history, just as we have lived with the 20th century legacy of nuclear war. Our shared duty […]
Join us for an afternoon of learning all about seeds! We will talk about everything to do with seeds, including the magic of seeds, seed types, diversity and life span, international seed libraries, seed anatomy, storing and using seeds, how to perform germination tests, methods of planting seeds, buying seeds, hybrid vs. heirloom seeds, when […]
Oh dear - the wind blew the plastic off the greenhouse during a January storm!! The winter spinach crop survived because we put row cover over it for protection. Join us for a half-day workshop to rebuild this 20'x24' greenhouse. We will rebuild the gable ends and doors and put on new plastic. Learn all […]
Join us for starting the 7th successful year of the Crossroads Educational Vegetable Garden! We will be doing soil prep in the raised beds, and planting beets, carrots, parsnips, cabbage, onion, chard, kale and rutabaga. Last year, we harvested a total of 665 pounds of vegetables for the St Margarets Bay Food Bank. Learn […]
Before there was digital photography there was analog - film - photography. For 160 years analog photography looked after the photographic needs of the world. Although most photography is now digital, there are still practitioners of analog photography, and it still has some distinct advantages over it's digital cousin. This presentation is an introduction to […]