This summer Transition Bay St Margarets will be partnering with local skill-sharers at the Tantallon Village Farmers Market. Stop by our table to learn a new skill! On July 4th we will be featuring local beekeeper Michelle McPherson. Michelle will be sharing her experience with beekeeping, and will have tools of the trade on hand for people […]
Join us for the big Fall Harvest of the Crossroads Educational Vegetable Garden from 10:00am to 12:00am on Saturday, September 16th (rain or shine) – three weeks before Thanksgiving! Over the summer, garden volunteers have already harvested over 160 pounds of Swiss chard, kale, carrot and beets. We should have a bumper crop at this […]
This workshop will look at the prospects for the human race on our planet in the decades ahead. We will plumb the depths of two extremes – the doom and gloom of climate change and the environmental destruction of our only habitat, as well as the incredible optimistic trends going on globally to adapt at […]
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 […]