Sun. Apr. 1, 2pm - 5pm
SSAtlantic/Terence Bay Lighthouse COMMUNITY GATHERING
DETAILS:
- Seafood Chowder Supper
- Musical Entertainment
- Recognition of the Rescue Heroes
- DVD Virtual Tour
- Silent Auction
- Bake Table
TICKETS:
Adult $10; Children $5; 5 & under FREE
Limited number available at the Terence Bay Post Office,
ROC, and the PRCC; or lacika0612@yahoo.ca or 852-3147.
Part Time Gardener Position
We are seeking a part-time gardener from May to October, 2012 to assist with general garden maintenance tasks such as:
• Planting
• Pruning
• Weeding
• Bed clean up, edging
• Watering and fertilizing plants
Applicants should be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience in decorative and edible garden care and landscaping. This is a contract position for 20 hours / week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) from mid May to mid October.
Interested applicants please send your resume to:
Elsie Rolls/Heather White
Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Building - Room 2631
5955 Veterans Memorial Way
Halifax, NS B3H 2E1
OR
elsie.rolls@cdha.nshealth.ca or heather.white@cdha.nshealth.ca
Inspiration Meeting: Wed. Mar. 28
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To help kick start your gardening season, we're planning a Garden Inspiration Meeting on Wednesday, March 28th! This meeting will be all about our members, sharing, learning and getting the inside scoop with HOT gardening tips from each other!
Sooooooo.... for this meeting, we are asking everyone to dig around in your gardening stash and find your favorite garden-related item!! Anything goes, everything qualifies! We would like you to dust it off, bring it to our meeting and tell us in 2 minutes or less why it's your favorite and you just couldn't imagine living without it!
What'll it be? Your favorite:
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I bet some of you will know instantly what you need to show us! I bet some of you are wondering which of your many favorites to choose! If it's something not easily transported, just bring us a picture of it! I can't wait to see what everyone brings - and I can't wait to hear why!
AND DON'T FORGET YOUR PERENNIAL ORDERS!! :D
(order forms are in the right hand menu of our site)
HRM Library Programs for Gardeners
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Here are just a few examples:
Green Spring Cleaning
Save money and live healthier by learning
green techniques to clean your home just
in time for spring.
DARTMOUTH NORTH
Saturday, April 21/2:30 p.m.
Native Plants
This six-part series presented by the
Ecology Action Centre will focus on
plants native to the Halifax area. See
halifaxpubliclibraries.ca for descriptions
of each session. Drop in to any session or
attend all six.
HALIFAX NORTH
Alternate Thursdays/7 p.m.
March 1-May 10
Foraging in the City
Learn how to live a sustainable life by
growing and preserving your own food
while living in an urban environment.
Presenters will speak at 1, 2 and 3 p.m.
SPRING GARDEN
Saturday, March 31/1-4 p.m.
Elizabeth Peirce, Yes You CanElizabeth Peirce, author of Grow
Organic: A Simple Guide to Nova Scotia
Vegetable Gardening, will talk about
different kinds of food preserving.The Year Round Vegetable
Niki Jabbour, Cultivated EdiblesNiki Jabbour, author of The Year Round
Vegetable Gardener, will talk about urban
vegetable gardening, detailing sneaky
ways to get more out of your space.
Jayme Melrose, Food Forest Gardening
Jayme Melrose, a.ka. the Garden Doula,
will explain the concept of food forest
gardening.
Gardener
Join writer and radio host Niki Jabbour
for gardening tips and ideas from her new
book, The Year Round Vegetable Gardener.
See page 6 for another gardening
program with Niki Jabbour.
TANTALLON
Saturday, March 24/2 p.m.
Joys & Woes of the
Urban Lawn
Presented by Lynn Brooks, a member of
the Master Gardeners of Atlantic Canada,
an organization that helps new gardeners
and assists in the greening and
beautification of communities.
TANTALLON
Saturday, March 31/2 p.m.
Attracting Backyard Birds in
Winter & Spring
Noted Nova Scotia birder Clarence Stevens
will share secrets used by bird experts to
help you entice birds to your backyard,
including colourful spring rarities.
WOODLAWN
Tuesday, March 13/7 p.m.
Windowsill Herbs
Bring your own pot, we’ll supply the soil
and seeds. Then, you’ll craft your own
plant marker from metal tape.
WOODLAWN
Wednesday, April 18/1:30 p.m.
Regional Meeting
DISTRICT FOUR
REGIONAL MEETING
Hosted by Eastern Shore Garden Club
SATURDAY APRIL 14Th 2012
9:30am
EAST CHEZZETCOOK LIONS CLUB
89 East Chezzetcook Road
Take exit 21 (Gaetz Brook) off Hwy 107 east of Dartmouth
Turn left at the top of the ramp. The Lions Club Hall is
approximately 1km on the right.
PROGRAM
9:30 - 10am Registration
10:00 -
10:10 Welcome and Introductions
10:10 -
10:30 Club Reports
10:30 -
11:15 Alan Banks, Harbour Breeze
Daylilies
Japanese
Iris
11:15 -
11:30 Stretch Break
11:30 -
12:15 Garnet Wright, The Stone
Gallery
Hardscaping
12:15 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 Crystal Godfrey, The Secret Garden
Getting Ready for Spring & Garden Design
2:30 - 2:45 Door prizes and Closing Remarks
VENDORS TO DATE
Joe Mrkonjic - SeaBoost
Doug Stoddart - Iron works
Keith Kerr - Bat Houses
Alan Banks - Daylilies
Sue Carpenter - Garden Themed Decor
Admission $10
We would like you to try to remember to be environmentally aware
and bring your own coffee mug
Please would each club provide three door prizes approximately $20 each
Plant Now With Winter Sowing!
Hi everyone!
Thank you all for such a great turn out to hear Paul Dickie teach us all about bees! I will be sharing more information regarding his farm and some bee-related links as soon as I receive them.
For more information on how to start your plants right now with winter sowing, see our handout What is Winter Sowing? and visit wintersown.org for oodles of helpful tips, hints and links.
As promised, I have posted the Perennial Order Form and Plant Overview in the right-hand menu. Just click the picture to open up the document in Google Viewer. In the viewer, locate the menu bar just below the filename. Here you'll see a little picture of a printer (click it to print a copy). You can also use the File>Download option in this menu to save a copy to your computer (and email it to friends or family to collect orders! :) All orders are due back at our next meeting, Wed. Mar. 28.
John reminded us that we had a 10% off coupon on our seed packets from Allison at Halifax Seed. He picked up a mushroom starter kit with his - how kewl!!
Bill Mercier mentioned that we will be receiving our berries so we will be owing him for what we ordered when they arrive (urg... I believe that was going to be in April?? - please email me if I'm wrong!)
Scroll down to see a bunch of new event announcements!!
See you again in March!
Val :)
Thank you all for such a great turn out to hear Paul Dickie teach us all about bees! I will be sharing more information regarding his farm and some bee-related links as soon as I receive them.
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| wintersown.org |
As promised, I have posted the Perennial Order Form and Plant Overview in the right-hand menu. Just click the picture to open up the document in Google Viewer. In the viewer, locate the menu bar just below the filename. Here you'll see a little picture of a printer (click it to print a copy). You can also use the File>Download option in this menu to save a copy to your computer (and email it to friends or family to collect orders! :) All orders are due back at our next meeting, Wed. Mar. 28.
John reminded us that we had a 10% off coupon on our seed packets from Allison at Halifax Seed. He picked up a mushroom starter kit with his - how kewl!!
Bill Mercier mentioned that we will be receiving our berries so we will be owing him for what we ordered when they arrive (urg... I believe that was going to be in April?? - please email me if I'm wrong!)
Scroll down to see a bunch of new event announcements!!
See you again in March!
Val :)
Blockhouse School Project Launch
Feb 29,2012
The Blockhouse School Project is moving forward, with municipal approval of the lease and a Leap Day Project Launch!
We're going to transform the abandoned Blockhouse school into a model for how to become more self-sufficient and sustainable in:
FOOD • SHELTER • ENERGY • CULTURE • EMPLOYMENT
Leap Day Project Launch and Celebration
Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012
Blockhouse Fire Hall.
Free Open House 3:30-5 pm
• Display tables, meet and greet, learn more about the project.
• Lease signing with Mayor Don Downe: 4:30
• Free pony cart rides for the kids 4:45-5:45
Evening of Celebration 5-10 pm
Supper • Presentation • Live Music • Door Prizes
$10 adult, $5 under 18, $30 family
(Supper served 5-7 pm)
Musical performers include:
Alex Hickey • Darren Arsenault • Salt & Heather • More TBA
Tickets available on website or at:
• Ali's General Store, • PJ's Bargain Centre,
• Kinburn Pharmasave Mahone Bay • Biscuit Eater Café
Watch our website at www.TheBlockhouseSchool.org for updates.
We're going to transform the abandoned Blockhouse school into a model for how to become more self-sufficient and sustainable in:
FOOD • SHELTER • ENERGY • CULTURE • EMPLOYMENT
Leap Day Project Launch and Celebration
Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012
Blockhouse Fire Hall.
Free Open House 3:30-5 pm
• Display tables, meet and greet, learn more about the project.
• Lease signing with Mayor Don Downe: 4:30
• Free pony cart rides for the kids 4:45-5:45
Evening of Celebration 5-10 pm
Supper • Presentation • Live Music • Door Prizes
$10 adult, $5 under 18, $30 family
(Supper served 5-7 pm)
Musical performers include:
Alex Hickey • Darren Arsenault • Salt & Heather • More TBA
Tickets available on website or at:
• Ali's General Store, • PJ's Bargain Centre,
• Kinburn Pharmasave Mahone Bay • Biscuit Eater Café
Watch our website at www.TheBlockhouseSchool.org for updates.
Event Notice: Seedy Saturday in Spryfield
Seedy Saturday in Spryfield will be Sat. Mar.31 2-4pm at Captain William Spry Community Centre ( behind the No Frills/Canadian Tire Mall ) It's a great opportunity to support local gardeners selling organic seed from their gardens and some bulbs and small plants. Also there will be Annapolis Seeds selling organic seed from the valley.
Plant Sale in Spryfield will be Sat. May 26 10-noon, same location. Also sponsored by the Spryfield Urban Farm Museum. They also have community garden plots nearby on the road to Elizabeth Sutherland School. Marjorie Willison, the Atlantic Gardener, is their president.
Plant Sale in Spryfield will be Sat. May 26 10-noon, same location. Also sponsored by the Spryfield Urban Farm Museum. They also have community garden plots nearby on the road to Elizabeth Sutherland School. Marjorie Willison, the Atlantic Gardener, is their president.
Event Notice: Seedy Saturday in Truro
Click here to see the original notice...
Come celebrate local food, farming, and gardening at the fifth annual Seedy Saturday in Truro on February 25th.The event runs from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at St. Andrew's United church, 55 King Street in Truro. It's free and all are welcome!
Find all those wonderful, hard-to-get organic and heritage seeds and transplants to start your vegetable garden off right. You can also "Ask the Expert" your gardening questions or bring your own saved seeds to swap and share with others.
Don't miss this chance to hear Dr. Vandana Shiva, the global crusader for just and healthy food systems. She'll give a presentation on Seed Sovereignty in the auditorium from 11:15-11:45 a.m. And USC Canada board member Mark Austin – a wild-blueberry farmer and food activist – will also be there to chat about how local food and global issues link.
There is no charge for this event. For more information, contact Mark by email or visit the event's facebook page.
www.usc-canada.org
Please forward this message to anyone you know who might enjoy this event.
We Hope to See You There!
Dr. Vandana Shiva Visits Halifax
This notice has been forwarded for those who wish to take in Dr. Vandana Shiva's Halifax presentations. They are two of several she will be giving in communities throughout NS during the last week in Feb.
Monday, February 27
Dr. Vandana Shiva and Guests: A Feast of Conversation about Women, Men and Food.
9:00AM – 12:00PM (seating for 200, arrive early!)
Mount St Vincent University, Multi-purpose Room, Rosaria Centre, Halifax, NS.
Suggested minimum donation $10.
Funds support the Navdanya organization.
Please register at http://www.oxfam.ca/vandana-shiva.
For more information, contact janet.rhymes@oxfam.ca.
Monday, February 27
Dr. Vandana Shiva speaks on "Water and Biodiversity, Agriculture and Justice" at Dalhousie University.
7:00 pm, Ondaatje Auditorium, Marion McCain Building, Dalhousie University, 6135 University Avenue.
Suggested minimum donation: $10. students/ $15. general; proceeds to Navdanya.
Presented by the College of Sustainability.
For more information: www.sustainability.dal.ca or sustain@dal.ca
Monday, February 27
Dr. Vandana Shiva and Guests: A Feast of Conversation about Women, Men and Food.
9:00AM – 12:00PM (seating for 200, arrive early!)
Mount St Vincent University, Multi-purpose Room, Rosaria Centre, Halifax, NS.
Suggested minimum donation $10.
Funds support the Navdanya organization.
Please register at http://www.oxfam.ca/vandana-shiva.
For more information, contact janet.rhymes@oxfam.ca.
Monday, February 27
Dr. Vandana Shiva speaks on "Water and Biodiversity, Agriculture and Justice" at Dalhousie University.
7:00 pm, Ondaatje Auditorium, Marion McCain Building, Dalhousie University, 6135 University Avenue.
Suggested minimum donation: $10. students/ $15. general; proceeds to Navdanya.
Presented by the College of Sustainability.
For more information: www.sustainability.dal.ca or sustain@dal.ca
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