How to Create a Food Forest Workshop
Coming Soon!... Sign up will be done through Univerus, create a free account for this free workshop! Posters will be sent out when registration is open.
How to Create a Food Forest in Your Own Backyard or Community!
May 18th, 2025 @ 1:00pm
@ The Heritage Arts Centre in Quarry Park (166 Main Street, Stonewall)
Are you interested in gardening and producing a luscious garden that is self sustaining, produces everything you and your family needs and is better for the environment? This free workshop is the perfect informative gardening lesson.
The facilitator of this new workshop is Zach Loeks, expert in creating food forests, author of The Edible Ecosystem Solution, The Permaculture Market Garden and the Two Wheel Tractor Handbook. Zach travels the world providing communities with his knowledge on building and developing Food Forests.
Information on the Workshop:
"The workshop will cover the fundamentals of designing a cold-hardy food forest, including how to assess your yard's environment and choose suitable annuals and perennials for a successful food forest. I’ll also provide guidance on building a garden plot from scratch, along with practical tips, techniques, and tools for food forest gardening. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how to start and maintain their own food forest, tailored to their unique environment".
The first 20 participants to sign up on Univerus (free to use) when registration opens, will receive a few free plants to get their Food Forest started!
In the fall we will also have a continued workshop for anyone interested in canning and storing the food you grow.
Canning and Storing the Food you Grow (*This workshop will be introduced in the early Fall)
This workshop will be lead by a canning instructor and will be done in the kitchen at the HAC building in Quarry Park. Simply bring the items you grew over summer and we will provide the rest and show you how to properly can, preserve and store the items you grew!
*This workshop has availability for 20 participants, which will receive free supplies to complete the workshop (including canning jars, lids, spices and other ingredients). Please provide any fresh produce that you wish to can/jam.
Food Recycler Demo will be provided afterwards for any participants interested. *Recyclers will be available for purchase.
*We want to thank Healthy Together Now for funding & supporting the program!*