Events March 30th 2016 Rexdale Seed Exchange 05:00 to 07:00 Learn how to save your own seeds Snacks provided Seedy crafts for kids Vegetable seeds to trade or by donation Where: Albion Library, 1515 Albion Rd (west of Kipling)When: Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 5pm til 7pmQuestions? Call Eleanor at 647-784-0090e-mail maxwellj22@outlook.com > March 21st 2016 Seed packing with the Toronto Seed Library 12:00 to 04:00 Early spring is the buzziest thyme at the TSL as we prepare for planting season! Our office is full of heaps of bee-autiful community seed donations in addition to those we've ordered from our incrEDIBLE local/regional seed companies! Peas come help us clean, sort and pack seeds in preparation for the remaining 2016 Seedy Saturdays/Sundays and to send out to all of our branches. Learn (or practice) seed saving skills and enjoy the company of some of the seediest folks in town! > Start on March 19th 2016 Black Creek Community Farm workshops End on April 30th 2016 March 19, 2016 10am-2pm Maple Syrup Day https://www.facebook.com/events/978959268850460/ Come learn the basics of maple syrup production! We'll start with a forest walk to learn to identify maple trees by their twigs and bark, check out how sap is collected, and then gather around the fire for a demo of the syrup boiling process. End your visit with a plate of pancakes with maple syrup, and a cup of hot cocoa ($10). > Start on March 15th 2016 @ 08:30 The Co-op Model: Shared Ownership and Social Innovation End on April 12th 2016 @ 08:30 Co-operatives are a distinctive and highly successful form of social enterprise. One or more stakeholder groups (consumers, employees, entrepreneurs, and/or other organizations) jointly own and democratically direct the enterprise to meet their objectives. In Ontario alone, we have more than 1,200 co-operative enterprises and organizations in 400 communities with 15,000 employees. The Shared Ownership Workshop Series is a joint initiative of Centre for Social Innovation, Enterprise Toronto and On Co-op. One Workshop = $10. All Three Workshops = $25 In this series of three workshops, participants will learn about the distinctive features and values of co-operative enterprises; how these enterprises are structured and incorporated, with a focus on employee-owned co-operatives; and how succession planning can be... > Start on March 15th 2016 Rye's Homegrown 10-week Garden Design Program End on March 29th 2016 Join our 10-week Garden Design Program this spring and learn the fundamentals of Ecological Garden Design and Market Gardening. Through on-campus workshops, field exercises, and hands-on activities, participants will learn and practice garden design through the planning and planting of Ryerson's quarter acre rooftop farm, and ground-level polyculture gardens.Dates: March 15th–May 24th 2016Schedule:Classroom sessions on Tuesday evenings from 5–7pmField sessions on your choice ofSundays 1–4pm;Tuesdays 1–4pm; orFridays 9am–12pmLocation: Ryerson University, Campus Gardens & Rooftop... > March 12th 2016 Green Mapping Workshop All day Calling all individuals interested in sustainability and urban agriculture, who are curious about how they can use tools for web mapping!In this free, 3 hour workshop on Saturday March 12, 2016, participants will:hear about existing tools and projects for mappingdesign and make their own green mapsidentify challenges and opportunities for web mappingimagine and test improvements to mapping... > March 4th 2016 Toronto Seed Library Seed Packing Day 10:00 to 04:30 Early spring is the buzziest thyme at the TSL as we prepare for planting season! Our office is full of heaps of bee-autiful community seed donations in addition to those we've ordered from our incrEDIBLE local/regional seed companies! Peas come help us process, pack and sort seeds in preparation for the 2016 Seedy Saturdays/Sundays and to send out to all of our branches. Learn (or practice) seed saving skills and enjoy the company of some of the seediest folks in town! No knead to bee present for the whole event- feel free to drop in any thyme between 10am and 4:30pm to help out a beet! We'll bee in the basement*, in the large meeting room! *~ Peas invite your friends and share wildly! ~* * Elevator available > March 4th 2016 Rye's Homegrown First Fridays begin March 4th 01:00 to 04:00 First Fridays Begin March 4thWelcome back! We hope you are enjoying your winter hibernation and are excited to help us start preparing for a new season. We'll be starting this week with our First Friday drop-in event to discuss and plan for the gardens. Seeing as this is the first event of the year, there will be a Meet and Greet for anyone who wants to discuss urban agriculture on campus and find out how to get involved with the project throughout the growing season. The Meet and Greet portion will include a presentation on our programming for the year, followed by a seed-planning activity for our greenhouse-seedling operation. If the weather is fair, we’ll end with a tour of the gardens. Refreshments will be served!When: Friday March 4th,... > Start on March 1st 2016 School Grown: growing food to grow people webinars End on March 22nd 2016 School Grown is a project featuring schoolyard farms that provide paid jobs and school credit for high school students. We're a project of @FoodShareTO and we farm at Bendale BTI & the roof of Eastdale CI. Join us for a series of one hour webinars where we'll share some of the things we've learned. You can ask anything you want and we'll share resources we've developed. All webinars start at 12pm EST. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/school-grown-growing-food-to-grow-people-tickets-22069517521Webinar menu: March 1 - Students as Curriculum... >
March 30th 2016 Rexdale Seed Exchange 05:00 to 07:00 Learn how to save your own seeds Snacks provided Seedy crafts for kids Vegetable seeds to trade or by donation Where: Albion Library, 1515 Albion Rd (west of Kipling)When: Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 5pm til 7pmQuestions? Call Eleanor at 647-784-0090e-mail maxwellj22@outlook.com >
March 21st 2016 Seed packing with the Toronto Seed Library 12:00 to 04:00 Early spring is the buzziest thyme at the TSL as we prepare for planting season! Our office is full of heaps of bee-autiful community seed donations in addition to those we've ordered from our incrEDIBLE local/regional seed companies! Peas come help us clean, sort and pack seeds in preparation for the remaining 2016 Seedy Saturdays/Sundays and to send out to all of our branches. Learn (or practice) seed saving skills and enjoy the company of some of the seediest folks in town! >
Start on March 19th 2016 Black Creek Community Farm workshops End on April 30th 2016 March 19, 2016 10am-2pm Maple Syrup Day https://www.facebook.com/events/978959268850460/ Come learn the basics of maple syrup production! We'll start with a forest walk to learn to identify maple trees by their twigs and bark, check out how sap is collected, and then gather around the fire for a demo of the syrup boiling process. End your visit with a plate of pancakes with maple syrup, and a cup of hot cocoa ($10). >
Start on March 15th 2016 @ 08:30 The Co-op Model: Shared Ownership and Social Innovation End on April 12th 2016 @ 08:30 Co-operatives are a distinctive and highly successful form of social enterprise. One or more stakeholder groups (consumers, employees, entrepreneurs, and/or other organizations) jointly own and democratically direct the enterprise to meet their objectives. In Ontario alone, we have more than 1,200 co-operative enterprises and organizations in 400 communities with 15,000 employees. The Shared Ownership Workshop Series is a joint initiative of Centre for Social Innovation, Enterprise Toronto and On Co-op. One Workshop = $10. All Three Workshops = $25 In this series of three workshops, participants will learn about the distinctive features and values of co-operative enterprises; how these enterprises are structured and incorporated, with a focus on employee-owned co-operatives; and how succession planning can be... >
Start on March 15th 2016 Rye's Homegrown 10-week Garden Design Program End on March 29th 2016 Join our 10-week Garden Design Program this spring and learn the fundamentals of Ecological Garden Design and Market Gardening. Through on-campus workshops, field exercises, and hands-on activities, participants will learn and practice garden design through the planning and planting of Ryerson's quarter acre rooftop farm, and ground-level polyculture gardens.Dates: March 15th–May 24th 2016Schedule:Classroom sessions on Tuesday evenings from 5–7pmField sessions on your choice ofSundays 1–4pm;Tuesdays 1–4pm; orFridays 9am–12pmLocation: Ryerson University, Campus Gardens & Rooftop... >
March 12th 2016 Green Mapping Workshop All day Calling all individuals interested in sustainability and urban agriculture, who are curious about how they can use tools for web mapping!In this free, 3 hour workshop on Saturday March 12, 2016, participants will:hear about existing tools and projects for mappingdesign and make their own green mapsidentify challenges and opportunities for web mappingimagine and test improvements to mapping... >
March 4th 2016 Toronto Seed Library Seed Packing Day 10:00 to 04:30 Early spring is the buzziest thyme at the TSL as we prepare for planting season! Our office is full of heaps of bee-autiful community seed donations in addition to those we've ordered from our incrEDIBLE local/regional seed companies! Peas come help us process, pack and sort seeds in preparation for the 2016 Seedy Saturdays/Sundays and to send out to all of our branches. Learn (or practice) seed saving skills and enjoy the company of some of the seediest folks in town! No knead to bee present for the whole event- feel free to drop in any thyme between 10am and 4:30pm to help out a beet! We'll bee in the basement*, in the large meeting room! *~ Peas invite your friends and share wildly! ~* * Elevator available >
March 4th 2016 Rye's Homegrown First Fridays begin March 4th 01:00 to 04:00 First Fridays Begin March 4thWelcome back! We hope you are enjoying your winter hibernation and are excited to help us start preparing for a new season. We'll be starting this week with our First Friday drop-in event to discuss and plan for the gardens. Seeing as this is the first event of the year, there will be a Meet and Greet for anyone who wants to discuss urban agriculture on campus and find out how to get involved with the project throughout the growing season. The Meet and Greet portion will include a presentation on our programming for the year, followed by a seed-planning activity for our greenhouse-seedling operation. If the weather is fair, we’ll end with a tour of the gardens. Refreshments will be served!When: Friday March 4th,... >
Start on March 1st 2016 School Grown: growing food to grow people webinars End on March 22nd 2016 School Grown is a project featuring schoolyard farms that provide paid jobs and school credit for high school students. We're a project of @FoodShareTO and we farm at Bendale BTI & the roof of Eastdale CI. Join us for a series of one hour webinars where we'll share some of the things we've learned. You can ask anything you want and we'll share resources we've developed. All webinars start at 12pm EST. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/school-grown-growing-food-to-grow-people-tickets-22069517521Webinar menu: March 1 - Students as Curriculum... >
