A belated view of tree planting 2011...

Here is a brief glimpse of tree planting 2011. An absolutely wonderful program offered by the City of Calgary called Neighbourwoods provides trees and expertise to communities at a subsidized rate as long as they commit to caring for the fledgling trees. Both our gardens took advantage of the program, and with it the landscapes have changed overnight. Thanks to the great volunteers who showed up to take our gardens to the next level. It was a huge success not just for our gardens but for Northern Hills as a whole, as you can see from some of the pictures there was no shortage of people willing to bring more green to their lives.

A terrific educational opportunity...

Raising Dirt From the Dead

Date: August 26, 2011 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Location: Harvest Hills Alliance Church

10099 Harvest Hills Blvd. NW

Calgary, AB

A Unique Opportunity to Learn From an International Expert

Doug Weatherbee "The Soil Doctor"

Soil Foodweb Advisor and International Soil Expert
(http://www.soildoctor.org/)

Soil is a complex community of life, supporting the most bio diverse ecosystem on the planet. A single teaspoon of soil contains billions of living organisms that are continuously at work, creating soil structure, storing carbon, producing nutrients and building defense systems against disease. Healthy soil cleans water, stores carbon, purifies the very systems that sustain us in addition to producing healthy and nutrient-dense food!
Learn how to create healthy and alive topsoil through organic agricultural methods, relying on biology and ecology instead of chemicals and utilizing naturals systems of soil regeneration.
Doug is visiting Calgary all the way from Mexico...  Be sure not to miss this unique and rare opportunity!


WHEN: Friday August 26th, 7 - 9 pm

WHERE: Harvest Hills Alliance Church, 10099 Harvest Hills Blvd. NW

TIME: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

COST: donations gratefully accepted for future educational events


100 % of proceeds donated to these great non-profit organizations: Community Garden Resource Network, Permaculture Calgary, Northern Hills Community Gardens

Sponsored by: Community Gardens Resource Network (A program of the Calgary Horticultural Society), Verge Permaculture, The Northern Hills Community Association