Robin's Program & Workshop Schedule for 2010
Food Cycles
First and third Monday of the month, beginning March 1
Edible Landscapes (1732 Pell Road, Roberts Creek)
Move through an entire season of food growing basics. $300 for 14 sessions or $25 for drop in. Some shifts in topic may occur. To register, just pick the workshops you'd like and send me an email with your choices. You can pay via PayPal (send a PayPal payment to info@ediblelandscapes.ca or by mailing a cheque to Edible Landscapes, 1732 Pell Road, Roberts Creek, BC V0N 2W1. Robin can be reached at 604.885.4505 or via email at info@ediblelandscapes.ca with questions.
March 1 - plant selection, garden mapping, stockpiling matter, seed starting
March 15 - herb garden prep, slug patrol, forest garden, planting garden.
April 5 - Perennial plant recognition and care, propagation and transplanting.
April 19 - Weed and pest management, attracting wildlife, making a salve.
May 3 - Observing plants, checking water system, harvesting, preparing for squash.
May 17 - Water wisdom, predator management, tool care, nursery care.
June 7 - planning the winter garden, harvesting herbs, checking mulch and setting up feeding system.
June 21 - Feed your plants. Chicken tractor and design a chicken coop.
July 5 - In home food systems, dehydrator basics, seed check, make a bamboo gate.
July - 19 - Make a tincture, make infused oil, mulch.
Aug 2 - observation and triage, harvest and pickling.
Aug - 16 - the wood shed - preparing for winter.
Sept 6 - Assess winter foods, herb recognition
Sept 20 - Seed Saving, winter gifts, lactofermentation.
The Garden Bench - $30 per day
An Introductory Workshop in Cob Building
July 17 & 18
1732 Pell Road, Roberts Creek
10:30 am to 4:00 pm both days
Learn the basics of cob, from site selection and foundation building to roofing and wall protection. And of course a whole lot of cobbing in between. Join us as we build a beautiful bench for the Sustainable Living Arts School, in the edible landscape of Robin Wheeler's gardens.
This workshop gives both experienced and new students of cob alike an opportunity to practice most of the skills needed to build a full size dwelling (in a much shorter amount of time!). A great overview course for those curious about designing with cob. For more information and to register, contact: Robin Wheeler at info@ediblelandscapes.ca. Please bring your own lunch.
Permie Weekend
July 24 & 25, 2010
Edible Landscapes (1732 Pell Road, Roberts Creek)
Small Farm Skills in Roberts Creek - Good basic skills! Take one class or take them all. Congenial camping ($5 a night per person), take in the beach or a restaurant while you're on the coast. Contact Robin at info@ediblelandscapes.ca to register or for more info.
Saturday, July 24
11:30 am - 1:00 pm - Hand Tool Maintenance and Repair (Instructor TBA)
Although we presently live in the day when it costs more to buy a new handle than to replace the broken hand tool, this might not always be the case. Our instructor will first show us how to prolong the life of our tools, then show several techniques for replacing handles using old and freshly made examples. $25
1:30 to 3:00 - Year Round Gardening with Robin Wheeler
What does it take to eat our own garden food for as much of the year as possible? This is as much a space/time mapping exercise as anything, and Robin will guide us through the steps it will take to plan this wide spectrum food garden, and we will address storage issues. $25
3:30 to 5 pm - Intro to Bee Keeping with Martin Cook - off site (directions provided)
Get all your basics in this class - life cycle of the bee, equipment required, siting and maintenance of the hive, a year in the life of a hive, diseases and predators, and more. See an active site and taste some results. Martin Cook is an experienced bee handler and honey producer. $25
Sunday, July 25
10:00 - 11:30 am - Improving your Soil with Alain Bergeron
Alain turned a raw forest clearing into a fine and productive working market garden using everything he could find around him. He will discuss quick soil analysis and materials needed for correcting typical soil issues, and will get everyone working on a patch of ground trying out his methods! $25
11:45 am - 12:45 pm - Plant Nursery Skills with Robin Wheeler
We know that if we want to cover our landscape with lots of healthy plants, we need to know how to propagate and then how to tend many plants in pots. We will learn about soil mixture, pot size, overwintering and water problems. $20
2:00 - 3:30 pm - Advanced Bee care with Al Cobbin
The new bee keeper will want to keep improving their knowledge. Master Bee Keeper Al will discuss swarming, disease issues, comb or chunk honey, granulation and seasonal preparations and more. $25.
Permie Weekend
August 28 & 29, 2010
Edible Landscapes (1732 Pell Road, Roberts Creek)
Food preservation - Harvesting, brining, dehydrating, food storage retrofit ($50 for morning).
Sprouts Camp
Sept 11 & 12, 2010
Edible Landscapes (1732 Pell Road, Roberts Creek)
See description above.
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