Living Soils, Healthier Gardens (ONLINE)

Resource person: learn@vandusen.org

Location: Via Zoom

Description:

Ever wonder exactly how soil quality affects the health of your garden plants?

This workshop will explore the intimate relationship between plants and soil and how you can boost your garden's health by enhancing soil life. We will discuss successful compost management and maintenance in your home garden, recognizing that high-quality, balanced compost is one of the most valuable tools a gardener has in their quest to grow healthy and productive plants. The workshop will also feature local farms that began their journey with living soil in mind.

Workshop Instructor Bio:
Jo Tobias is a Regenerative Soils & Living Compost Specialist with the primary goal of helping farmers and gardeners regenerate the life in their soil.
She founded RootShoot Soils in 2015 and has since been educating and working with land managers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario. She combines curious exploration with ecology to successfully guide her clients in restoring the symbiotic relationships between their crops and the soil microbiome.
 
To find out more about Jo and RootShoot Soils, visit her at www.rootshootsoils.com

This course will take place online, and the recording will be available for a limited time to participants.

Online pre-registration is required. 

 

 

Available: Available

Price: $22.00 Taxes not included

Notes: Online course log-in details will be sent 24 hours before the course date. Cancellation policy: No refunds will be given for education courses. For cancellations with one week's notice, a credit will be applied to your account. With less than a week's notice, no credit will be given. No new credit will be issued if the cancelled course was purchased using prior credit. Program cancellation by the VBGA due to Public Health Restrictions will result in education program credit equivalent to the value lost. Credits must be used within one year from the date issued. Please notify us of your cancellation in writing to learn@vandusen.org

Prerequisites: Educational programs are available for both members and non-members. In order to register for a class, you first need to open an account with Amilia, our online registration portal. Note that your membership account does NOT give you this access. You must open a separate account in Amilia. Follow this link to create your account: https://www.amilia.com/en/Signup Please save your Amilia account user name & password for registration in future classes.

More information: Instructor: Jo Tobias

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