Using techniques from permaculture and organic agriculture, we’ll go step by step through the process of planning, planting, maintaining and harvesting your urban food garden. Whether you have an established garden or are starting from scratch, this course will prepare you with the tools we use on our farm right here in the city of Vancouver. We’ll focus on growing to meet the challenges of urban farming, such as degraded soil, small spaces, and limited time and resources — you’ll leave ready to hit the dirt when spring comes, and get growing year-round!
This course is offered on a pay-what-you-feel basis; you pay what you feel is fair, based on your resources, the time and effort of the instructor, the quality of the information and how valuable it is to you. We suggest a donation of $150 to $300 for the series of ten classes, 2.5 hours per week for ten weeks. Your support helps keep farming alive inside our city limits and makes you a part of localizing our economy.
About our farm: The Farmhouse Farm is a grassroots urban agriculture project on a standard city lot in Vancouver’s Sunset neighbourhood. We are a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) venture based on the concept of share-cropping. Our five members pay a weekly fee for an equal share of our total harvest, which is delivered to their door by bicycle — no chemicals, and no fossil fuels. We are a woman-run organization committed to creating a localized economy based on “real valuables;” good food, grown with love, with care for our environment, care for people, and a fair distribution of resources at the heart of everything we do.
To register for courses or to find out more about our farm, email to farmhousefarm(at)gmail(dot)com
