“Beets,
Bees and Beauty:
Advancing
Urban Agriculture”
Presented
by
Capilano Gateway Association
In association with
Cool North Shore
& BeeFriendly
Sunday May 27, 2:00–7:00 PM Belle Isle Park*
(*South of Fullerton Avenue,
West of Capilano Road)
A Sustainable Gardening Workshop and Neighbourhood Barbeque
Join us for a Sunday afternoon with
Swedish-trained horticulturist and gardening expert Oskar Eriksson and acquire
new techniques for developing a healthy, low impact garden and get "beefriendly"
with bee keepers from the North Shore Bee Club.
Explore
the beneficial relationship between your soil, healthy plants and honeybees.
Create
new opportunities for successful garden food and community interaction.
Our child-friendly and weather–protected event offers something for all ages!
· Local
opportunities for urban farming and partnerships with local beekeepers
· Sharing
and developing community gardens for food production
· Explore
close up the complex social order and functions of a bee hive
Several
Lower Capilano sample gardens will be highlighted for planting advice and
strategies to invigorate garden spaces without relying on chemicals.
Come for the information,
stay for our beef and salmon barbeque!
Presentations begin 2:00PM / Barbeque 4:30 – 7:00
Workshop is free, barbeque by donation.
For more information
contact:
capgatewayassoc@gmail.com
or 604-985-5621 / 604-904-2409
Sponsored by:
Vancouver Coastal Health Whole
Foods Market
District of North Vancouver/North Vancouver Recreation Commission
