Garden Workshops
The gardening workshop is focused on nurturing both plants and mental well-being. Participants will learn practical gardening techniques while also discovering how connecting with nature can positively impact mental health. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a beginner, this workshop offers a welcoming space to cultivate both plants and mental resilience. Come reconnect with the earth, unwind from the stresses of daily life, and cultivate a healthier mind-body connection through the joy of gardening.
How this program works
This program has three sessions of two hours each, held at Country Roads Community Health Centre, Portland location over two months.
Session One: Getting Started: picking a garden type, (container, raised bed) what to plant, preparing an in-ground site. Thursday March 14, 6:30-8:30
Session Two: Ensuring Productive Success: Simple organic techniques and soil fertility, composting, mulching, cover crops, setting seedlings, using floating row covers. Thursday March 28 6:30-8:30
Session Three: Keeping the Garden Going: Organic pest control, watering/weeding/mulching, harvest, and succession planting. Wednesday April 10, 6:30-8:30
How to access the workshop
The current program is underway, and registration is closed. You can check our calendar for the next course, or subscribe to our newsletter to get notified when we schedule one. You can always contact us for more information.
Suzanne Foreman
Community Health Worker
Country Roads Community Health Center, Portland Location
613-272-3302 x256
sforeman@crchc.on.ca
Sign up for the Garden Workshops
There are currently no dates available for the next training workshop. Signing up now will add you to a call back list when it is scheduled.
