7pm — Wednesday, April 13
URBAN PERMACULTURE: CENTRAL
Creating sustainable cities
Are cities inherently destructive to the environment? Do
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they have to be filled with concrete, cars, and pollution or
can they be places where nature and people thrive? Come
and learn how permaculture - a system of ecological design
- can help to create sustainable human communities that
connect people to nature and to each other.
7 pm — Wednesday, April 20
URBAN AGRICULTURE:
Sowing change one garden at a time
People across North America are looking for sustainable
and healthy ways to grow food. Community gardens, spin
gardening, urban farms, and backyard chickens are just
some of the ways of growing food within cities. Come and
learn about the most inspiring urban agriculture projects
and the benefits of growing food in the city for the
environment and human health, and creating stronger
urban communities.
251 Dundas Street
Stevenson & Hunt Room A
Free!
No registration required.
Two hour free validated parking in the
Citi Plaza during the Library hours
BECKY ELLIS has recently completed
an M.A in Socio-cultural Anthropology
which focused on a community garden in
Toronto and the role it plays in building
neighbourhood democracy. In January
2010 she completed an intensive
Permaculture Design Course. Currently
she teaches Food Policy in the
Sustainable Food Systems program at
St Lawrence College. She also creates
and conducts environmental education
workshops for both adults and children
and am an avid community gardener.