This will be a fun and educational day, with lots to see and learn with workshops, exhibitors, activities and prizes. Don’t forget to bring seeds for the Seed Swap! We have tons of catalogues and hand-outs to give away. It’s a perfect chance to pick up seeds and start planning your garden for this coming season. Here is a sneak peek at the growing line-up of the exhibitors and workshops. For updates, see the event on Facebook.
11:15 Container Gardening. Farmer Browns Greenhouse
11:30-1:30 Soup Bar $5
2:00 Seed Saving: local seeds and why they matter, Frank Cochrane, Cochrane Family Farm
12:45 Soil Health. Bob Osborne, Cornhill Nursery
1:30 Gardens for Bees and Butterflies. Carole Coleman, Tansy Lane Herb Farm
2:15 Growing Great Garlic. Greg Wingate, Mapple Farms
3:00 Growing your own Medicine. Tatum Andrews, Bear Root Forest
3:30 Erosion along Waterbanks. Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance
3:45 Door Prize
Exhibitors: Pumpkin Hill Farm Cochrane Family Farm Mapple Farm Jems Preserves Canadian Hemp Creations Farmer Browns Greenhouse Beewise Beekeeping Tansy Lane Herb Farm CornHill Nursery Fundy Farms: local harvest WEPAC Ever After Acres James Wood Pottery Hyp-Bags Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance Hillsborough Library S&K Kreations Cedar House Fundy Mud Pottery