We painted some rocks to decorate the garden. Children were given the option to section off a little piece of the garden that will be their own to tend to. One young gardener sectioned off a square and planted marigolds, nasturtiums, rosemary and chard in her part of the garden.

We planted pumpkins in the communal beds, which will be very exciting come Hallowe’en. It was a very productive first day up at the garden, complete with watermelon at snack time and a good old fashioned game of tag.

It seems like spring has finally arrived and here at FEASt we are preparing for another season of workshops at the St. John’s Farmers’ Market. If you have any topics you would like to know more about or if you like to be a presenter, drop us a line at local.feast@gmail.com.

In the meantime, check out the photos of our previous workshops on our Facebook Page.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

A big thanks to our sponsors The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security and Food Security Network of NL, our volunteers, our presenters and the amazing individuals of all ages that came to learn a bit more about growing food in the city.

All the presentation were recorded thanks to one of our presenters Matt Middleton:

• Danilo talked about how to grow food year round;
• Genevieve and Angela presented on the nutrition of seeds, how to sprout them and use them in cooking.
• Matt shared tips on saving money in the garden.

Hope you had a great time and we hope to see you at the St. John’s Farmers’ Market workshops.

Angela has been a gardener and avid sprouter for many years. Genevieve is currently pursuing her MA in Philosophy, focusing on food ethics. Genevieve also writes The Independent column Potato Potato  that deals with food in Newfoundland and Labrador, from local trends to sustainability issues.

FEASt FEST is only a few days away!

He is an agronomist engineer and since 2004 has been working in urban agriculture projects in South America and now in Newfoundland and Labrador. These include social projects, community gardens, food production for self-consumption, landscaping, and environmental management.

Last year, Danilo created Garden Mind: a group of professionals dedicated to work with the people. They go to individual households or community centres and teach how to grow food year-round, both outdoors and indoors. Garden Mind uses simple techniques and mostly vertical gardening technologies but always using affordable and recyclable materials. They have been working with Food Security Network, McMorran Community Centre and Safer Soil, offering workshops and a technical assistance.

Garden Mind is always open to receive questions from people with little or no experience that want to start to grow their own food at homes, and even at work/office.

For the FEASt FEST workshop Danilo is joined by Luis Reyes and Katherine Meneses, all agronomist engineers from Chile.

We are so excited to have this beautiful FEASt Fest poster to share with you. Created by the talented Charlie Murphy it showcases many of the activities that will take place on April 13th. Can you feel the spring in the air already?

Check the details by clicking in the link below.

GARDEN WORKSHOP POSTER 03

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2013
Time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: Foran Room, St. John’s City Hall (10 New Gower Street)

FEASt – with the support of The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security and Food Security Network – is putting together a vibrant FEASt Fest where you can learn everything about seeds from sowing to saving.

There will be activities for children, seed swap, information booths, and a scrumptious seed-related lunch.

Admission is free, but donations are very gladly accepted (suggested donation: $5 – $10).

Would you like to volunteer? Email us: local.feast@gmail.com