Starting January 11, 2022
SOUL’s 2022 Year of the Ecological Garden
A year-long series promoting ecological land care and sharing the expertise of SOUL members
Every Tuesday at 3:00pm Eastern, Noon Pacific
Tickets are free or by donation
Hosted on Zoom, each session will be 45 minutes with a host and a guest, opening with an introduction or short presentation followed by a 30-minute Q&A
Monthly Topics:
July: Greener Greenspaces – Virtual tours of some of the 2021 recognition recipients
Recording of the Greener Greenspaces program, what is it and how to participateAugust: Greener Greenspaces – Virtual tours of some of the 2021 recognition recipients
Register for August 2nd Virtual tour of Nature Regina's Native Plant Demonstration Garden (postponed)Past Episodes
January: Developing Urban Ecology - Cultivating Ecological Relationships Close to Home
February: Greener Greenspaces – Recognizing examples of greener public spaces and speaking with some of the people who have helped in their creation and care
Episode 4: Little Forest Wolfe Island/Kawehnóhkwes tsi kawè:note
Episode 7: Naramata Permaculture Farm Garden
March: Trees in Urban Settings
Episode 8: Soil Health and Trees in Urban Settings
Episode 9: Opportunities in New and Existing Landscapes
Episode 10: Long Term Maintenance of Living Green Infrastructure
Episode 11: What to look for when selecting trees for long term success in the landscape
April: Urban Agriculture and Food SovereigntyEpisode 13: Urban vegetable growing with Arlene Hazzan Green of The Backyard Urban Farm Company
Episode 14: Creating an urban food forest with Phil Johnson
Episode 15: Edible Native Plants with Lorraine Johnson (Only available to registered participants)
Episode 16: No Food Security without Seed Security with Cathy Christie of Kingston Area Seed System Initiative
May: Soil Care and Composting
Episode 18: Soil Testing: Choosing the test and understanding the results by Julia Dupuis
Episode 19: "3Ms" (mulch, moisture, microbes) versus the NPK paradigm
Episode 20: Compost and Soil, What Gardeners can Do in the Space That They Have by David Greig
Episode 21: Organic Fertilizers and Amendments by Christina Nikolic of the Organic Gardener's Pantry
June: Ecological Turf Care – and turf alternatives
Episode 22: Mowing and foot traffic tolerant native species by Sundaura Alford-Purvis
Episode 23 Organic maintenance of existing turf by Rohan Harrison of Sunnybrook HSC
Episode 24 Turfgrass species and cultural management practices, including biologicals by Dr. Eric Lyons, Director Guelph Turfgrass Institute
Episode 25: Urban and Suburban Rewilding and Wildscaping, by Joyce Hostyn
Are you a SOUL member who would like to host or present on one of the themes? We’d love to hear from you!
Please email us at: executivedirector@organiclandcare.ca