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:
December: Livelihoods in Ecological Land Care
Register for December 6th: With Arlene Hazzan Green of The Backyard Urban Farm Company
Register for December 13th: Guest to be announced
Past Episodes
January: Developing Urban Ecology - Cultivating Ecological Relationships Close to Home
Episode 1: Defining Ecological and Regenerative Gardening
Episode 2: Telling the Story of Ecological Gardening
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 6: Pipeline Trail Pollinator Paradise
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
July: Greener Greenspaces – Virtual tours of some of the 2021 recognition recipients
Recording of the Greener Greenspaces program, what is it and how to participate
Recording of the Virtual tour of the Edgewood Park Pollinator Meadow
Recording of the Virtual tour of Forêt Capital Forest
Recording of the Virtual tour of Food from Home = Food for HomeAugust: 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)
Recording of the Virtual tour of Petite Riviere Community Park
Recording of the Virtual tour of Nature Regina's Native Plant Demonstration Garden
Recording of the Virtual tour of Windermere United Church Pollinator Garden
Recording of Virtual tour of Eglinton Community Garden and Medicine Wheel GardenSeptember: Urban Biodiversity – Pollinators and Habitat
Recording of Starting a native seed library in your community with Mélanie Ouellette of the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
Recording of Just Add Water: Creating a pollinator oasis with Sarah Valentine of Yogagardens
Recording of Urban beekeeping realities and livestock management in the city with Eliese Watson of ABC Bees
Recording of Working with partners and municipalities to create your own Blooming Boulevards
With Jeanne McRight, President, Blooming Boulevards
October: Urban Biodiversity – Native Plants, Seed Saving, Stratification and Winter Sowing
Recording of: a Presentation on the Kenhté:ke Seed Sanctuary and Learning Centre by Luke Jeffries
Recording of: Native plants for the vegetable, herb or forest garden by Sundaura Alford-Purvis of A Cultivated Art Inc.
Recording of: Nurturing Native Plant Communities by Sundaura Alford-Purvis of A Cultivated Art Inc.
Recording of: A Winter Sowing tutorial by Bev Wagar
November: The Right to Garden – Land Access, Bylaws and other Barriers to Practicing Land Care
Recording of: The Right to Garden: Land, Knowledge and Seeds with Cate Henderson, SOUL Accredited Land Care Practitioner
Recording of: Bylaws that get in the way and what you can do With Lorraine Johnson
Recording of: Sankofa Equity and Food Sovereignty with Nicola Jane of Grand River Food Forestry
Recording of: Cooperative Community Farming at Beetbox Farm with Kiana Simmons of Beetbox
Recording of: Public Spaces and the Right to Garden with Daniel Buckles, of Champlain Park
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