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SUMMARY:Crossroads Vegetable Garden - Spring Soil Prep
DESCRIPTION:Join us in preparing the soil for our 15th Season!  We will be adding compost\, amendments and prepping the soil for spring planting.  We will be there rain or shine.  We will also install the Seed Library stocked with free seeds! Each year\, Transition Bay volunteers grow about 500 pounds of vegetables from these four raised beds for the St Margarets Bay Food Bank.  They greatly appreciate this fresh produce.  The Crossroads Garden is also intended to inspire everyone about the benefits of starting or expanding a home vegetable garden.  This is becoming very important in this era of rapidly increasing food costs. \n \nTransition Bay is always looking for more volunteers to help with the garden.  If interested\, reach out to us at: info@transitionbay.ca. \n 
URL:https://www.transitionbay.ca/event/crossroads-vegetable-garden-spring-soil-prep/
LOCATION:St Margarets Bay Crossroads\, 5209 Saint Margarets Bay Road\, Tantallon\, B3Z 4R5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Coastal Classroom & Rooted Learning: Climate Adaptation Begins at Home
DESCRIPTION:For those who’ve watched the shoreline shift\, the marsh edge creep\, or the basement flood a little sooner each spring—this talk is for you. Join us for an afternoon with Rosmarie Lohnes of Helping Nature Heal\, as she brings her decades of hands-on ecological work home\, literally to the landowner’s doorstep.\nThrough her programs Coastal Classroom and Rooted Learning\, Rosmarie works directly with individuals and communities to understand how water moves through a landscape\, how soils behave under stress\, and how native plant communities can be recruited to do some of the heavy lifting when it comes to climate resilience. Her approach connects the large-scale restoration thinking behind municipal programs like ShoreUp with the kind of practical\, boots-in-the-mud knowledge that individual landowners can actually use. \nThe session will explore nature-based strategies for stabilizing landscapes and improving long-term resilience—from soil health and mycelial networks to hydrological awareness and native plant systems. Rosmarie’s work offers both practical techniques and a broader shift in how we understand our land: not just as something to be maintained\, but as part of a larger living system we can actively support. \nRosmarie Lohnes is the founder of Helping Nature Heal\, an ecological restoration and consulting firm based in Nova Scotia with over 20 years of experience working with coastal and inland landscapes across Atlantic Canada. A designated Environmental Professional (EP) through ECO Canada and a Green Shores–informed practitioner\, she is known for her deeply place-based approach to land stewardship—one that blends scientific rigour with lived ecological observation.
  Her work has been recognized through multiple environmental awards and featured in regional and national media. She continues to lead projects that restore ecological function while empowering individuals and communities to become active stewards of their land. \nThis event will be held at the Tantallon Public Library\, 3646 Hammonds Plains Road\, Upper Tantallon on Sunday\, April 26th\, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated. We welcome new volunteers to help with events like this one. Please contact us at info@transitionbay.ca for more information.
URL:https://www.transitionbay.ca/event/coastal-classroom-rooted-learning-climate-adaptation-begins-at-home/
LOCATION:Tantallon Public Library\, 3646 Hammonds Plains Rd.\, Upper Tantallon\, Nova Scotia\, B3Z 1H3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Wells\, Cisterns and Water Conservation
DESCRIPTION:Last year\, we had a serious drought and many residents in the Bay had shortages of water.  Learn what you need to know in case of another summer drought.  This workshop will cover wells\, cisterns and water conservation techniques.\nThe main speaker for the workshop is Josh Feltmate\, Prime Pumps and Water Treatment\, who understands and deals with local water issues in the Bay area.  He is fully knowledgeable about drilled and dug wells\, cisterns and other means to source water. \nIn addition\, Dawn Smith will provide valuable information on conserving water\, based on years of living in south western dry areas. \nThis two-hour workshop will be held at the Tantallon Public Library on Saturday\, May 16th\, from 2:30 to 4:30pm. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated. We welcome new volunteers to help with events like this one. Please contact us at info@transitionbay.ca for more information. \n 
URL:https://www.transitionbay.ca/event/wells-cisterns-and-water-conservation/
LOCATION:Tantallon Public Library\, 3646 Hammonds Plains Road\, Upper Tantallon\, Nova Scotia\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Crossroads Vegetable Garden - 2026 Spring Planting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Spring Planting! \nWe will be planting Swiss chard\, kale\, beets\, onions\, parsnips\, turnips\, cabbage\, potatoes and carrots – all fairly easy to grow and store into the cold season. \nEach year\, Transition Bay volunteers grow about 500 pounds of vegetables from these four raised beds for the St Margarets Bay Food Bank.  They greatly appreciate this fresh produce.  The Crossroads Garden is also intended to inspire everyone about the benefits of starting or expanding a home vegetable garden.  This is becoming very important in this era of rapidly increasing food costs. \nTransition Bay is always looking for more volunteers to help with the garden.  If interested\, reach out to us at: info@transitionbay.ca.
URL:https://www.transitionbay.ca/event/crossroads-vegetable-garden-2026-spring-planting/
LOCATION:St Margarets Bay Crossroads\, 5209 Saint Margarets Bay Road\, Tantallon\, B3Z 4R5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Go Analog & Nourish Connection
DESCRIPTION:Phones out. Heads down. Sound familiar? If you’re longing for more connection\, creativity\, and calm in your family’s daily life\, this talk is your starting point.\n \nJoin Dawn Smith for a practical and inspiring session on nourishing a hands-on life for both you and your kids. An analog life is not about nostalgia—it’s about living a richer\, fuller human existence. \nLess scrolling. More living. Come learn how to make it happen! \nThis two-hour workshop will be held at the Tantallon Public Library on Wednesday\, June 24th\, from 6:30 to 8:30pm. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated. We welcome new volunteers to help with events like this one. Please contact us at info@transitionbay.ca for more information.
URL:https://www.transitionbay.ca/event/go-analog-nourish-connection/
LOCATION:Tantallon Public Library\, 3646 Hammonds Plains Road\, Upper Tantallon\, Nova Scotia\, Canada
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