Crossroads Educational Vegetable Garden – Spring Planting!

St Margarets Bay Crossroads 5209 Saint Margarets Bay Road, Tantallon, Canada

May 3, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am   Join us for Spring Planting! We will be planting Swiss chard, kale, beets, onions, parsnips, turnips, cabbage, potatoes and carrots […]

Permaculture as a Gateway to Food Sovereignty

Tantallon Public Library 3646 Hammonds Plains Road, Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Canada

Food is a topic on many people's mind. Whether your interest is price, quality, availability, or all three, this workshop will discuss how the permaculture design system can be employed […]

Vermicomposting – Making Gardener’s Gold

Tantallon Public Library 3646 Hammonds Plains Road, Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Canada

Are you interested in learning how red wiggler worms can help you turn food scraps into “gardeners gold”? Join Waste Resource Education Officer, Cyndi Fraser, to learn all about vermicomposting. […]

Cider Making and Fermented Beverages

Tantallon Public Library 3646 Hammonds Plains Rd., Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Canada

Learn about pressing apples for cider using a smaller cider press, and which varieties of apples are best for different flavours and tartness.  You can also learn how to ferment […]

Harvesting and Preparing Wild Staple Foods

Tantallon Public Library 3646 Hammonds Plains Road, Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Canada

For millennia humans have sought out wild staples: those foods that contain essential calories and protein. Fortunately these foods are all around us in Turtle Island. Learn about how to […]