Join us for starting the 6th successful year of the Crossroads Educational Vegetable Garden! We will be doing soil prep in the raised beds, and planting beets, carrots, parsnips, cabbage, onion, chard, kale and rutabaga. Last year, we harvested a total of 561 pounds of vegetables for the St Margarets Bay Food Bank. Learn how […]
Edible landscaping is a rapidly spreading idea around the world, with many people switching from ornamentals to edibles: plants that give back by not only looking good, but also providing fresh, delicious produce to consume. The best motto: EAT YOUR YARD! PART 1: PERMACULTURE PRESENTATION Join us for an engaging presentation by Jenn […]
This summer is our 6th birthday! To celebrate, we are teaming up with the Estabrooks Community Hall to host a community potluck! Please join us for some good food, vibrant conversation, and a chance to make deep community connections. And music! We invite you to bring a favourite dish to share. Whatever you would like […]
Join us for a screening of the engaging presentation 'Arithmetic, Population and Energy: Sustainability 101' featuring Dr. Albert A. Bartlett, Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics at the University of Colorado. This talk brings the listener to understand and appreciate the implications of unending growth on a finite planet, and closes by noting the crucial need […]
Wondering what it's like to live without a connection to the electric grid and with no electric bill? Then this 2 hour presentation and discussion is for you. Some of the topics that will be covered are: o Introduction to off-grid o Types of off-grid systems o Off-grid for new construction o Off-grid as a […]
This summer Transition Bay St Margarets will be partnering with local skill-sharers at the Tantallon Village Farmers Market. Stop by our table to learn a new skill! On July 4th we will be featuring local beekeeper Michelle McPherson. Michelle will be sharing her experience with beekeeping, and will have tools of the trade on hand for people […]
Join us for the big Fall Harvest of the Crossroads Educational Vegetable Garden from 10:00am to 12:00am on Saturday, September 16th (rain or shine) – three weeks before Thanksgiving! Over the summer, garden volunteers have already harvested over 160 pounds of Swiss chard, kale, carrot and beets. We should have a bumper crop at this […]
This workshop will look at the prospects for the human race on our planet in the decades ahead. We will plumb the depths of two extremes – the doom and gloom of climate change and the environmental destruction of our only habitat, as well as the incredible optimistic trends going on globally to adapt at […]
Enjoy an old-fashioned, community-building, ‘barn raising’ type experience where useful skills are shared and learned. And where we all have a good deal of fun, too! Learn as we build two types of typical basic decks and a geodesic dome greenhouse. Experts will be on hand to make presentations on the basic ideas and […]
We will be having the last 2017 harvest of the Crossroads Educational Vegetable Garden on Saturday, November 11 from 2:00-4:00pm. We will harvesting one last round of kale and chard, as well as digging up the parsnips. We know we will add significant poundage to our record-breaking season running total of 603 pounds! All are welcome to join […]