Toronto Master Gardeners

This spring, Toronto Master Gardeners will present Balcony and Terrace Gardening. Learn from the experts how to prepare your containers for balcony and terrace gardening. This event will be held at two times, in two locations. Both are free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend!

Monday, May 7^th,  2012, 1:00 p.m. at the Toronto Reference Library, Beeton Auditorium (789 Yonge Street, Toronto). No registration is required.  For further information about the event at this location, please call 416-393-7168.

Thursday, May 24^th, 2012, 6:00 p.m. at Fairview Library (35 Fairview Mall Drive, Toronto). To reserve a seat at Fairview or for information about the event at this location, please call 416-395-5750.

2012 Seedy Saturdays and Sundays

• A community seed exchange of heritage and heirloom plants
• Local seed and food vendors
• Educational workshops for both novice and experienced gardeners

Visit the Seedy Saturday or Sunday in your neighbourhood to connect with local gardeners, seed savers and community groups. For detail on events at various locations, go to www.tcgn.ca/wiki/wiki.php

Canada Blooms 2012

This year's theme is CityCulture.

Date: March 16 to 25, 2012

Location: Direct Energy Centre (click here for directions)

For more information: www.canadablooms.com

Toronto Botanical Garden - Adult Education

Toronto Botanical Garden offers year-round programs for adults. Register online at www.coned.georgebrown.ca/index.html. Or, call George Brown College at 416-415-5000 x2092 or email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Ryerson Online Food Security Courses Online – Fall 2011

Looking to grow your understanding of food security issues? Ryerson University's Food Security Certificate Program focuses on how to meet the challenge of creating sustainable food systems based on strategies that ensure people's right to food. Courses are developed by the Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education and Centre for Studies in Food Security in partnership with ETC-Urban Agriculture and international network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security (RUAF)

Find out more. Or, email Reg Noble at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Evergreen Brickworks Events and Workshops

For green thumbs and the eco-curious, check out What's On at Evergreen Brick Works: ebw.evergreen.ca/whats-on

Leaside Garden Society

Do you want to learn more about gardening? Join members of the Leaside Garden Society for their Thursday evening meetings and learn more about gardening from the members and experts. 

Starting time is 7:30 p.m. Come at 7:00 for refreshments and social time.

Location: Leaside Library, 165 McRae Drive

Annual memberships are $25 for a single membership and $30 for families. Guests are always welcome!

For further information: www.leasidegardensociety.org or   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

2012 Meeting Schedule:

January 12 - Paul Zammit (Director of Horticulture, Toronto Botanical Gardens): Creating Winter Interest in the Garden

February 9 - Donna Fenice (LGS member): Gardens of Italy

March 8 - Jane Hayes (Garden Jane): Healthy Food and Garden Education, Soil and Organic Gardening

April 12 - Jeff Mason (Horticulturalist): Xeriscaping, Drought Tolerant Gardening

May 10 - Frank Kershaw (Director of Planning and Research, City of Toronto Culture and Tourism): Shade Gardening

June 14 - Dugald Cameron  (President of Gardenimport): Clematis - The Ultimate Social Climber

September 13 - Cathy Bartolic (Executive Director of Ontario Farm Fresh Marketing Association): Garlic

October 11 - Kate Seaver  (Kate's Garden Store): Seasonal Wreathes

Sharing Backyards Toronto

Sharing Backyards connects urban gardeners with no space of their own with those who have yards but not the time or skills to grow their own food. Garden partners share the cost of gardening supplies and the abundance of the crops. Help build your community's local food supply...one garden at a time. For more information, or to participate, visit sharingbackyards.wordpress.com