Stowel Lake Farm Workshops
The Land • Our Philosophy • A Seasonal Approach
Come learn with us
Stowel Lake Farm hosts a variety of workshops for the local Salt Spring Island community as well as folks travelling from afar. Our vision is to share our practices and our gained knowledge with others, to continue to nurture land stewardship and regenerative gardening practices.
Who are these workshops for?
Anyone who wants to grow food & tend land in a more holistic and effective way.
New gardeners in need of help with the foundations of food growing.
Experienced gardeners looking for solutions to their growing challenges, and how to refine and increase their production etc.
These workshops will build on each other, but can also be taken individually.
All workshops are 3 hr, followed by a delicious vegetarian/vegan meal
This series of workshops follows the season on Stowel Lake farm, focusing on the practical skills of growing nutrient rich food, building healthy soil, and increasing ecological diversity in your home garden.
We will explore how many conventional growing techniques participate in creating imbalances that lead to troubles with ‘weeds, pests, and drought’, and how we can use nature as a model to create balance.
Sharing what we have learnt using natural pattern tracking, the soil food web, and years of growing on a market garden scale. We hope to help guide you through the practical realities of how to tend your garden space through the cycles of the year.
Upcoming Gardening Workshops
We invite you to come on a journey with us, as we wander through the gardens, fields and wild edges. Led by our senses, storytelling and garden wisdom, we begin to notice the patterns and elements of the season that teach us how to tend the land. We will gather and harvest, making our way to the kitchen to taste offerings of the season, talk about different ways to use them, and create something nourishing together.
Each 3-hour Workshop will Include
Garden Wander & Harvest
Exploration of Culinary & Medicinal Herbs
Sensory Meditation & Grounding Practice
Light Snacks & Seasonal Beverage
Cook-Time in Kitchen
Each workshop will highlight what is in season. See individual workshops descriptions below for registration and more details.
Upcoming Garden to Kitchen Workshops
