Rav Singh / Shade of Miti and Jane Hayes / Hoffmann Hayes are partnering with the Ontario Parks Association to offer Community Gardens Workshops on Cultivating Food and Community. Our next in person offering is on April 16th in Collingwood as a pre-conference session of the PRO Expedition put on by Parks and Recreation Ontario.
The workshop is geared toward municipalities thinking about starting or revitalizing a community garden program. We’ll addresses logistics, operations, costs, and community engagement concerns as well as:
- Types of community gardens, and community garden programs, and their benefits;
- Garden site selection and criteria;
- Policy considerations;
- Garden programming (supports, funding, resources, target audiences, etc.).
See more info on OPA sessions HERE. To sign up for April 16th, see HERE. Please share with any municipality friends or contacts that you think may be interested. Note that the workshop can be delivered in person, or online, and is certified by OPA.