aloe goes to market

Aloe is taking it to the streets this month- to the Farmers Market to be more exact! If fresh, local edibles and a stroll around Trout Lake in the sunshine isn’t enough to tempt you to the Vancouver Farmers Market this spring, perhaps our mini garden workshops will do the trick.  We are super excited to be hosting DIY stations at the Trout Lake Market for the month of May/June, to teach parents and kids how to grow food at home, support our native bee population, and improve biodiversity. All you folks are invited to get your hands dirty and learn about gardening while creating something special to take home. Even some snazzy prizes to be had! Our design team will also be on hand to chat about sustainable gardening methods and offer advice on incorporating kid- and eco-friendly garden activities at home.

The Deets:

Cartoon Cress:

Learn how to make your very own container using a toilet-paper roll covered in recycled comics. Plant up cress and other quick-to-germinate edibles that offer near-instant gratification and nicely demonstrate the “build, fill, plant, water, grow” process.

May 11, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.Trout Lake Farmers Market DIY Station

Mason Bee Houses:

Mason bees are hard-working native pollinators that increase biodiversity in your garden. Support their population by building your own mason bee house. Assemble and take home a mason bee house constructed from reclaimed wood. You will also learn how to make nesting tubes out of recycled newspaper.

May 25, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.Trout Lake Farmers Market DIY Station

Canned Food:

Get your tomato and basil seedlings off to a good start by planting them in recycled cans. Decorate your tins with crayons, paper, and glue, and learn how to transfer these delicate starts into the garden when the plants are ready to grow wild.

June 1, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.Trout Lake Farmers Market DIY Station

Photocredit- my great grandmother is in the back center amoungst all those big watermelon, shot in oklahoma before turn of the century.

Comments

[Meredyth]

Very neat! Love the picture!