Yellowknife School Garden

Free Gardening North of 60 Event - October 23

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Calling all green-thumbs! The first of several free agriculture events kicks off Sunday, October 23. No registration required. 

Gardening North of 60 includes information on: pests, diseases and invasive weeds in vegetable gardens as well as advancing North of 60 food growing skills.

Date: Sunday, October 23
Time: 1:00 - 4:30pm
Location: Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Facilitator: Dr. Steven Seefeldt of the University of Alaska 


Phil Bakker of EarthApples will also do a short presentation on growing potatoes. 

This sessions is hosted by the Yellowknife Community Garden Collective and sponsored by the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment's North Slave Region through Growing Forward II.

For a full list of agriculture events click here.