Working Together to Grow More 3: Community Gardener Gathering 2016

(Presentations and Handouts)

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1. Building Soil & Building Community: A few learnings from a small remote community garden in the Northwest Territories (Handout) - Tracey Williams, Community Garden Activist, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

2. Composting at the Community Level: A brief overview of centralized and decentralized approaches (Slides) - Garret Gillespie, Borreal Compost Enterprises, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

3. History of Yukon Agriculture (Notes) - Michelle Genest, Agriculture Write and Chef, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

4. Greenhouse Designed for Cold Climates: Basic Principles (Slides) - Bob Sharp, Northern Greenhouse Designs, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

5. Community Garden Funding (Slides) - Brad Barton, Government of Yukon, Energy, Mines and Resources, Agriculture Branch

6. WildWise Yukon Presentation (Notes) Heather Ashthorn, WildWise Yukon, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

7. Soil Amendment Trial (Notes) - Brad Barton, Government of Yukon, Energy, Mines and Resources, Agriculture Branch, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

8. Soil Amendment Trial (Slides) - Brad Barton, Government of Yukon, Energy, Mines and Resources, Agriculture Branch, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

9. Needle Mt. Food Forest (Slides) - Agnes Seitz, Lorne Mountain Community Centre, Hamlet of Lorne Mountain, Yukon Territory

10. Needle Mt. Food Forest Plan List (Slides) - Agnes Seitz, Lorne Mountain Community Centre, Hamlet of Lorne Mountain, Yukon Territory

11. Greenhouse Care (Slides) - Kathy Kruse, McCabe Creek Farm/Yukon College, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

12. Introduction to Seed Saving (Slides) - Mel Sylvestre, University of British Columbia (UBC) Farm, British Columbia Eco Seed Co-Op, Vancouver, BC

13. Seed Production (Handout) - Mel Sylvestre, UBC Farm and the BC Eco Seed Co-Op, Vancouver, BC

14. Advanced Seed Production: Part 1 - Plant Breeding Theory (Slides) - Mel Sylvestre, UBC Farm and the BC Eco Seed Co-Op, Vancouver, BC