FOOD FOREST FOUNDATIONS 2026
Sat, Apr 04
|greengate Garden Center
Learn the fundamental strategies and principles for creating a productive and nurturing forest garden, and enjoy an edible landscape that functions like a natural ecosystem and produces abundant harvests year after year!
Time & Location
Apr 04, 2026, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
greengate Garden Center, 14111 Macleod Trail, Calgary
About The Event
Tired of seeing your lawn take up valuable real estate?
Food-scape and future-proof your yard for long-term abundance!
By following nature’s example, we can design abundant, productive and layered landscapes that provide for our long-term needs and have the diversity, stability and resilience of natural, healthy ecosystems.
A FOOD FOREST, or forest garden, is a grouping of multi-layered plant species that work together to support the health of the whole system, while providing you with abundant food sources! Unlike a natural forest, however, the edible landscape is designed to allow plenty of sunlight in, anchored by trees chosen for their ability to produce fruit, habitat, or other services. Supporting these main species are a myriad of other plants that perform important ecosystem functions, provide food, support pollinators, protect the soil and add beauty. Creating beautiful, functional and nurturing landscapes that you actually want to spend time in and enjoy…
Tickets
General
CA$129.00
Total
CA$0.00