The Victory Garden program runs May-October, 2023, with each meeting beginning at 10:00am.
Join The Brown Homestead this Saturday, July 22 at 10:00 am for their Victory Garden Speaker Series! The Brown Homestead Victory Garden is a heritage-based community garden that encourages sustainable gardening, education, and outdoor recreation through the planting and maintenance of a replica Victory Garden, with the harvest to be donated to the local food bank.
This weeks speaker: Lyndsey Wilkerson – Bruce Trail Conservancy
Topic: Native Seed Gardens & Biodiversity
Through a series of free workshops and guest speaker appearances, the Victory Garden will be an inclusive, sustainable, and fun weekend activity for the Niagara community! All ages are invited to participate.
Full details and list of upcoming speakers: https://www.niagarageopark.com/st…/the-brown-homestead
The Brown Homestead is a member of the Niagara Geopark Network. Their work supports the UNESCO 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Join the Niagara Geopark Network today – it’s FREE 
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Workshops and Presentations
(Sun) May 14th – Lorraine Johnson
Dig In: What Victory Gardens Can Teach Us
(Sat) May 27th – Marie Louise
Garden Opening Ceremony & Group Planting
(Sat) June 10th – Erin Riseing – United Way
The Role of Community Gardens in the Niagara Region
(Sat) June 17th – Randan Redekop
A Brief Introduction to Soils
(Sat) July 8th – Marie Louise
Strawberry Moon & Indigenous Planting Ceremonies
(Sat) July 22nd – Lyndsey Wilkerson – Bruce Trail Conservancy
Native Seed Gardens & Biodiversity
(Sat) July 29th – Randan Redekop
Fertilizing and Feeding your Garden
(Sat) August 12th – Sapphire Singh – Dundurn Castle
A Little Paradise in Itself: Dundurn Kitchen Gardens
(Sat) August 26th – Randan Redekop
Selective Pruning and Harvesting
(Sat) September 9th – Dr. Elizabeth Vlossak – Brock University
From Allotments to Community Gardens: A (very short) History of Urban Gardening
(Sat) September 30th – Randan Redekop
Harvesting and Storing your Produce
(Sat) October 14th – Rebecca Pascoe – Niagara Parks Heritage
Effects of Social Class on Niagara’s 19th Century Kitchen Gardens
(McFarland House & Laura Secord Homestead)
(Sat) October 28th – Marie Louise & Randan Redekop
Garden Closing Ceremony & Group Harvest Meal
