Monday, April 28

Regenerative Home Gardener Course - Individual Classes

Learn from our expert regenerative farmer and join a class out of our series!

By Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture

Select date and time

Starts on Mon, Apr 28, 2025 5:00 PM PDT

Location

Sandown Centre

1810 Glamorgan Road North Saanich, BC V8L 5S9 Canada

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

The Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture is offering a 5-part series to help you increase your productivity in the home garden. Join us in person for any number of sessions you're interested in to get your hands in the dirt, learn how to build healthy soil, support your garden ecosystem, and grow delicious, nutrient dense vegetables!

Interested in signing up for the course and joining all 5 sessions? Click here to register and receive 10% off and access to the garden outside sessions.

Open to all gardening levels.

Session 1: Monday, April 28th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm:

Site tour, intro to vegetables, seed starting, watering techniques

Session 2: Monday, May 26th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Healthy soil (amendments and fertility), bed prep

Session 3: Monday, June 30th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Garden design, irrigation, vertical growing (trellising), companion planting, succession planting

Session 4: Monday, July 28th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Composting, soil food web, pests and disease, winter growing

Session 5: Monday, August 25th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Harvesting, storing vegetables, series wrap-up

Frequently asked questions

Will you provide the necessary tools?

Yes! We will provide you with everything you need to succeed in the garden.

Can I sign up for just one of the sessions?

Yes! Please go to our main Eventbrite page to register for individual sessions for $75 each

Is it wheelchair accessible?

Sandown offers a flat, tamped pea-gravel entryway, a wheelchair accessible raised bed, and a wheelchair accessible porta potty, however some areas of the garden have grass and wood chip paths.

I've never gardened before, is that okay?

This program is open to all levels of growing experience!

Is there parking available?

Yes, there is street parking available directly outside the garden area.

Organized by

Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture

The Sandown Centre stewards 83 acres of working farm, wetland and forest, serving as a hub in North Saanich for best practices in regenerative agriculture. The Sandown Centre supports and engages with emerging growers, researchers, community members and regional farmers; working together to build a thriving, climate change-resilient, sustainable local food system.