Events & News
Each year we offer a series of learning opportunities from casual knowledge shares to in-depth workshops as well as an annual plant sale and garden party.
Upcoming:
Preserving the Harvest: 2 in-depth classes
We're delighted to be partnering with Mandy Sandbach of SOULfully Soil and Annie Ferguson of 100 Folk Farm as they present two jam-packed classes on various ways to preserve local food. These two amazing women have decades of experience and knowledge between them. You'll leave with a whole repertoire of skills, insight and inspirations. Expects some good laughs and a wonderful sense of community, too!
Sign up for one or both. To register: [email protected]
Pickling, Canning, Jamming and Water Safety Sunday September 22nd 9am-3pm
Lacto Fermentation Basics
Sunday September 29th 9am-3pm
Knowledge Share:
Mushroom Identification Walk
9am Sat Sept 28
Community member Lily Thompson will lead us on a walk along the Fitzpatrick trail to identify wild mushrooms and their many uses.
This is a FREE event. No registration required.
Meet at the Food Forest’s Harvest Share Stand at 9am. The length of walk will be determined by what we find but plan for a minimum of 1.5 hrs.
Dress for the elements (and insects!).
Snacks will be provided.
Rain date: Sat Oct 5
A few of our past workshops and work party events:
Paint Scotsburn
August 21, 3-5pm
Join local artist Elisa Rutledge of Chronically Creative for a plein air painting session! All supplies and easels provided to create your own masterpiece inspired by subject matter from the Food Forest. Community Coordinator Raina and Food Forest Caretaker Alexis will be onsite to answer any Food Forest questions you may have.
To register: [email protected]
9:30am Sunday July 7 - Food Forest Tour and Native Plant Walk
Join us for a guided tour of the Food Forest, highlighting what is growing and how the plant communities (or permaculture "guilds") within our biodiverse ecosystem work. Learn about our project's focus on the health of the soil, pollinators, people and community. Followed by a native plant walk along the trail. Meet us at the Food Forest at 9:3pam. All welcome and no registration is required. Dress for the elements (and insects!). This tour and walk will be about an hour and a half long, happening alongside the Heartland Tour.
9:30am Saturday July 13 - Knowledge Share: Foraging Walk
Come walk the trail and learn about native plants with Annie Ferguson, a local wealth of knowledge. The Focus will be on foraging for wild teas. Meet us at the Food Forest at 9:3pam. All welcome and no registration is required. Dress for the elements (and insects!). This foraging walk will be about an hour and a half long. Rain date: July 20th.
We are a seed saving garden! Kale seeds being harvested
“Planting seeds for population health through early learning” The Aberdeen Health Foundation
October 23, 2023
“Food forest in Scotsburn enters second phase” The Advocate Newspaper, front page
March 10, 2021
Scotsburn Community Food Forest - Come visit - Scotsburn Trailhead Park, 4114 Scotsburn Road
