Agri-Gardening
9 (Q1 & Q4)

“Now is the time to plant roots in a new, practical, and hands-on option: Agri-Gardening 9. This course feeds into concepts taught in Agri-Gardening 10/20/30 and will help participants experience the joys of planting and maintaining a variety of indoor/outdoor plants. A diverse range of activities will help connect you to a more natural way of living and reinvigorate essential skills that many are losing in our modern world. Your pathway to growing food and other plants sustainably and abundantly begins here.”

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Agri-Gardening
10/20/30

“Explore the world of plants and gardening! This course digs into the health, growth, and harvesting of garden produce, flowers and foliage. Topics covered include optimum growing requirements and conditions, different types of plants (indoor vs. outdoor), garden design, and different methodologies of growing and maintaining plants and gardens. Participants will leave with the skills to grow their own personal gardens and/or begin work in the industry.”

Meet Your Teachers

**Joel Heyland:** Gardener. Landscaper. Designer, Athlete past his prime. Rap fan turned Grobanite. Toddler dad. Began gardening on a patio of the rental I stayed at in college. Favourite plant to grow: peas. Favourite recipe to make using garden produce: borscht. Future gardening aspirations include inoculating mushrooms, beekeeping and owning enough land to grow an abundant food forest to share with others.

**Geoff Waugh:** Gardener. Scientist. Plant aficionado. Former swimmer turned goaltender. Cat dad. Began gardening with his grandma in Humboldt Saskatchewan. Favourite plant to grow: pumpkins. Favourite recipe to make using garden produce: butternut squash soup. Future gardening aspirations include obtaining a horticulture certificate and helping Lethbridge become a greener, more diverse landscape.

Not to scare you, but what will you do when the trucks stop bringing food into the markets? With inflation and other present day issues, some are already feeling this pressure mounting. Growing your own food has always been a vital skill needed to sustain generations of peoples across the globe through times of turbulence and prosperity. Reconnect with your roots in the course and lean how to cultivate foods, medicines, and joy while also giving back to this beautiful home we call earth.
The Churchill Community Garden is the name of the outdoor garden space that will not only serve the Agri-Gardening courses, but also help augment instruction in many departments and be a beautiful, meditative space to invite community members in for workshops, events, garden plot rentals, and more! As this project grows, we will be looking for partnering community members who want to help maintain the space in exchange for access to gardening space and produce.
Seasons will be extended as long as possible by starting plants indoors and using crop covers, cold frames and other gardening techniques to maximize our time outdoors. In the winter months, we will utilize indoor growing equipment such as hydroponic/aeroponic grow towers and UV shelves to propagate, grow, and start transplants indoors. There is much to do in the off months in the way of planning how what and where we will plant, composting, seed preservation, food preparation, and so much more!
If you are unable to take the high school courses, there are still more ways to get involved! Consider joining our club (contact Joel or Geoff for more info) or volunteering through the summer months for high school credits. We invite parents or community members who are interested in donating time, talents or resources to this project to please contact us.