The City offers a free Food Forest and Permaculture presentation

Brantford, ON – The City, in partnership with Wild Craft Permaculture and Brantford Food Forest, are pleased to invite residents to a free presentation on Food Forests and Permaculture on Monday, November 14, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

“The Brantford Food Forest is excited to collaborate with the City of Brantford and offer another great way to assist locally with food security,” says Rachael Sawczuk, Lead Facilitator and Co-Founder of the Brantford Food Forest.  “Volunteers will benefit from the opportunity to socialize outdoors and meet new neighbours.”

To celebrate #YearoftheGarden, this free presentation will help residents learn how to create their own edible forest garden. Jessica Robertson, an expert in Wild Craft Permaculture and designer of the Brantford Food Forest, will share her knowledge on how to create your own productive and edible forest garden that is not only beautiful, but easy to care for once it is established. Information will also be shared on how to get involved in Brantford’s public Food Forest and learn about the benefits that food forests and permaculture bring to a community.

“Access to healthy affordable food is becoming challenging for many. Public Food Forests like the one in Parson’s Park, not only provides free food for volunteers, but teach people the skills to harvest from their own yards,” says Jessica Robertson, Owner, Designer and volunteer at Wild Craft Permaculture and Lead Designer at United Designers International. “There are many perennial plants that require little care yet continue to provide food from year-to-year. These can be incorporated into private spaces and public landscapes to enhance food security.”

The Food Forest and Permaculture presentation takes place on Monday, November 14, 2022 at the Brantford Public Library Main Branch, located at 173 Colborne Street, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Registration is not required. There is free 2-hour street parking available. Paid parking is also available at the Market Centre Parkade, located at 59 Icomm Drive.

To learn more, and follow along with other Year of the Garden events, visit brantford.ca/YearOfTheGarden and subscribe for updates at the bottom of the page.

About Jessica Robertson

Jessica Robertson is the Owner, Designer, and worker bee at Wild Craft Permaculture and a Lead Designer at United Designers International. She has designed holistic permaculture systems for spaces from 200 sq. ft. to 200-acres and works on residential, commercial and public projects and is often involved in the implementation of these designs. She has a background in biology, education, silviculture and urban planning and enjoys being bare foot in the outdoors with her three children in whatever wild spaces she can find.

About Year of the Garden

Year of the Garden 2022 is a nation-wide celebration that aims to educate and inspire Canadians about the vital impact gardens and gardening have on quality of life, at home, in communities, and across the country. Led by the Canadian Garden Council, the event brings together hundreds of municipalities, community organizations, and gardeners from across the country to celebrate Canada’s rich garden heritage and vibrant garden culture.

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