Free Sustainable Workshops are back for 2024! Delta residents can register for free gardening and green living workshops to help create a more sustainable community. Our local instructors will teach you how to grow your own food, care for your garden, harvest honey, and more! Workshops are held in North Delta and South Delta starting in the spring. Workshops are free, but registration is required.
2024 Workshops are listed below, registration is now OPEN for select workshops.
Register NOW through Delta.ca/OnlineRegistration or by phone at 604-952-3000.
Workshop | Description | Register |
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Plant Walk at Watershed Park | Join us on a plant walk through Watershed Park with Adrian Avendaño, the Executive Director of the Invasive Species Council of Metro Vancouver. This guided tour will introduce you to the significance of native species, as well as the presence of non-native and invasive plants within the park. By the session's conclusion, you'll grasp the distinctions between native, non-native, and invasive plants, understanding their impacts and roles within our ecosystems. Gain practical knowledge on identifying these plants and learn about some of their cultural uses. *Please dress for the weather. Instructor: Adrian Avendaño | Saturday, May 4 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Watershed Park Entrance at Pinewood Elementary Barcode: 40815 |
Growing Superfoods | Enhance your health by adding home-grown superfoods to your plate! Learn how to grow your own superfoods such as kale, ginger, turmeric, sprouts, and blueberries. Some superfoods are best grown indoors, and others outdoors, which equally flourish in a garden or in containers. Instructor: Rhiannon Johnson | Sunday, May 5 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm South Delta Recreation Centre - Hall A Barcode: 37087 |
Resilient Gardens - Surviving Drought, Heat, Storms, and Cold | Join us for this workshop taught by Rhiannon Johnson to learn how to set your garden up to be resilient to variations and extremes in weather and to adapt your food garden to a changing climate. Whether it be dryer hotter summers, or weeks of cold snaps in the winter, or fluctuating temperatures, rainfall, and snowfall, learn gardening techniques to help make your veggie garden more resilient to extreme weather events (storms, cold snaps, heat waves, drought) and hotter and colder conditions. Instructor: Rhiannon Johnson | Saturday, June 15 11:00 am - 12:30 pm North Delta Recreation Centre - Multi Purpose Gymnasium Barcode: 37088 |
Water Conserving Landscapes | Water Conserving Landscapes: Using natural infrastructures and beyond to conserve water at home. In this workshop we will learn about ways that you can integrate your property's unique layout to conserve water. We will discuss enhancing natural systems through different planting, irrigation and landscaping techniques. Instructor: Matthew from Earthwise Society | Sunday, June 23 11:00 am - 12:30 pm South Delta Recreation Centre - Hall A Barcode: 40010 |
Have questions? Contact the Engineering Department by phone at 604-946-3260 or by email.