Winter Garden Planning

Burnaby Food First is pleased to offer another FREE workshop!

Winter Garden Planning

Saturday, October 17
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
EPIC Goodlad Community Garden, Backyard (7912 Goodlad Street / Burnaby - map)

Join Teresa Rasquinha to learn how to get your garden ready for winter!

Registration is required. Space is limited! To register, please contact Leanne at (604) 618-3581 or by email.

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Winter Food Container Gardening Workshop

Winter Food Container Gardening

Friday, August 14 **WORKSHOP FULL**
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Burnaby Public Library, McGill Branch (4595 Albert Street / Burnaby - map)

Tuesday, August 25 **WORKSHOP FULL**
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Burnaby Public Library, McGill Branch (4595 Albert Street / Burnaby - map)

Join gardener and permaculturalist Nova Hopkins for a workshop in winter food gardening! Find out how to container garden when it gets cold.

Some supplies will be provided to participants to start their own winter container gardens. Please note that you may only attend one of the sessions. 

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Review: Fall Workshops and Events

Thank you all for coming out to our fall workshops! We're done with our schedule for this year, so keep an eye out or subscribe to our email list for announcements on new workshops.

Here's what we were up to over the past couple of months:

Introduction to Canning
Credit: Christina Mak

Introduction to Canning
Credit: Leanne Zmud

Winter Container Food Gardening
Credit: Leanne Zmud

Goodlad Community Garden Party
Credit: Christina Mak

Healthy Snacks for Kids
Credit: Christina Mak

Healthy Snacks for Kids
Credit: Christina Mak

Healthy Meal Planning
Credit: Christina Mak

Healthy Meal Planning
Credit: Christina Mak

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Upcoming Workshops: Food Gardening and Canning

Burnaby Food First is pleased to present another FREE community workshop (funded by Vancity)!

Winter Container Food Gardening - Getting a Head Start

Monday, August 25
6:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Tommy Douglas Library (7311 Kingsway / Burnaby - map)

Join Athenaise Guertin to get a head start and learn how to grow food in winter! No gardening experience necessary.

**REGISTRATION CLOSED**

Introduction to Canning

Wednesday, September 3
6:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Burnaby Community Services Kitchen (2055 Rosser Avenue / 1 1/2 blocks from Brentwood Skytrain Station - map)

Join master canner Alice Macpherson to learn how to can your own fruit. This is a hands-on workshop, and you will get to take home a jar of what you have canned!

**REGISTRATION CLOSED**

Note: Parking is limited at this location. Please consider biking or taking transit.

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Upcoming Workshops: Whole Fruit Canning and Container Food Gardening

Burnaby Food First is pleased to present two more FREE community workshops (funded by Vancity).

Whole Fruit Canning

Thursday, August 7
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cranberry Commons (4272 Albert Street / Burnaby - map)

Joyce Cameron will show you how to prepare and can fresh fruit. This is a hands-on workshop, and you will get to take home a jar of what you have canned!

**REGISTRATION CLOSED**

Winter Container Food Gardening - Getting a Head Start

Tuesday, August 12
6:30 pm - 8:15 pm
Tommy Douglas Library (7311 Kingsway / Burnaby - map)

Join Kayla Gagne to get a head start and learn how to grow food in winter! No gardening experience is necessary.

**REGISTRATION CLOSED**


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Eating Locally in the Winter

Even when the harvest is over and it's cold outside, there are still ways to continue eating locally throughout the winter. Our friends over at Farm Folk City Folk have some awesome suggestions.

Credit: Magnolia Lim

Why Eat Locally?

Eating food grown and raised locally is fundamental to the creation of a sustainable food system. It decreases the impact our lifestyle choices have on the environment, keeps money in our local economy, and builds community. By planting winter gardens, storing and preserving our harvest when it is abundant, and celebrating what's "in season", eating locally year round is possible.

Harvest Preservation

Preservation techniques halt ripening and prevent spoilage so our favourite flavours may be enjoyed beyond their seasonal availability.

Home canning is a traditional method of food preservation. There are two methods that are suitable to safely preserve a seasonal harvest.

• Hot water bath canning uses boiling water to sterilize food and kill micro-organisms. Suitable for high acid foods like fruits and tomatoes with a pH below 4.5.
• Pressure canning is suitable for high and low acid foods. Low acid foods have a greater potential to grow botulism and so require higher temperatures to be preserved safely.