On Wednesday, February 24, discovering a holistic approach to gardening will be made possible when Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook and the Cranbrook Food Action Committee present the Food Forest Workshop “Design and plant your own edible garden”.

The workshop will take place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at McKim Middle School in Kimberley.

The workshop aims to open the concept of an ecosystem approach to gardening by taking participants through an introduction, all the way through to establishing a successful food forest. Those attending will enjoy an in-depth explanation regarding the anatomy of forests along with the mechanics of achieving these benefits in your own food forest through mimicking the structure and function of natural forest systems. Whether creating a project at home, on the farm, or in a public community space, the workshop will provide the framework necessary for success.

Adrian Buckley and Luke Kimmel of reGenerate Design, a Calgary based design company focused on permaculture and food forestry, will be leading the workshop. Adrian and Luke compliment one another by drawing on Adrian’s keen sense of design and ‘outside the box’ creativity paired with Luke’s ‘boots on the ground wisdom.’

Luke Kimmel has presented in our area before and Dirk de Geus, Wildsight’s Food Sustainability Coordinator notes: “He is a very knowledgeable and captivating speaker with a lot of experience. Luke makes complex matters easy to understand for anyone while providing lots of practical advice.”

Those wishing to attend are encouraged to contact Wildsight Kim/Cran either by e-mail [email protected], phone 250-427-9325 x 221, or by going online to wildsight.ca/foodforest. If the cost of the workshop is a barrier please contact the above options to discover ways to attend.

As a non-profit society this workshop has been made possible with the help of outside sources, largely the Real Estate Foundation of BC.

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