SOUL’s 2022 Year of the Ecological Garden
A year-long series promoting ecological land care and sharing the expertise of SOUL members
Recorded Episodes
January: Developing Urban Ecology - Cultivating Ecological Relationships Close to Home
Episode 1: Defining Ecological and Regenerative Gardening
Episode 2: Telling the Story of Ecological Gardening
February: Greener GreenspacesRecognizing examples of greener public spaces and the people who have helped in their creation and care
Episode 4: Little Forest Wolfe Island/Kawehnóhkwes tsi kawè:note
Episode 6: Pipeline Trail Pollinator Paradise
Episode 7: Naramata Permaculture Farm Garden
March: Trees in Urban Settings
Episode 8: Soil Health and Trees in Urban Settings
Episode 9: Opportunities in New and Existing Landscapes
Episode 10: Long Term Maintenance of Living Green Infrastructure
Episode 11: What to look for when selecting trees for long term success in the landscape
April: Urban Agriculture and Food SovereigntyEpisode 13: Urban vegetable growing with Arlene Hazzan Green of The Backyard Urban Farm Company
Episode 14: Creating an urban food forest with Phil Johnson
Episode 15: Edible Native Plants with Lorraine Johnson (Only available to registered participants)
Episode 16: No Food Security without Seed Security with Cathy Christie of Kingston Area Seed System Initiative
May: Soil Care and Composting
Episode 18: Soil Testing: Choosing the test and understanding the results by Julia Dupuis
Episode 19: "3Ms" (mulch, moisture, microbes) versus the NPK paradigm
Episode 20: Compost and Soil, What Gardeners can Do in the Space That They Have by David Greig
Episode 21: Organic Fertilizers and Amendments by Christina Nikolic of the Organic Gardener's Pantry
June: Ecological Turf Care – and turf alternatives
Episode 22: Mowing and foot traffic tolerant native species by Sundaura Alford-Purvis
Episode 23 Organic maintenance of existing turf by Rohan Harrison of Sunnybrook HSC
Episode 24 Turfgrass species and cultural management practices, including biologicals by Dr. Eric Lyons, Director Guelph Turfgrass Institute
Episode 25: Urban and Suburban Rewilding and Wildscaping, by Joyce Hostyn
July and August: Greener Greenspaces
Virtual tours of some of the 2021 recognition recipients
Recording of the Greener Greenspaces program, what is it and how to participate
Recording of the Virtual tour of the Edgewood Park Pollinator Meadow
Recording of the Virtual tour of Forêt Capital Forest
Recording of the Virtual tour of Food from Home = Food for HomeRecording of the Virtual tour of Petite Riviere Community Park
Recording of the Virtual tour of Nature Regina's Native Plant Demonstration Garden
Recording of the Virtual tour of Windermere United Church Pollinator Garden
Recording of the Virtual tour of Eglinton Community Garden and Medicine Wheel GardenSeptember: Urban Biodiversity – Pollinators and Habitat
Recording of Starting a native seed library in your community with Mélanie Ouellette of the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
Recording of Just Add Water: Creating a pollinator oasis with Sarah Valentine of Yogagardens
Recording of Urban beekeeping realities and livestock management in the city with Eliese Watson of ABC Bees
Recording of Working with partners and municipalities to create your own Blooming Boulevards
With Jeanne McRight, President, Blooming Boulevards
October: Urban Biodiversity – Native Plants, Seed Saving, Stratification and Winter Sowing
Recording of: a Presentation on the Kenhté:ke Seed Sanctuary and Learning Centre by Luke Jeffries
Recording of: Native plants for the vegetable, herb or forest garden by Sundaura Alford-Purvis of A Cultivated Art Inc.
Recording of: Nurturing Native Plant Communities by Sundaura Alford-Purvis of A Cultivated Art Inc.
Recording of: A Winter Sowing tutorial by Bev Wagar
November:
The Right to Garden – Land Access, Bylaws and other Barriers to Practicing Land Care
Recording of: The Right to Garden: Land, Knowledge and Seeds with Cate Henderson, SOUL Accredited Land Care Practitioner
Recording of: Bylaws that get in the way and what you can do With Lorraine Johnson
Recording of: Sankofa Equity and Food Sovereignty with Nicola Jane of Grand River Food Forestry
Recording of: Cooperative Community Farming at Beetbox Farm with Kiana Simmons of Beetbox
Recording of: Public Spaces and the Right to Garden with Daniel Buckles, of Champlain Park
December: Livelihoods in Ecological Land Care
Recording of: From Landscaping to Land Care with Sundaura Alford-Purvis of A Cultivated Art Inc.
Recording of: Finding a Great Green Job With Arlene Hazzan Green of The Backyard Urban Farm Company
SOUL’s 2023 Webinar Series
A year-long series promoting ecological land care and sharing the expertise of SOUL members
March & April: Biologically Diverse Food Forests and Community Gardens
Episode 1: Delki Dozzi (watch the recording here)
Episode 2: Farmers on 57th (watch the recording here)
Episode 3: West Village Co-op (watch the recording here)
May: Greenspaces as sites for education and community engagement
Episode 4: Irma Coulson Public School’s Climate Ready Space (watch the recording here)
Episode 5: Guild Garden at Evergreen's Children Garden (watch the recording here)
June: Indigenous-led and Inspired Land stewardship
Episode 6: Ajashki Heart Garden (watch the recording here)
Episode 7: Norquay Food Forest (watch the recording here)
July: Enhancing biodiversity: Creating Pollinator Habitat
Episode 8: Blooming Boulevards (watch the recording here)
Episode 9: Community Co-Stewardship in Hampton Park (watch the recording here)
August: Creating Wildlife Habitat
Episode 10: MARS Wildlife Rescue (watch the recording here)
Episode 11: Smith Blackburn Homestead Pollinator Garden (watch the recording here)
September: Community participation in land stewardship
Episode 12: The Gosling Pollinator Gardens at Hospice Wellington (watch the recording here)
October: Government and community partnerships in land regeneration
Episode 13: Milne Hollow (watch the recording here)
Episode 14: Indigenous Food Plant Demonstration Garden - Summerland, B.C. (watch the recording here)