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The Good, The Bad and The Dirty: A Composting Workshop

Take Your Compost Game to the Next Level

Join us for a hands-on composting workshop with composting guru Garth Ludwig from Homestead Harvest! Whether you’re just getting started or ready to turn up the heat (literally), this workshop is packed with practical tips and insider knowledge.

Learn how to:

  • Build and maintain a hot compost system
  • Brew powerful weed tea compost
  • Troubleshoot the good, the bad, and the dirty parts of your pile
  • Prep your soil and compost ahead of “putting your garden to bed”

Perfect for gardeners, homesteaders, and anyone who wants to transform food and yard waste into black gold for their soil.

👉 Bring your questions, your curiosity, and maybe even your compost troubles — we’ll dig into it all!

Tickets: $25 non-members; Members FREE; Limited to 20 participants

CV Rooted Together

Tickets now available at the door. Limited Quantity.

Columbia Valley Rooted Together: Local Food, Local Chefs, Local Impact

Join us September 28th  to celebrate the harvest and support three wonderful organizations: Groundswell Community Greenhouse and Gardens, Columbia Valley Food & Farm and the Columbia Valley Food Bank.

 

Sunday September 28 /4:00 pm – 8:00 pm/ Groundswell Greenhouse and Gardens

This family friendly event brings together the heart of our valley- local farms, local chefs, and local musicians – to raise awareness and support for food sustainability, food recovery and food security efforts here in the Valley

This Harvest event includes:

  • 7 Chefs & 7 Farms – A Taste of the Valley
  • Games & Goats – fun for the whole family
  • The Valley’s own beautiful songbirds Emma Miller and Emma Kade!
  • LIVE Pie Auction
  • Silent Harvest Auction

What to Expect:

  • Admission; $5 (pay in advance or at the door)
  • Cash Bar: Sip local while you stroll (Invermere Brewery)
  • Tastings: $5 each (pay onsite)
  • Tasting Passport: $55 (10 Tastings + 1 non-alcoholic drink) (pay onsite)

This is a BYOC Event (bring your own chair 😉) so sling your folding chair over your shoulder and come on down!

All proceeds support local efforts to promote food sustainability, recovery, and security here in the Valley.

We look forward to seeing you there!

It’s a wrap

wrapChristmas Eve morning saw Groundswell volunteers wrapping poinsettias for delivery to senior’s homes and valley churches to add beauty to their holiday.

wrapThe David Thompson EI student’s sparkling stars on the hill have stopped shining as the garden prepares to go back to sleep until spring.

wrapMain Street Fun and Games was presented with The Favourite Tree Award by Edson Martins, Store Manager of Home Hardware. The Paul Mondragon tree sculpture will be as treasured as Main Street’s dragon that they decorated their tree with. Be sure to drop into their store for a close up look and a word of Congratulations.

Four Points Books was a close second with a classic blue and white theme pointing us in the direction of a better future by growing ourselves through our reading, and Mrs. Armitage’s JA Laird class was a big hit with Gramma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.

The trees were voted on by attendees over the 4 nights of Groundswell’s First Annual Garden of Lights.

wrapWhether adding their wish for 2024 on the Wishing Tree, warming by the fire with friends or indulging in Carole singing along with Bryant Oleander and the Valley Voices …community celebrated the blessings of this valley as they contributed to the growing movement for Food Sustainability with Groundswell Community Greenhouse and Gardens and all their partners. We are working together to ensure that everyone who lives here goes to bed with a full, well-nourished tummy.

wrapThe Grinch waves good bye as he retreats to his mountain top to plan his return to upset your holiday in 2024. Hi Jinx creative designer, Arly Franson, has already started to dream of sugarplums
Ring in your new year by contacting us as a potential sponsor or volunteer for next year and make this valley even brighter.

Visit us at Groundswell later in January. Watch with your very own eyes the miracle of crisp lettuce, healthy kale, and new tomatoes sprouting under the leadership and green thumb of Marion Andrus, Groundswell manager Stephanie Stevens, and all the volunteers of Groundswell. Check out groundswellnetwork.ca/events.

Rustic Holiday Wreath 2023 – sold out

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wreathEnjoy a festive evening with friends, while helping make magic for both the Garden of Light and your own home. Make a wreath to decorate the greenhouse and at the same time make a wreath to take home for yourself. You’ll work fast and efficiently on the Groundswell wreath and then get more creative on your own.

Mark your calendar:
Location: Lions Hall behind the Chamber of Commerce – Hwy 93
Date: Dec 5
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 PM – you can come later and leave earlier if your schedule requires

This event is sold out. Unfortunately, there won’t be another one. The facilitator will contact all that registered to the waiting list.

Materials will be supplied.

NOTE: For your own wreath – there may be some special decorations you want to add so bring them along.

Things to bring: Please bring a hot glue gun if you have one. Heavy scissors to cut branches, you may want gardening gloves to protect your hands.

We would appreciate fine wire if you have it to spare.

Cost: $20 goes to Groundswell – Tickets : events@groundswellnetwork.ca

NOTE: the ones for home will not have lights. The ones you make for Garden of Lights will have lights