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Botany for Farmers and Gardeners

Wednesday April 20, 2022 @ 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Venue: Online

Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrants

Members: Free Register
Standard: Free Register

The 2022 Ignatius Farm New Farmer Training Program is FREE for everyone! This program is a project of Employment Ontario and is funded in part by the Canadian Government and the Ontario Government, and is a collaboration between the Ignatius Jesuit Centre, EFAOEverdale and the National Farmers Union Ontario.

 

*Funding stipulations require participants to fill out a pdf registration form, which you will receive upon registration for this event. Data will be collected and handled by Ignatius Jesuit Centre and the NFU -O and will be treated as confidential and only shared with the funding agency.

Neither EFAO nor Everdale will view, handle or store any of the information in this form.

 

Botany for Farmers and Gardeners:

 

This webinar will provide an introduction to botany for gardeners, farmers, and foodies alike!

 

Topics will include vegetable classification and why this is important, parts of a plant, pollination and common pests and diseases.

 

Speaker: Lisa Conroy, Farm Educator  at Ignatius Farm