EDUCATION
Grow-Your-Own Food Forest (Weekend Workshop)
Learn how to design and install your own low-maintenance, high-production, edible forest garden at home, whether you have a tiny backyard, acreage, or a small farm. Through the art and science of food forestry, you can feed your family, create an edible nature sanctuary, and be part of the change you'd like to see in the world!
Big Harvests in Small Spaces: Balconies, Backyards & Beyond
You don’t need a big backyard or acreage to enjoy the benefits of growing food! Whether you live downtown, have a small yard, or just want to increase production, this workshop will help you make the most of your precious space, and transform your landscape into a powerfully productive, multi-layered, edible ecosystem.
Edible Plants for Emergencies (Sliding Scale)
This online workshop focuses on edible plants that are particularly useful in the context of emergencies. We will focus on widely-available wild plants, nutrient-dense “weeds”, and fast-growing annual plants that ensure a quick and abundant harvest.
Your Future Foodscape
YOUR FUTURE FOODSCAPE
Where landscaping and the local food movement come together!
(Join us IN PERSON, or ONLINE)
WHAT TO EXPECT
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An evening exploration of how to grow-your-own food, overcoming your space and time constraints, and design an edible ecosystem tailored to your land and lifestyle.
60 minute presentation followed by Q&A with a guided discussion.
WHAT IS FOODSCAPING?
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Foodscaping, aka edible landscaping, exists where landscaping and the local food movement come together.
Traditionally, it has been viewed as integrating edible and ornamental plants to create landscapes that are both productive and beautiful.
But what if we considered foodscaping beyond the garden? What if we extended our idea of home, beyond our houses? What if there were edible landscapes everywhere?
ABOUT THIS TALK:
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In this evening talk, we will explore the potential of your future foodscape. Whether you have a tiny apartment or abundant acreage, it is possible for you to see your home in an entirely new way. This will be a journey of possibilities and practicalities, starting in your own home, and expanding to your balcony, backyard, and beyond.
WHY YOU SHOULD COME:
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In this evening exploration, we will be planting the seeds of your future foodscape. In your near future, food will be sprouting up in the most surprising places.
You can eat your houseplants, your furniture feeds you, your balcony is bountiful, and your backyard is bursting with beautiful abundance. The paths you walk are plentiful, and tending and harvesting has never felt more natural.
In your future foodscape, you’ll find so much more than just food. You’ll be helping to regenerate the land, and our communities, with every home-cooked meal.
Join us for this special evening event, where we plant these seeds of possibility!
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
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A Co-Founder of Cascaia Collective, Joshua Clae was born into a family of farmers, foodies, and nature lovers. Enchanted by his grandparents' farm and fascinated by growth, Joshua majored in Urban Studies at the University of Calgary, eventually travelling overseas to Pacific Asia to study the Globalization and Sustainability of Cities. Returning home, he began seeking practical, scalable, and inspiring solutions to the social and environmental problems that he witnessed both overseas and at home. In 2011 he began studying food forestry, nutrition, permaculture, and homesteading. The journey had come full circle, and Joshua found a career connected to his original joy and inspiration: the farm, the forest, and the dinner table. In 2013 he co-founded Edible Landscapes Design Ltd. in Victoria, BC, working to transform the City of Gardens (and beyond) into an edible ecosystem bursting with superfoods for generations to come.
www.edible.design
HOSTED BY CASCAIA COLLECTIVE:
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Cascaia Collective is a new project by a small, committed group of Cascadia community members who wish to do more to build deeper roots in our community. We steward conversations & projects around food sovereignty, place & villagemaking, community resilience & belonging.
This event is in partnership with Edible Landscapes Design Ltd, presented by Joshua Clae Wagler.
OUR VENUE:
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Sunset Labs sits on the traditional, ancestral, unceded homelands of the Lekwungen people, now also known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. We endeavour to honour this land, its peoples and treaties by strengthening our relationship and responsibilities to them. We acknowledge and thank the Lekwungen people, on whose land we live, work, create, dance and play.
JOIN US IN PERSON OR ONLINE!
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This event is a live, hybrid event – so you can join us IN STUDIO in Victoria BC Canada OR participate through a professionally produced livestream, which will be delivered via ZOOM. In-person OR virtual tickets for the workshop are sliding scale from $10 to $100, and both available via the separate links below.
TICKETS & DETAILS:
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WANT TO COME IN PERSON? GET TICKETS HERE:
WANT TO JOIN US ONLINE? GET TICKETS BELOW:
OR pay at the door (based on availability)
hosted at Sunset Labs, 400 Herald St
all ages | PAY WHAT YOU CAN: $10-$100
6:00pm - Doors
6:30pm - Presentation w Joshua Wagler
7:30pm - Q&A + facilitated discussion
8:00pm - Completion
Foodscaping Our Future: Edible Landscapes For Everyone
Learn how to grow your own food, whether you live in an apartment, acreage, or somewhere in between. Edible landscapes are for everyone!
Edible Plant Tour & Food Forestry Demonstration + Q&A
Join us for this edible plant tour & sale, learn about 20+ unique food forestry plants, and how to incorporate them into your yard!
Big Harvests in Small Spaces: Balconies, Backyards & Beyond
ONLY HAVE A SMALL BACKYARD OR BALCONY TO WORK WITH? LOOKING FOR A BIG HARVEST IN A SMALL SPACE?
Whether you live downtown, have a small yard, or just want to increase production, this workshop will help you make the most of your precious space, and transform your landscape into a powerfully productive, multi-layered, edible ecosystem!
Edible Plants for Emergencies
Recent events have highlighted the fragility of our food system, and many people are feeling urgency to take greater responsibility for their food and where it comes from. In light of the pandemic and the associated lockdowns, unemployment, workforce limitations, and rising food costs, we are witnessing an unprecedented interest in food security, local supply chains, health & wellness, and immunity. People want to take action, but where to begin?!
This online workshop focuses on edible plants that are particularly useful in the context of emergencies. We will focus on widely-available wild plants, nutrient-dense “weeds”, and fast-growing annual plants that ensure a quick and abundant harvest.
Grow-Your-Own Food Forest (Weekend Workshop)
Learn how to design and install your own low-maintenance, high-production, edible forest garden at home, whether you have a tiny backyard, acreage, or a small farm. Through the art and science of food forestry, you can feed your family, create an edible nature sanctuary, and be part of the change you'd like to see in the world!
Big Harvests in Small Spaces: Balconies, Backyards & Beyond
ONLY HAVE A SMALL BACKYARD OR BALCONY TO WORK WITH? LOOKING FOR A BIG HARVEST IN A SMALL SPACE?
Whether you live downtown, have a small yard, or just want to increase production, this workshop will help you make the most of your precious space, and transform your landscape into a powerfully productive, multi-layered, edible ecosystem!
Edible Plants for Emergencies (Pay-What-You-Can)
Recent events have highlighted the fragility of our food system, and many people are feeling urgency to take greater responsibility for their food and where it comes from. In light of the pandemic and the associated lockdowns, unemployment, workforce limitations, and rising food costs, we are witnessing an unprecedented interest in food security, local supply chains, health & wellness, and immunity. People want to take action, but where to begin?!
This online workshop focuses on edible plants that are particularly useful in the context of emergencies. We will focus on widely-available wild plants, nutrient-dense “weeds”, and fast-growing annual plants that ensure a quick and abundant harvest.
Big Harvests in Small Spaces: Balconies, Backyards & Beyond
ONLY HAVE A SMALL BACKYARD OR BALCONY TO WORK WITH? LOOKING FOR A BIG HARVEST IN A SMALL SPACE?
Whether you live downtown, have a small yard, or just want to increase production, this workshop will help you make the most of your precious space, and transform your landscape into a powerfully productive, multi-layered, edible ecosystem!
Grow-Your-Own Food Forest
You don’t need to have a broad-acre property to enjoy the benefits food forestry! Whether you live in the city, suburbs, or on a small acreage, this in-depth weekend workshop will help you make the most of your precious space, and transform your landscape into a powerfully productive edible ecosystem.
Edible Plants for Emergencies
Recent events have highlighted the fragility of our food system, and many people are feeling urgency to take greater responsibility for their food and where it comes from. In light of the pandemic and the associated lockdowns, unemployment, workforce limitations, and rising food costs, we are witnessing an unprecedented interest in food security, local supply chains, health & wellness, and immunity. People want to take action, but where to begin?!
This online workshop focuses on edible plants that are particularly useful in the context of emergencies. We will focus on widely-available wild plants, nutrient-dense “weeds”, and fast-growing annual plants that ensure a quick and abundant harvest.
Food Forestry Plants: Growing for Bounty, Beauty & Resilience
Food forestry, aka edible forest gardening, is experiencing a renaissance all around the world, but the truth is that edible forest gardening is an ancient and widespread practice that is many thousands of years old. In fact, food forestry has been called “Gardening for 1000 Years. In this workshop, we will introduce the concept of food forestry, and shine a light on some of the most powerful plants used to create these beautiful, bountiful, low-maintenance edible ecosystems. We will go beyond the plants discussed in our previous two workshops (“Edible Plants for Emergencies” and “Perennial Vegetables & Edible Ornamentals”:), highlighting our favourite plants from every layer of the food forest (canopy, understory, shrubs, herbaceous, groundcovers, root crops, vines, and fungi).
Grow-Your-Own (Urban) Food Forest: Weekend Workshop
Through the art and science of food forestry, you can make the most of your limited space, feed your family, create an edible nature sanctuary, and be part of the change you'd like to see in the world! You don’t need to live on a large property to enjoy the benefits of edible forest gardening. Whether you live in the city, suburbs, or on a small acreage, this in-depth weekend workshop will help you make the most of your precious space, and transform your landscape into a powerfully productive edible ecosystem. Learn how to design and install your own low-maintenance, high-production, edible forest garden at home, with special attention for those with small landscapes.
Perennial Vegetables & Edible Ornamentals
This online workshop will explore the exciting world of perennial vegetables and edible ornamental plants, focusing on low-maintenance perennial plants that need only be planted once, yet provide an abundant harvest for years to come, including a feast for the senses that goes beyond just taste.
Edible Plants for Emergencies
This online workshop focuses on edible plants that are particularly useful in the context of emergencies. We will focus on widely-available wild plants, nutrient-dense “weeds”, and fast-growing annual plants that ensure a quick and abundant harvest.
Grow-Your-Own Food Forest: DIY Edible Landscapes Workshop
Want to learn how to grow food like the forest? Learn how to minimize maintenance, increase your harvest, and be a part of the change you want to see in the world!
Gorge On Your Garden! Intro to Foodscaping (Evening Talk)
The local food movement is coming to a yard near you! Edible landscaping, also known as “foodscaping”, is a growing trend, where ornamental lawns and landscapes are being transformed into edible gardens. Join us and explore the edible opportunities for your landscape!
Extraordinary Edibles for Year-Round Beauty & Resilience @ Seedy Saturday
Do you want a garden that is both beautiful AND productive? One that creates health and resilience for both you AND your garden? Join us at Seedy Saturday for this talk (free with admission), and let’s chat about beautiful, delicious, resilience!