Teaching people how to grow their own
​ sustainable organic vegetable gardens

Learn how to grow your own food garden/farm from the ground up. Feel confident in design, seeding, transplanting, composting, soil building, seed saving and harvesting your own fruits and vegetables.  Food security for your own family and the community. 

Current Program Offerings:
Food Security 101
Whether you are a complete novice, an experienced gardener or an aspiring farmer, there is something to learn for everyone in our 8-month  mentorship program that teaches hands-on organic food production. 

         Learn more about our Program here

Feel confident in turning soil into 'black gold'
​and creating a bountiful harvest ​

Presented by

 Goldenrose Gardiner
Owner of Deep Roots Farm and previous owner of Barefoot Organics Farm, Victoria ( Haliburton Farm Society). Over the years Goldenrose has become successful running a CSA Box Program ( community supported agriculture), market gardening, selling wholesale veggies, running a plant nursery and saving seeds. Join Goldenrose in the field and greenhouses as she shares her extensive knowledge on farming and growing food. Read more about Goldenrose Here

Carolyn Herriot
Garden writer, lecturer, and workshop leader. She is the  author of  three books- A Year on the Garden Path, The Zero Mile Diet and The Zero Mile Diet Cookbook. Carolyn shares 30 years of experience running a plant nursery, seed saving and creating edible landscapes. She currently teaches at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition in Nanaimo. Carolyn owned and operated the Garden Path Center and 'Seeds of Victoria' for 25 years.
Find her books at -
http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/ZeroMileDiet

The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives.
                                                                                                              - Gertrude Jekyll