Seeds to Supper Agricultural Heritage Festival
Third Annual Folklife Festival of Newfoundland and Labrador
Third Annual Folklife Festival of Newfoundland and Labrador
For the past 3 years the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador has supported a local folklife festival in the province. The goal of the festival is to celebrate these otherwise unspoken traditions that may be taken for granted. This year’s theme has an agricultural focus. MUN Botanical Garden is proud to participate in this year’s festival.
For a full listing of events or for more information on the folklife festival, please visit www.seedstosupper.ca
Seeds To Supper Poster
Edible Wild Plants: A PowerPoint Presentation
Saturday, August 13, 2 - 3 p.m.
Dandelion stew? Dogberry jelly? Todd Boland, the Botanical Garden’s Research Horticulturist will point out many culinary treasures hidden in our forest, fields and roadsides. Find out about the many uses of cattails and why the best way to get rid of some weeds is to eat them. This program will take place indoors. Pre-registration is not required. Admission is free.
Seeds to Supper Sunday Family Programs
Sundays, August 14 & 21, 2 - 4 p.m.
Join Botanical Garden education staff for our special Seeds to Supper Family Programs. Make flowerpots from recycled materials, visit our vegetable garden, see how worms eat our garbage and make our soil, plant some edible seeds and feed the ducks. Pre-registration is not required. General admission fees apply. Free for MUN students and members of the Friends of the Garden.
Edible Plant Hikes
Sundays, August 14 & 21, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Eating plants from the wild has been a long held tradition in Newfoundland and Labrador. Join Diane Pelley, Visitor Services Supervisor, for an edible plant hike that will go over the common and the not-so-common edible plants of our boreal forest, fen and barrens. Pre-registration is not required. General admission fees apply. Free for MUN students and members of the Friends of the Garden.
Three Cheers for Composting!
Saturday, August 20, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Growing healthy plants, including our food, starts with healthy soil. At MUN Botanical Garden we make our own – with fabulous results. All organic material (anything produced by a living organism) is recycled through a combination of natural biological and chemical processes. When we compost, we utilize natural processes. This presentation will introduce the practical steps of starting composting, indoors and out. The indoor presentation will be followed by a short walk in the garden to view some compost bins. Pre-registration is not required. Admission is free.
Saturday, August 13, 2 - 3 p.m.
Dandelion stew? Dogberry jelly? Todd Boland, the Botanical Garden’s Research Horticulturist will point out many culinary treasures hidden in our forest, fields and roadsides. Find out about the many uses of cattails and why the best way to get rid of some weeds is to eat them. This program will take place indoors. Pre-registration is not required. Admission is free.
Seeds to Supper Sunday Family Programs
Sundays, August 14 & 21, 2 - 4 p.m.
Join Botanical Garden education staff for our special Seeds to Supper Family Programs. Make flowerpots from recycled materials, visit our vegetable garden, see how worms eat our garbage and make our soil, plant some edible seeds and feed the ducks. Pre-registration is not required. General admission fees apply. Free for MUN students and members of the Friends of the Garden.
Edible Plant Hikes
Sundays, August 14 & 21, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Eating plants from the wild has been a long held tradition in Newfoundland and Labrador. Join Diane Pelley, Visitor Services Supervisor, for an edible plant hike that will go over the common and the not-so-common edible plants of our boreal forest, fen and barrens. Pre-registration is not required. General admission fees apply. Free for MUN students and members of the Friends of the Garden.
Three Cheers for Composting!
Saturday, August 20, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Growing healthy plants, including our food, starts with healthy soil. At MUN Botanical Garden we make our own – with fabulous results. All organic material (anything produced by a living organism) is recycled through a combination of natural biological and chemical processes. When we compost, we utilize natural processes. This presentation will introduce the practical steps of starting composting, indoors and out. The indoor presentation will be followed by a short walk in the garden to view some compost bins. Pre-registration is not required. Admission is free.
