Event Category Archives: Special Events

Medicine from Plants! Medicinal Plant Walk

  Medicine from Plants! Medicinal Plant Walk About the Workshop Join us for a guided walk through the UBC Farms Garden with Katolen Yardley, Medical Herbalist, where we will identify some local and non-local flowers, herbs, and common weeds, and discuss some of their medicinal properties and ways to apply these plants for common first […]

Pies from Scratch

  Pies from Scratch About the Workshop Spring & summer are the seasons for most flavorful fresh ingredients, that means, delicious pies! Learn how to make the perfect pie dough and use it for an infinite number of recipes! In this class, each student will make their own pie dough and assemble a 9” pie […]

Pruning and Mulching for Plant Health

  Pruning and Mulching for Plant Health About the Workshop Our pruning and mulching practices matter. Poor pruning and mulching can lead to decreased plant health and eventual demise. This session will offer an engaging and accessible introduction to proper pruning and mulching practices. Feel empowered to care for your plants and trees well so […]

The Wonderful World of Elder Flower and Berry for Medicinal Use

  The Wonderful World of Elder Flower and Berry for Medicinal Use About the Workshop Join us for an experiential and informative talk on how to incorporate Elder flower and berries into your lifestyle through learning about the medicinal use of this plant. In this class we will meet and learn about Sambucus nigra and […]

Traditional Chinese Scallion Pancakes from Scratch with Farm Fresh Ingredients

  Traditional Chinese Scallion Pancakes from Scratch with Farm Fresh Ingredients About the Workshop This fun and interactive workshop will teach you how to make traditional Chinese scallion pancakes, with a twist — we offer a gluten-free option that we prepare ourselves. We’ll also incorporate herbs or produce from UBC Farm for a hyper-local flavor […]

Introduction to Beekeeping

  Introduction to Beekeeping About the Workshop If you’re either just getting your honey bees for the first time or are seriously considering keeping honey bees, this workshop is a wonderful introduction to the fascinating and rewarding (mostly!) craft of beekeeping. Areas covered include: equipment required, how to maximize success with your new bee colony […]

Summer Fruit Tree Pruning for Backyard Orchardists

  Summer Fruit Tree Pruning for the Backyard Orchardist About the Workshop Learn all about the fundamentals of summer pruning, proper pruning cuts, rootstock selection, and more. We will cover a lot of the myths and pruning do’s and dont’s. In addition, we will cover an overview some of the major pests and diseases affecting […]

Wild Home Brews

  Wild Home Brews About the Workshop Learn the science of fermenting drinks at home with commercial and wild yeasts. From country wines, herbal meads and beers, we’ll go over simple steps to create your own unique alcoholic drinks at home. Home brewing is a rewarding mix of creativity and science, where you control every […]

Mushroom Foraging for Beginners [Online]

  Mushroom Foraging for Beginners [Online] About the Workshop This virtual mushroom foray will focus on how to SAFELY identify wild mushrooms found in the Pacific Northwest. This is our ever-popular “Wild Edible Identification Trip”, a 2-hour walk with wildcraft guide and chef Robin Kort made into a video series that you can refer to […]

Flower Harvest and Bouquet Making

  Flower Harvest and Bouquet Making About the Workshop This workshop will start in the flower fields at UBC Farm, where participants will learn how flowers are grown and how they relate to the CSFS’s mission to promote biodiversity and build healthy soils. Then we will get a brief hands-on practice harvesting the flowers. After […]