Still Moon Gardeners Gatherings – Party VIII 

At our Gardeners Gathering Work Parties, we weed, water, and maintaining the Colour Me Local Dye Garden. Come out and join for some fun getting your hands dirty, while connecting with other gardeners in the community. At some of these events we will bring a dye pot and fabric test strips so we can experiment with natural dyes while we work! If you play an instrument, feel free to bring it along and join in with the chorus of neighbours who jam in the garden!

July Ravine Clean-Up!

Please join us for second Ravine Clean-up of the year! We’ll be taking on the garbage that has been accumulating in the Ravine and learning about some the native and introduced plants along the way.

Come meet with folks who are interested in the environment and are finding ways to give back!

Still Moon Gardeners Gatherings – Party IX 

At our Gardeners Gathering Work Parties, we weed, water, and maintaining the Colour Me Local Dye Garden. Come out and join for some fun getting your hands dirty, while connecting with other gardeners in the community. At some of these events we will bring a dye pot and fabric test strips so we can experiment with natural dyes while we work! If you play an instrument, feel free to bring it along and join in with the chorus of neighbours who jam in the garden!

Invasive Ivy Removal & Basket Weaving Workshop 

In this workshop you will learn how to safely remove invasive English Ivy and weave it into a basket! This is the perfect event for any artistic environmentalist who is interested in finding creative ways to make art out of natural materials needing removal for a healthy ecosystem. We will both harvest the ivy and weave in the sanctuary of the Renfrew Ravine. 

Still Moon Gardeners Gatherings – Party X 

At our Gardeners Gathering Work Parties, we weed, water, and maintaining the Colour Me Local Dye Garden. Come out and join for some fun getting your hands dirty, while connecting with other gardeners in the community. At some of these events we will bring a dye pot and fabric test strips so we can experiment with natural dyes while we work! If you play an instrument, feel free to bring it along and join in with the chorus of neighbours who jam in the garden!

Stewardship Work Party – Fall Planting Prep!

Please join us for our fall planting preparation event at Renfrew Ravine Park! We will be finishing up some weeding and garbage removal for our upcoming fall planting events. Come help make some space for our new plants! Along the way we’ll learn to identify native and introduced plants and speak to their ecological roles in the Renfrew Ravine Ecosystem.

Come get active stewarding important wildlife habitat in the Still Creek Watershed. We look forward to seeing you there!

Eco Printing on Silk at the Dye Garden

We are so excited to be hosting a natural dye class right where our dye materials are grown: the Colour Me Local Dye Garden!

Join us for an evening of eco-printing silk! We will harvest whatever dye plants are in bloom from the garden to make beautiful floral prints on silk fabric. You will learn about the dye plants grown at Colour Me Local, when to collect dye plant materials, the purpose of scouring and mordanting (preparing your fabric for dyeing), and how to make beautiful naturally dyed silk – all while spending quality time with other interested dyers in the community. Materials will be provided and you will take home a naturally dyed silk scarf. All skill levels are welcome.

Stewardship Work Party – Fall Planting Prep @ Beaver Pond(er)ing Lodging

Please join us for a Stewardship Work Party at BPL! This will be a general site clean-up and weeding session. We will be making space for the native plants that will be planted in the fall. Come learn about some native and introduced plant identification, invasive plant management techniques, and some of the tasks involved in maintaining an active restoration site. Come get active stewarding important wildlife habitat in the Still Creek Watershed. We look forward to seeing you there!