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The Urban Potager – A Field to Table Experience
Growing beautiful and edible delights in a small-space garden!
Date
April 1, 2025 7:30 pm
Ends April 1, 2025 9:00 pm
Location
Old Town Hall
821 March Rd, Ottawa, Ottawa, K2W 1J1
Price
$5 for non-members
Member Price: Free for 2025 Kanata-March Horticultural Society Members
Event Details
Think rainbows of color in the saladier and beyond. Crisp lettuces, Asian greens, sweet tomatoes and blooms.
In this presentation from Odette McIntyre of the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton, you will learn how to create an attractive living space full of vegetables, ornamentals, herbs and structures in an urban setting where space is a constraint.
Grow beautiful blooms, unique veggies and greens to enhance your table and thrill your guests. Find out about vertical gardening, best practices, found objects and more. An exciting, wide-ranging, transforming way to look at your garden!
This in-person meeting will be held at the Old Town Hall, 821 March Rd (laneway entrance for the Old Town Hall is on Klondike Rd, across from Shopper’s Drug Mart), 7:30 pm – 9 pm (doors open at 7:15 pm, meeting starts at 7:30 pm). Non-members are always welcome for a visitor’s fee of $5 or become a member and enjoy our full 2025 program for $20.
Presenter
Odette Maynard, Master Gardener
Odette McIntyre is a member of the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton. Her interest in horticulture and ecology intensified as she studied plant science at the Institut de Technologie Agricole. After graduation, Odette worked for 4 years at the Montréal Botanical Garden before relocating to Toronto where she has worked in a member municipality of York Region until retirement. Odette became a Master Gardener in 2015. She shared her love and knowledge of plants with York Region gardeners, through Lake Simcoe South Master Gardeners advice clinics before relocating to the Ottawa area, giving workshops, including a range of organic gardening topics and cold season production.
Organizer
- Kanata-March Horticultural Society
In existence since 1970, the Kanata-March Horticultural Society aspires to serve the Kanata-area community through horticultural education, local public garden maintenance, and special events.
We hold monthly meetings where guest speakers including local gardening experts share their knowledge. Winter meetings are held via Zoom, March – June and September-December meetings are held in-person at the Old March Town Hall.
We are one of 19 societies within the Ontario Horticultural Association’s District 2, and through this affiliation are grateful to receive an annual grant from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).
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- Kanata-March Horticultural Society