Fall Gardening Workshop

Wondering how to extend your gardening time beyond the end of summer? Or looking for tips about how to best prepare your garden plot for spring? Join UNA resident and UBC researcher Risa Sargent, who will be sharing her tips and tricks about what and when to plant in fall, vegetables that can overwinter, and organic ways to get the richest soil.

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Risa Sargent is an associate professor in the Plant Science program in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at UBC. Her research focuses on how agricultural systems can be designed and managed to minimize disruptions to critical ecosystem services such as pollination. A lifelong gardener, she has a passion for sustainable urban food systems. Lab webpage: https://www.landfood.ubc.ca/risa-sargent/