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Green Roof Open House & Workshops
September 16, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Urban Agriculture Week 2022 | Withrow Park Farmers Market & Carrot Green Roof Collaboration
Date: Friday, Sep 16, 2022
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Location: Carrot Green Roof (348 Danforth Ave)
Admission: Free – Please RSVP so we have an idea of attendance for workshop supplies
Carrot Green Roof and Withrow Park Farmers Market are collaborating to bring you an evening of drop-in workshops on a beautiful urban green roof in celebration of Urban Agriculture Week! Join us for a garden tour, seed saving workshops including wild flowers, herbs and vegetables, a herb and body care workshop with Maria of Wild By Nature, get gardening advice from Urban Growers, learn about the Urban Grower Project at Withrow Market, and more!
Folks are welcome to donate seeds to the Community Seed Library or take seeds for free. There will also be a plant “swap” table. Feel free to bring any garden or house plants to share. Urban-grown herbs will be available for purchase. Come join us anytime between 5-7pm. All are welcome!
About the Space: The garden space and compost site is located on the Carrot Green Roof, a rooftop above the Big Carrot Grocery on the Danforth. It is a few minutes from Chester Subway Station.
Accessibility to the Space: through outdoor staircase, west of the entrance to The Big Carrot, with alternative to accessing the roof & gardens from 348 Danforth Avenue entrance, where an indoor chairlift is available and a ramp leading to the outdoor deck area. A public wheelchair-accessible washroom is on the ground floor of The Big Carrot and a private washroom is on the 1st floor. There is an active beehive in the gardens.
