The American Community Gardening Association (ACGA)’s annual conference brings together hundreds of individuals from across the United States, Canada, and abroad, who are engaged in all aspects of gardening and greening.

Drop by the Brickworks to find out how to identify Ontario tall grass prairie and meadow plants and how to care for your native butterfly garden. Ways to attract beneficial butterflies and other insects into your neighborhood will be discussed.

Get your hands dirty and learn the ins and outs of starting veggies, herbs, and flowers from seed in this hands-on, organic growing workshop. Thrifty hints and tips for beginners, apartment dwellers and small space gardeners. Participants will each take a seedling-to-be home with them. Grassroots welcomes back Gayla Trail, Urban gardener, photographer, graphic designer, and crafty gal Gayla Trail is the creator of the acclaimed gardening web site YouGrowGirl.com and author ...

This event will feature presentations, a native plant sale, displays, refreshments and draw for prizes.

This is an introductory seminar on healthy buildings, solar hot water, rainwater collection and solar electric for your home.

Learn how to plan and install a rain garden in your own yard.

The focus of this event may be on constructing a compost toilet, renovating a meditation hut or strawbale house, or enjoying some organic gardening.

Come and swap seeds, buy seeds and visit seed and plant vendors.

There will be booths of seed sellers, local farmers and some off coast sellers at this event.

This ‘learning tour’ will allow you to see how raising horticultural transplants is done.