On Thursday, August 15th at 1:30pm, Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott will be at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre’s Old-Growth Forest project lands to launch the new Ignatius Old-Growth Forest Teaching Pavilion. The new pavilion will provide shelter and a base […]
Do you like native tree seeds as much as birds and animals? Learn all about seed collecting opportunities and what's involved in making seeds grow into our future forests. We start with an indoor presentation at the farm's community room […]
To the Core by Lorraine Roy (used by permission) My Creative Journey with Trees Join us for an evening where Lorraine Roy will present her textile art journey in words and pictures as she describes how trees wove their way […]
The Jesuit Community of Guelph welcomes all to their Open House! A celebration of Advent leading to Christmas (or anything else you want to celebrate)! There will be light snacks & beverages - just follow the blue signs to Loyola […]
March 13, 2020 -- this event has been CANCELLED. Join us for a dual book launch with textile artist Lorraine Roy and poet Greg Kennedy, SJ. They will read from their new books Woven Woods and Reupholstered Psalms. Both books will be available […]
Imperatives for the future of the earth with Rony Lec This event has been CANCELLED. Rony Lec is one of the world’s leading experts in permaculture and Indigenous knowledge (read more here). He has spent the last 20 years teaching […]
Wholistic Restoration: A braided journey toward a more sustainable and reciprocal relationship with Mother Earth and each other. This four-part series will be presented by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous practitioners in ecology, land-based education, and research. Together, we will strive […]
Join the Ignatius Old-Growth Forest Project in its quest to heal and protect Marden Creek! This event will offer a number of actions to improve an old agricultural field in the Marden's floodplain that has been regenerating for the past […]
Historically, hedgerows or living fences were planted with management in mind and were established by early European settlers who wanted to recreate their homeland landscapes and protect soils. By the twentieth century, they had all but disappeared, primarily due to […]
Before barbed wire and cedar rail fences, hedgerows were managed as living fences. There is a balance which needs to be found between allowing shrubs to grow and keeping the hedge from becoming a line of trees, developing gaps and […]
