A season-long, land-based learning experience to discover a different way of being with the earth.
Spend a season reconnecting with the land, learning how food grows, and taking part in something shared from start to finish.
This nine session, half-day program follows the full cycle of a Three Sisters garden. The Three Sisters are three crops grown together in a traditional Indigenous intercropping system, where each plant supports the others: corn provides structure, beans enrich the soil, and squash protects and nourishes the ground. Together, they offer a living example of reciprocity—relationships of mutual care, responsibility, and shared flourishing. We will plant, tend, and harvest together as we learn about interwoven teachings from the process of growing.
The program is guided collaboratively by Hannah Wellings (Program Manager, Wisahkotewinowak), Lisa Conroy (Farm Educator, Ignatius Jesuit Centre), and Nicole De Francesco (Catholic Educator). Each brings a different lens to the work, shaping an experience that moves between practice, reflection, and relationship.
We will meet for nine Saturday sessions over the growing season to work in the field and learn through doing, with time for conversation along the way. The program draws from Indigenous teachings alongside ecological and Catholic perspectives, staying grounded in the work itself.
This is not a technical gardening course. It is about participation, attention, and relationship with the land and with one another. Themes explored will include reciprocity, interconnectedness, responsibility, and Laudato Si’ among others. They will be explored through group discussion.
We will close the season by preparing and sharing a meal from the harvest.
No prior experience is needed. Come ready to take part and get your hands in the soil.
Registration is welcome throughout the program and will be prorated.
