March 16th at Smith house from 5h30 to 7h30 pm.

Agriculture on the mountain was important until the beginning of the 19th century. The Smith house in the park was in the center of a farm property when it was built in 1858. Today, a new interest from Montrealers for urban agriculture had lead to original projects around the city. Come to this special forum to learn about it.

1- Take a piece of nature home with you! 5:30- 6 :45PM
Interested in gardening? Never had the space? McGill Nursing Students are pleased to present a workshop to teach you the benefits of urban gardening and how to build your own urban garden on a rooftop, balcony or inside your home.

2-Exploring urban agriculture in new ways. 6:45- 7:30 pm
Ecological and sustainable urban agriculture production (P.A.U.S.E.). An initiative of multi-fieds students from university of Montreal to put in places an agriculture project on the mountain campus regarding: honey and mushroom production, container production, composting, research and education about urban gardening.

Registration: tieghan.killackey@mail.mcgill.ca