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Adapting your lifestyle to environmental issues: tips and tricks for a smooth transition
Free activities Why should we coexist with pollinating insects in urban areas? Is it possible to keep up with fashion trends while being environmentally responsible? How can you clean your home with environmentally friendly and easy-to-make products? The Green Patrol awaits you at our Urban Forest kiosk every Thursday lunch time to teach you how […]
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The plant distribution is back!
Free | May 19 and 20, 2023 As it does every year, and as part of its beautification program, the Arrondissement de Ville-Marie will be distributing plants free of charge. Ville-Marie groups and residents will be able to receive trees and shrubs as well as vegetable plants in addition to the annual flowers and fine […]
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A Tree for My Neighbourhood: plant a tree at a low price
From April, 19 to May, 28 2023 A Tree for My Neighbourhood, what is it? Created to facilitate access to trees for urban populations thanks to very attractive prices and deliveries as close as possible to the buyer, the campaign has already made it possible to plant more than 25,000 trees across the whole island, […]
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Come learn how to make seedlings
Free workshop | On registration Do you want to learn how to make your own seedlings? Come and help us make seedlings for our vegetable gardens and take a few seedlings home for your yard or balcony. We’ll teach you how to take care of them so they grow. Register here Précédent Suivant When? April […]
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No need for a garden to be a gardener
Free | Registration required It’s time to adopt your tree square! The Adopt-a-Tree project allows you to brighten up the Peter-McGill district while providing the tree special care through cleaning and watering. What we provide We provide you with flowers and compost, and you commit to planting them in a tree patch and maintaining it! […]
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Earth Day – Eco-friendly but make it fashion
On the occasion of Earth Day on April 22, we invite you to the McCord Museum for a workshop-conference on the impact of fashion on the environment.
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Ville-Marie’s éco-quartiers are very pleased to present their 2022 highlights
2022 was a year of solidarity and understanding. The teams of the three éco-quartiers have shown resilience in the face of challenges related to hiring. This year brought us back to pre-pandemic normalcy, which meant the resumption of our regular activities, as well as the return in full of our workshops, kiosks and face-to-face engagement […]
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Vermicomposting workshop: learning to compost with worms
Why should I switch to vermicomposting? Do you want to transform your waste into 100% natural compost, quickly, and without using chemicals? Building your own vermicomposting system allows you to obtain 100% natural compost in an almost autonomous way. Upcoming workshops January 2023, at 2pm at 1240 Saint-Marc street January 2023, à 6pm at 1240 […]
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Collection for the Holiday Season
Solidarity collection for the holiday season The holiday season is approaching and our solidarity drive is back this year! Do you have things to donate? It’s time to sort through them! Come and bring us toys, warm clothes or non-perishable food for families in need in the neighbourhood! Who is it for? The collection is […]
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Harvesting and seed conservation
8 essential points for harvesting seeds 1. Know your plants Annual, bi-annual, perennial 2. Choosing the right plant and fruit Choose the most beautiful fruit and prefer organic 3. Beware of hybridization Some plants are self-fertile and others need to be pollinated 4. Waiting for full maturity Or even that the fruit is a little […]
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