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Please add your upcoming courses in the new
Courses area noted above by August 2000 as the following will
be removed at that time
Linnaea Farm Garden Programme
"Now in
its twelfth year, the Linnaea Farm Ecological Gardening Programme offers a thorough
grounding in organic gardening and small-scale farming through a full growing season. It
is a residential, 8-month long programme. Those who learn best by doing will appreciate
this programme's hands-on approach. We are located on the Linnaea Farm land trust on
Cortes Island, B.C.
Participants will be immersed in an operating example of alternatives in food production,
marketing and other aspects of horticulture. Our experienced instructors draw upon a wide
variety of ideas and techniques from Bio-dynamics, Permaculture, Natural Farming, Third
World subsistence agriculture, and Biointensive gardening.
Application deadline for 2000 season is December 1st 1999. The tuition for the eight month
season, March-October is $1500. Those wishing to live on the farm can do so for an
additional $120 per month."
Contact Info
For more information email David Buckner at lsociety@oberon.ark.com
or phone (250) 935-6717 evenings. You can also learn lots more by visiting our website at http://oberon.ark.com/~linnaea/
Can-Ag Enterprises Ltd.
Provides soil
quality testing, analysis, and expertise in soil remediation.
Offers school and community garden projects
expertise in garden design, programming, implementation and facilitation, skills upgrading
of participants' soil building skills.
Partners with community, government,
educational institutions, and industry to promote and encourage sustainable garden
systems, in particular at schools, community gardens, and community small scale enterprise
projects.
Provides advice regarding professional
standards and legislation.
Collaborates with government, educational
institutions, and industry in research of Biointensive and sustainable soil building
systems.
To Register:
Susan Penstone
CAN-AG ENTERPRISES LTD.
14805 119 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5L 2N9
Phone (403) 434-0400
Fax (403) 482-1260
Email: canag@planet.eon.net
Kwantlen University College
Careers in Horticulture
Contact: 1-604-599-3308
Olds College - Entire Brochure plus One Week at a Glance
Website: http://www.oldscollege.ab.ca
The Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council sponsors a Master
Composter training program which trains people to teach others in their communities.
For more info. contact
The Waste Reduction Council
101-219 22nd Street, East
Saskatoon, SK
S7K 0G4
phone 306-931-3242
fax 306-665-2128
Devonian Botanic Garden
Fall/Winter Course brochure available now
contact 987-2064 or
mail DBG at
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1
Horticultural Centre of the Pacific
505 Quayle Road
Victoria, BC V8X 3X1
phone 250-479-6162
Along with the school, there are beautiful grounds to
visit.
Prairie Horticulture Certificate Program (PHC)
If you are serious about horticulture, the Prairie
Horticulture Certificate Program (PHC) is for you! Our home-study program allows you to
specialize in the area that interests you – Fruit & Vegetable Production,
Greenhouse Crop Production, Landscaping & Arboriculture, or Nursery Crop Production
– and learn at home!
The Prairie Horticulture Certificate Program (PHC) gives
you access to the combined expertise of four prairie educational institutions – the
University of Saskatchewan, Olds College, the University of Manitoba, and Assiniboine
Community College.
PHC: A Campus In Your Own Home
PHC offers its courses in the winter months when time in
the horticulture industry is more flexible. All courses are available by home study, and
course materials are delivered directly to your mailbox. Study on your own time in the
comfort of your home.
Your Instructors Are Just A Phone Call Away
Regular telephone contact with your instructor is part of
every PHC course. Some instructors can also be contacted by fax and/or e-mail..
Everything You Need To Succeed
All course materials have been developed by subject
experts from four prairie educational institutions–the University of Saskatchewan,
Olds College, the University of Manitoba, and Assiniboine Community College. You will
receive a comprehensive course guide, a study guide, and (for some courses) a lab manual.
A textbook may also be required for some courses. Some courses may also use videotapes,
periodic audio-conferences, televised seminars, or lab sessions scheduled at regional
centres.
Admission & Registration
You must apply for admission before you will be allowed to
register in a course. Once admitted, you can register for any of the courses offered. You
can apply for admission to the PHC program through any of the four prairie educational
institutions mentioned above. If you would like to enter the program in Term 1, you must
apply for admission by the end of September; if you would like to enter in Term 2, you
must apply by the end of November.
Courses are currently offered over two terms: Term 1 runs
from late October to mid-Janaury; Term 2 runs from mid-January to late March.
Information on how to apply for admission through the
University of Saskatchewan and the classes being offered this year is available through
the Extension Credit Studies office at the address below.
Course Fees
Fees for a PHC course range from $285.00 to $700.00, with
the average cost per course around $300-400. You may be able to claim your tuition fees as
a tax deduction or a tax credit.
Coure Requirements
To receive a certificate, you must complete 8 courses,
including all the courses specified for the particular stream you select. You can take a s
many (or as few) courses as you like.
Fruit and Vegetable Production Stream
Required:
- Applied Botany
- Soils for Horticulture
- Postharvest Handling of Food Crops
And at least two of:
- Integrated Plant Management
- Safe Work/Pesticide Application
- Horticulture Marekting & Business Management
And at least three of:
- Vegetable Production
- Potato Production
- Fruit Production
- Propagation
and, if necessary to meet the minimum requirements, one or more of the open elective
courses listed below.
Greenhouse Crop Production Stream
Required:
- Applied Botany
- Soils for Horticulture
- Greenhouse Crop Production
- Greenhouse Structures and Environments
And at least two of:
- Integrated Plant Management
- Safe Work/Pesticide Application
- Horticulture Marekting & Business Management
and at least one of:
- Indoor Landscaping
- Propagation
and, if necessary to meet the minimum requirements, one or more of the open elective
courses listed below.
Landscaping and Arboriculture Stream
Required:
- Applied Botany
- Soils for Horticulture
- Woody Landscape Plants
- Arboriculture
And at least two of:
- Integrated Plant Management
- Safe Work/Pesticide Application
- Horticulture Marekting & Business Management
and at least two of:
- Landscape Design
- Landscape Construction
- Indoor Landscaping
- Turfgrass Production and Management
- Herbaceous Landscape Plants
and, if necessary to meet the minimum requirements, one or more of the open elective
courses listed below.
Nursery Crop Production Stream
Required:
- Applied Botany
- Soils for Horticulture
- Nursery Crop Production
- Propagation
And at least two of:
- Integrated Plant Management
- Safe Work/Pesticide Application
- Horticulture Marekting & Business Management
and at least one of:
- Woody Landscape Plants
- Landscape Design
and, if necessary to meet the minimum requirements, one or more of the open elective
courses listed below. Open Elective Courses
- Specialty Crops
- Floral Design
- Field Production of Floral Crops
- Retail Management
- Marketing of Horticulture Products
- Human Resource Management
- Any course from another elective stream
For More Information Contact . . .
Prairie Horticulture Certificate Program
Extension Credit Studies
326 Kirk Hall
University of Saskatchewan
117 Science Place
Saskatoon SK S7N 5C8
Phone: (306) 966-5563
Fax; (306) 966-5590
E-mail: extcred@usask.ca Internet: www.ag.usask.ca
Prairie Horticulture Certificate Program
Assiniboine Community College
1430 Victoria Avenue East
Brandon MB R7A 2A9
Phone: (204) 726-6679
Fax: (204) 726-7012
Prairie Horticulture Certificate Program
Continuing Education division
University of Manitoba
Room 188 Continuing Ed. Div. Complex
Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8036
Fax: (204) 275-5465
Prairie Horticulture Certificate Program
Extension Services
Olds College
4500-50 Street
Olds AB T4H 1R6
Phone: (403) 556-8355
Fax: (403) 556-8339
Ontario Master Gardener
Ontario Master Gardener groups use three correspondence
courses from the University of Guelph's Independent Study program as the core of theri
training. The program itself was sponsored by the provincial agriculture department
(OMAFRA) but is moving towards being financially independent. I don't know exactly how
many groups there are currently in Ontario but the number is significant. You might want
to take a look at these website:
The Arboretum and Turfgrass Institute also happen to be
co-sponsors of the recently formed Guelph and area Master Gardener group. For anyone in
the area, they are planning a gardening workshop on April 6th and a Plant Sale on May
10th. Both of these event will be held at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute, 328 Victoria
Road South in Guelph. If you would like more information, please e-mail me.
Rob Witherspoon
Guelph Turfgrass Institute
www.uoguelph.ca/GTI
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario CANADA
Master Gardener Programs
(Landscape Alberta Nursery Trades Association) Courses
The Flowers Canada Accreditation Program
Master Gardener Program - Calgary
Offered this fall at the Calgary Zoo
Intensive program for those with a high level of interest in Gardening. Emphasis on
gardening in the Chinook zone.
Info: 403-232-9386
RBG School for Horticultural Judges, Instructors and
Exhibitors
Co-Chairs;
Lillie Haworth, President - Garden Clubs of Ontario
Chris Graham, Manager - Horticultural Services, RBG
Location:
Royal Botanical Gardens Centre
680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ont.
Fees:
Prerequisite:
Deposit:
$10 non refundable, applicable to the first session fee.
Maximum registration :
Registration deadline:
Schedule:
September 22, 23, 24 1997
March 24,25,26, 1998
June 10, 11, 12, 1998
September 16, 17, 18 1998
March 24, 25, 26, 1999
May 18, 19, 20, 1999
July 14, 15, 16, 1999
September 15, 1999 - Supplementals
To register your interest in taking the programme to
become a RBG accredited Horticultural Judge, please send $10 deposit, payable to Royal
Botanical Gardens Horticultural Judges School to :
Royal Botanical Gardens
Box 399
Hamilton, On L8N 3H8
Please send your name, address, Home and Business phone
numbers.
Acceptance into the RBG School for Horticultural Judges,
Instructors and Exhibitors requires proof of exhibiting in two flower shows since January
1, 1996.
Pesticide & Dispenser Certificate Candidates
If you are interested in obtaining your certificate, the
Lakeland College Pesticide Home Study course is available...
Contact
Lakeland College
Vermillion, Alberta T0B 4M0
1-800-661-6490 ext 659
The Civic Garden Centre is a not for profit garden
information centre located in Edwards Gardens at Leslie and Lawrence in Toronto.
I hope this information might be useful to post on your
web site.
Contact Ada Brzeski:
Phone: 416-397-1362
E-mail: ada.brzeski@sympatico.ca.
Our organization does not have a web site or e-mail address yet.
Lakeland College - sponsored by the Lloydminster
Horticultural Society
Date: Saturday, November 6, 1999
Course: ALL ABOUT PERENNIALS
Instructor: Sara Williams, Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan
Fee: $18.00
Location: Lakeland College campus, Lloydminster, AB
Description: What perennials can be grown successfully in the area? What are some new
varieties gardeners can try? How do you care for perennials, divide them, prune them? How
do I colour co-ordinate my beds? What is the best location to plant?
A slide/discussion/question-and-answer presentation.
Contact: Arnold Pittao 780-875-7123 apittao@bordercity.com
Date: Thursday, February 10, 2000
Course: ROSE GARDENING
Instructor: Amanda Ryce, Saskatoon
Fee: $12.00
Location: Lakeland College campus, Lloydminster, AB
Description: Course will deal with practical aspect of choosing and growing roses for this
geographic zone. Includes: selection, planting, care, pruning, over-wintering,
fertilizing, watering etc. Rose selection will be primary.
A slide/discussion/question-and-answer presentation.
Contact: Arnold Pittao 780-875-7123 apittao@bordercity.com
Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2000
Course: CONTAINER GARDENING
Instructor: Albertha VanWageningen, Vermilion
Fee: $12.00
Location: Lakeland College campus, Lloydminster, AB
Description: What kind of containers can be used for flowers and other
plants? Can I over-winter plants in containers? What makes them appealing?
What materials should they be made of? What is the best location for them?
What about watering and fertilizing? What are the best plants to use? A
slide/discussion/question-and-answer presentation.
Contact: Arnold Pittao 780-875-7123 apittao@bordercity.com
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