Join us at CHEP Good Food's ketayak community kistikana for a hands-on evening learning the basics of composting with Lisa Howse, Projects Coordinator at the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council. Lisa brings many seasons of experience and a deep passion for waste reduction to this fun, accessible, and informative workshop.
Whether you’re just getting started or curious about integrating composting into your farm, garden, or yard, this session is for you! We’ll dig into:
-How composting works
-Tips for setting up your own system
-Common compost challenges and solutions
-How composting connects to land care and food sovereignty
We’ll have time for hands-on learning in the on-site compost demonstration areas—so come ready to get your hands dirty!
This workshop is part of CHEP Good Food’s Healthy Yards Workshop Series, supporting community members to grow and care for food in ways that honour relationships to the land, promote the right to good food, and build resilient local food systems.
All are welcome!
WHEN: June 17, 2025 | 6-8pm
LOCATION: Treaty 6 Territory | ketayak community kistikana / Elders Community Garden in Northern Michif, located in Victoria Park (720 Ave H south Saskatoon) Space on H | Saskatoon, SK
REGISTER:
https://youngagrarians.org/jun-17-2025-sask-sk-garden-tour-and-composting-workshop-with-chep-good-food/
SCHEDULE (times are approximate):
6pm Composting talk
6:45pm Break
7:15pm Hands-on demo and garden tour
8pm Departure
BRING: Bring along a folding chair, a water bottle, and any sunscreen and insect repellent you might need. Make sure to wear weather and farm-suitable clothing and closed-toed shoes/footwear. The Space on H is wheelchair accessible, including two accessible washrooms.
ACCESSIBILITY: If you have any accessibility needs, please get in touch with us at
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About ketayak community kistikana
CHEP Good Food's education and demonstration site is known as ketayak community kistikana (Elders Community Garden in northern Michif language). ketayak is located on Avenue H South in the heart of Riversdale, adjacent to the Riversdale King George Community Garden. The garden sits on the site of the former Riversdale Lawn Bowling Club. CHEP Good Food has tended this space since spring 2021, and ketayak is now abundantly cultivated with veggies, herbs, flowers, berries and more.
Along with gardening workshops, a children's day camp, and other programming throughout the season, ketayak is the home of the askîy project; an urban agriculture internship for youth. Participants learn together about growing food, cultivating a relationship with the land, and culture. Its five key focus areas are: growing food and food skills, enhancing cultural connections, promoting environmental sustainability, developing employment skills, and engaging youth.
About CHEP Good Food
CHEP works with children, families and communities to improve access to good food and promote food security. Their guiding principles include:
-Relationship to the Land: Many of the impacts of food insecurity, disconnection from cultural food and foodways, and resulting health inequities are tied to settler colonial and colonial policies that have shaped access to land and resources.
-The Right to Food: CHEP affirms that all people have the right to affordable, nutritious, and culturally safe food and foodways. They operate with the understanding that inequitable access to food and systems of food production has disproportionately impacted historically disadvantaged communities.
-Mutual Respect: CHEP values the diverse, unique lived experience of its staff, volunteers, and the community it serves. They ensure programs take place in a safe environment and aims to foster dignity and respect.
-Education and Advocacy: Through partnerships and programming, CHEP strives to enhance public awareness and understanding of the root causes and impacts of food insecurity, and address these impacts in a meaningful, sustainable manner.
Website: www.chep.org
Facebook: facebook.com/CHEPGoodFood
Instagram: @chepgoodfood
This public event is part of the Young Agrarians Apprenticeship Program (YAAP), which matches energetic new entrants with paid opportunities on farms. These farms are committed to helping train the next generation of farmers and ranchers. Farmers and apprentices participating in the program are invited to learn more about agriculture through networking and community building events like this one.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
-This event is free and open to everyone! Supervised children are welcome
-Please leave furry friends at home
-Please stay home if you have cold or flu symptoms
-Please wash your shoes before visiting the farm, especially if you work on or have visited a farm recently
-Please share this event with other producers who may be interested!
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-We welcome cancellations at any time - you can do so through Eventbrite, through the link in your registration confirmation email, or by contacting Lourdes at
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-Questions about the event? Email Alieka Beckett at
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-Need help on the day of the event? You can contact Alieka or Terri Lynn Paulson
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