Hey Edmontonians,

**Due to a very positive response from the Edmonton community, we have decided to extend our stay and are offering this talk on both Thursday Nov 3rd, and Friday Nov 4th. The event on November 3rd is full. This event page is for the talk on Friday Nov 4th. 

For the last three years we have been working hard to convert our Calgary inner city home into a thriving permaculture project complete with a front yard food forest, water-harvesting features, abundant food production, compost-making, a solar greenhouse, low-maintenance veggie gardens, greywater, natural building material demonstrations, and even energy retrofits on the house. We’ve learned a lot, had many successes (and a few failures), and more than anything else are excited to be sharing our story.

   Front Yard Before (Sept 2008) & After (Aug 2011)

  Back Yard Before (Sept 2008) & After (Aug 2011)

As we’re coming up to Edmonton for the ARSAN event we have decided that we might as well throw together a little event of our own...

On the evening of Thursday, November 3rd, please join us at Expressionz Café in Edmonton as we share stories, photos and learnings from our urban transformation project. 

We will also bring along and set up some other hands-on & nifty things to demonstrate:

• our high-volume, continuous vermipost system (i.e the best system we’ve yet come across for composting with worms)
• a self-watering gardening container made from recycled materials (i.e. a global bucket)
• a demonstration on how to build a $25 composting toilet
• how to use a solar pathfinder – a neat tool for determining solar potential for a site

This event is FREE, but please RSVP here so that we don’t exceed the room capacity. Children are welcome.

Here are the full event details
Date: Thursday, November 3rd
Time: We will be there from 6 – 8 pm to visit and answer questions. Presentation will start at 6:30 pm. 
Where: Expressions Café, 9938 70th Avenue (south of Whyte Avenue, just off 99th street)
Cost: FREE! But please RSVP above. 

We look forward to seeing you!

Rob & Michelle Avis
Verge Permaculture

A little more about Us:

We started Verge Permaculture with the belief that many people today are keenly aware of a need for change and care deeply about the planet and their communities but feel powerless to do anything to make a difference. When informed about a diverse and deepening scope of positive, practical & effective solutions people become inspired and empowered change-makers in their communities.

Based out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, we teach sustainable and ecological design, permaculture and offer workshops and consulting across Western Canada. We love to connect with like-minded folks and share our passion and vision.