ItSA国际影视传媒檚 getting closer to the time where greenthumbs will be getting their gardens ready for a new growing season.

To help with that, the city partnered up with Northern Roots to host a gardening workshop on April 17 at the Multiplex. The event saw around two dozen people attend and the idea was to give tips and advice to people on how to increase the area on their property to grow produce.

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Benoit, whoSA国际影视传媒檚 also the owner/operator of Le Refuge Garden, said she has heard a lot of questions on the topic of how to grow food in general, as well as how to do it in limited space, and she believes that there is a huge interest in the city.

The workshop has been running for around 10 years and has served as a place for gardeners to discuss what has worked and what hasnSA国际影视传媒檛. One of the examples that Benoit shared was how to find the best location if people have a raised garden bed and how to work around within those limited spaces. She also talked about what grows well in Yellowknife and what will grow better in the sun or in the shade.

One method Benoit mentioned that works well is using cloth bags to grow food, which she finds versatile.

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Lone Sorensen, the owner of Northern Roots, was also at the workshop to share her own recipes for soil. She believes that picking up skills to grow food is important to being self-sufficient.

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