NEW SPEAKERS: Gardening as a Community Tool: Sharing Space, Food, and Knowledge
Gardening General
Explore how community gardens and shared growing spaces have successfully supported social connection, cultural exchange, and equitable access to healthy food. This session will share successes and lessons learned from 7th Generation Rising Collective's community food growing project. Taught by Kirsten Sarmiento and Maryanna Hardy.
Event Details
When:
Time: 6–8 pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Registration is required. Click here to register or copy-paste this URL into your web browser: https://usask-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Bn-EC98tQg6F11fgKtP2yw
This free webinar is funded through our Healthy Yards partnership with the City of Saskatoon. Thank you!
The webinar will take place on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Saskatchewan time. Please note that Saskatchewan does not observe daylight saving time.
The class will be delivered live via Zoom and can be accessed from your computer, phone, or tablet. You will see the instructor and their presentation on screen and have an opportunity to ask questions. To participate in the Q&A, please ensure you're using the latest version of Zoom or join via web browser.
When you register, Zoom will send you a login link immediately so you can add it to your calendar. Reminder emails will be sent one week, one day, and one hour before the webinar.
You are welcome to register for as many of our free webinars as you like. While there is no limit on registration, attendance for each webinar is capped at 500 participants, so we recommend logging in on time to ensure your spot. This session will not be recorded.
NEW SPEAKERS!
Kirsten Sarmiento lives in a core neighbourhood of Saskatoon and has worked with 7th Generation Rising as a lead garden program coordinator since March 2026. 7th Generation Rising is an Indigenous youth led, community organization that serves up to 500 meals every Sunday in the Riversdale area of Saskatoon. Kirsten, along with Maryanna Hardy, has been working with a network of gardeners to develop a system for building long term food security in the community. Her other roles include assisting with 7th Gen's social media, coordinating clothing and furniture donations, supply acquisition, and meal prep to support 7th Gen's Sunday dinners for our unhoused neighbours. Kirsten Sarmiento has successfully built a large, backyard garden for the first time this year.
Maryanna Hardy lives in Caswell Hill, a core Saskatoon neighbourhood. She moved to Saskatoon 2 years ago after living in Montreal where she maintained a backyard garden for over 10 years. Maryanna first became involved with 7th Generation Rising in 2025 with fundraising projects, but soon began helping to serve and pack Sunday dinners. In March, Maryanna shifted to the coordination of the gardening program. Her involvement includes a large garden that she - with much help from the community - has developed over the last 3 years on a half acre an hour out of Saskatoon. As of the first week of October 2026, the 7th Generation Rising gardening project has collected 1326lbs of produce from our network of gardeners.
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