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Get Set to Grow: Choosing the Right Tree
Thursday, October 15, 2020
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Virtual Event
KPL Info Services - Zoom
Event Details
Join Ben Cullen, a fourth generation urban-gardener, for a discussion on the effects of trees on heating and cooling, pollution, water control, social erosion and even social behaviour. He will present and share information about several suitable tree species. Learn what trees are right for your yard!
Registration required.
This virtual program will take place via Zoom. Zoom is a video conferencing tool that allows people to meet together online. You can use Zoom on a desktop, laptop, tablet,or mobile device. Learn more here: https://zoom.us/home?zcid=2478
You will receive a Zoom link at least 24 hours prior to the program. You will need this link to join the program.
By participating in this program, you acknowledge that you accept and agree to Kitchener Public Library’s Safe Use Code.
Ben's biography:
Officially, Ben Cullen joined his father
Mark Cullen full time in January, 2017.
Unofficially, Ben has worked with Mark his entire life. Ben’s is a
graduate of the University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus where he completed a
Diploma in Agriculture. After working in agriculture, Ben headed east where a Bachelor
of Commerce from Dalhousie University in Halifax eventually led him into the
food industry. Ben’s most recent endeavours have been the launch of a book with
his father, Escape to Reality: How the
world is changing gardening, and gardening is changing the world (Nimbus
Publishing, 2018) and Cullen’s Foods, a food business which seeks to connect
consumers more directly with farmers. www.cullensfoods.com
These programs are a joint initiative of gardenKitchener and the Kitchener Public Library.
Event Type(s): Adult Learning
Age Group(s): Adults
Presenter: gardenKitchener
Kristin Johnson-Perlock
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