Spirit Canoe Art Exhibit Opening

ERC will be hosting an open house to celebrate the opening of the Spirit Canoe Art Exhibit in the ERC Native Plant Educational Demonstration Garden. The Spirit Canoe was created by Indigenous artist Dr. Shawn Brigman, owner of Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoes. 

This event will be an opportunity for community members to visit ERC’s demonstration farm and experience the art exhibit for themselves. Along with being able to enjoy seeing the Spirit Canoe, we will also have food vendors, certified organic vegetables and fruit for sale grown from ERC’s market garden, local artisans, and guided tours of the farm by donation.  Entry will be free of charge, to ensure it is accessible to all community members.

Swarms, Summer Management for Honey Flow

Getting honey out of the hive safely. Liquid honey, comb honey, cut comb honey, creamed honey. Liquid honey with or without an extractor. PLUS: ERC’s SAM: bee wellness - leave enough honey for your winter bees to eat!

Gardening with Native Plants

This 3-hour field day will introduce you to native plant gardening, and the basics of creating your own native plant garden, flower meadow, and how to incorporate native plants into your existing gardens to support biodiversity and native pollinators.

Planting for Pollinators

During this 3-hour field day, you will get your hands dirty, learning how to prepare, select, design, and plant a sustainable flower habitat that you will love and that bees will thank you for!

Swarms, Summer Management for Honey Flow

Catching a swarm of bees and getting them into a hive. Building and using bait boxes to catch swarms. Checker-boarding to relieve brood nest congestion, possible summer swarming. Providing space for honey flow.