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Contact Donna directly via [email protected]
Past Appearances
Where: Alcove Homegrown Living (Memorial Drive, Qualicum Beach)
When: March 31, 2018
Meet the Maker
Meet the Author at Alcove Homegrown Living in Qualicum Beach, March 31 2018 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Have you started growing yet this year? This is a Special Chance to meet me in person in Qualicum Beach at the coolest shop in town on Memorial Drive right beside the shoe store. Bring your garden questions and lets chat about your garden and my new (and old) book!
Where: The Wisconson Vegetable Gardener Radio Show
When: September 7, 2017
What: Pre-Taped Radio Interview: Garden Hits & Misses
Joey and Holly Baird interview Donna Balzer, author of No Guff Vegetable Gardening, for the Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show. It is the only radio show in Wisconsin dedicated solely to Vegetable Gardening.
Where: CBC Calgary
When: August 25
What: Live Phone-In Show
Call in or email your questions live to Alberta@Noon on August 25 from 12:30PM to 1 PM so Donna can answer your questions in person on CBC radio all across Alberta. You can’t be heard if you don’t call in!
Where: CBC Calgary
When: September 22
What: Live Phone-In Show
Call in or email your questions live to Alberta@Noon on September 15 from 12:30PM to 1 PM so Donna can answer your questions in person on CBC radio all across Alberta. You can’t be heard if you don’t call in!
Where: CBC Calgary
When: June 22
What: Live Phone-In Show
Call in or email your questions live to Alberta@Noon on June 22 from 12:30PM to 1 PM so Donna can answer your questions in person on CBC radio all across Alberta. You can’t be heard if you don’t call in!
Where: Grow Food Calgary
When: June 24
What: Learn About Wild Edibles, Fruits & Bugs
The Grow Food Calgary session this month is now open to the public! This is your chance to learn to grow from the experts: Anita Schill, Ken Fry and Donna Balzer all in one sweet class at a special introductory price of only $40.00 for this class. Registration ongoing but space is limited so sign up now http://growfoodcalgary.com/register/
Where: CBC Calgary
When: July28
What: Live Phone-In Show
Call in or email your questions live to Alberta@Noon on July 28 from 12:30PM to 1 PM so Donna can answer your questions in person on CBC radio all across Alberta. You can’t be heard if you don’t call in!
Where: CFI – Here We Grow
When: April 1, 2017
What: learn the garden basics
I am teaching for the Coomb’s Farmer’s Institute on Vancouver Island this spring. All classes I teach (currently advertised for April are sold out April 1, 4, 11, 15, 18, 25).
Where: Comox Valley Seedy Saturday
When: March 4,2017
What: Have fun in your garden – new ideas for 2017
Why should kids have all the fun? Taking the lead from her best selling, richly illustrated No Guff Vegetable Gardening, Donna speaks about new ideas in the garden and old ideas worth recycling! This talk includes fertilizers, soils, and trends that will boost your garden success meter. In really big news it’s all 100% organic. Don’t delay. Dig in today.
Where: Grow Food Calgary
When: April 22 to October 21, 2017
What: monthly sessions for new gardeners
An amazing short-course with monthly sessions for new gardeners to learn to grow from the experts. Registration ongoing. Sign up now
Where: Munson Hall, County of Starland, Alberta
When: April 8, 2017
What: Prescription for Success: Healthy soils build happy gardeners
Keen gardeners know their soils impact everything they do in their yards from establishing trees to growing pest-free crops. Discover the benefits of different soils and their components. How do changing conditions in soils change the health of your food and your personal happiness? What is the role of mushrooms and how can we employ them to make our gardens a bigger success? (followed by a hands-on mushroom building class)
Where: Edmonton Horticulture Society Meeting
When: April 24, 2017
What: Have Fun in Your Garden – new ideas for 2017
Why should kids have all the fun? Taking the lead from her best selling, richly illustrated No Guff Vegetable Gardening, Donna speaks about new ideas in the garden and old ideas worth recycling! This talk includes fertilizers, soils, and trends that will boost your garden success meter. In really big news it’s all 100% organic. Don’t delay. Dig in today.