Sunday, May 31, 2026 | 2pm-4pm | Live On Zoom
Webinar with Gardening Expert Linda Gilkeson
There are so many reasons to grow more food yourself – increasing costs, decreasing your reliance on imported foods, and climate change are all making it harder to rely on grocery stores for fresh produce.
If you live along the West Coast, you now have a special opportunity to learn hands-on skills from renowned gardening expert Linda Gilkeson, who will focus on low-maintenance, ecological ways to grow more food in the space you have. Learn how to plant at the right time, protect crops from extreme weather and extend your harvest through every season while keeping costs as low as possible.
What You’ll Learn:
- Preparing fertile garden soil
- When to plant for year-round harvests
- Intensive planting for maximum yields
- Best winter-hardy vegetables for our coastal climate
- Simple ways to protect plants from extreme weather
The Zoom link will be sent out close to the event date. A recording of the event will be sent out to all those who register.
About Linda A. Gilkeson, Ph.D.
Linda earned a Ph.D. in Entomology from McGill University in 1986, then moved to British Columbia to work for Applied Bio-Nomics Ltd., a company that produces biological controls. From 1991 to 2002 she worked for the provincial government, promoting programs to reduce and eliminate pesticide use. She was head of the provincial State of Environment Reporting Unit for the next six years, then the Executive Director of the Salt Spring Island Conservancy until the end of 2011. Linda now devotes her time to writing, teaching and consulting.
Linda’s comprehensive gardening book, Backyard Bounty: The Complete Guide to year-Round Organic Gardening in the Pacific Northwest, is a BC best seller. She has just published a newly revised and expanded 3rd edition of her comprehensive pest management guide, West Coast Gardening: Natural Insect, Weed & Disease Control. In the past, she has co-authored pest management training manuals for the provincial government and organic gardening books for Rodale Press and now focuses on publishing books for local gardeners.
As a private consultant, Linda is a regular instructor in the Master Gardener programs in BC and is busy year around giving workshops on pest management and organic gardening.
Linda has served as President of the Entomological Society of Canada, the Professional Pest Management Association of BC, the Entomological Society of BC and the Salt Spring Island Garden Club. She was awarded a Queen’s Jubilee medal in 2003 and an outstanding achievement award from the Professional Pest Management Association of BC in 2005.