Prescheduled Work, Play, Grow & Gardenshops 

Each SSTC tour stop will be open for drop-in visitors throughout the day. Pre-scheduled info sessions, outings and formal guided tours are available at a number of locations. Pace yourself to catch subjects of interest according to the following schedule. Ride the route as its laid out in loop fashion and do drop-ins at your own leisurely speed. Or follow your instincts and make it up as you go.

10:30

* Depart  EMCS

11:00

* InishOge Farm: Solar Power for under $20.00

* Sooke Longboat Society hour-long habour paddles  #1 and 2 (8 passengers per boat)

* Green Man @ Ella Beach: Bow Drill Firemaking

* Woodside Farm: Hay rides to Ella Beach, every half hour until 4 p.m.

11:30

* Wendy & Steve Sahlstrom: Backyard Garden Essentials

Noon

* Green Man @ Ella Beach: Cattail Cordage

* InishOge Farm: Composting Toilet and Humanure

12:30

* Sooke Longboat Society hour-long harbour paddles #3 and 4

* AJ’s Garden: Urban Home Composting

* Wendy & Steve Sahlstrom: Backyard Garden Essentials

1 p.m.

* Green Man @ Ella Beach: Wild Herbal Teas & Smoking Mixtures

* InishOge Farm: Downshifting – A family of four in 250 sq. feet

1:30 p.m.

* AJ’s Garden: Permaculture in an Urban Setting

* Wendy & Steve Sahlstrom: Backyard Garden Essentials

2 p.m.

* InishOge Farm: Building With Cob

* Green Man @ Ella Beach: Introduction to Hot Stone & Thalassotherapy

2:30 p.m.

* AJ’s Garden: Greenhouse Fundamentals

* Wendy & Steve Sahlstrom: Backyard Garden Essentials

3 p.m.

* InishOge Farm: Advanced tour: Heating Your House with the Sun