This event is part of The Burnaby Festival of Learning a free, multi-day celebration of lifelong learning by community, May 5-9th, 2023

Did you know BCIT has a network of edible gardens? Or that planting fruit trees, and other edible plants can be part of a strategy to encourage pollinators like bees, and birds? Join us for a foraging tour of the Burnaby Campus. Using BCIT’s new foraging map we’ll take a walk around the campus to tour the edible gardens, and other foraging areas. There will also be an opportunity to learn more about edible plants and to see how BCIT’s grounds team landscapes the campus to support pollinators and biodiversity.

Presenter Bio:

Adam Dickinson has been leading BCIT’s Landscape and Grounds portfolio for the last 5 years. Adam’s passion for horticulture and sustainability have led to the introduction of BCIT’s first Invasive Species Management Plan, BeeCIT pollinator programming, edible and interactive gardens, improved landscape standards and much more. Adam is a red seal chef, drummer and is always adding to his knowledge as a horticulturalist.