July 7: Tour of McGill’s Edible Campus garden

On July 7, discover McGill’s award-winning Edible Campus garden – a fertile oasis surrounding Burnside Hall that has supplied Montrealers with limited mobility with thousands of kilograms of fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs since its inception in 2007.
A small portion of the Edible Campus garden surrounding Burnside Hall.
A small portion of the Edible Campus garden surrounding Burnside Hall.

On July 7, discover McGill’s award-winning Edible Campus garden – a fertile oasis surrounding Burnside Hall that has supplied Montrealers with limited mobility with thousands of kilograms of fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs since its inception in 2007. The bilingual tour will run from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on July 7, and will be led by Vikram Bhatt, Director of Edible Campus. People should meet at the front steps of the Redpath Museum. The tour is free for everyone but people should call 514-398-4094 or email science.outreach@mcgill.ca to make reservations. Read an interview with Vikram Bhatt about the Edible Campus project.