In this workshop we'll use a combination of invasive species and found blowdown from native species to build a beautiful solstice wreath to bring some festive décor to your home. While we build our wreath, you will learn some information about the plants we are using, and how to ethically harvest and collect. Tune into your creativity to bring in some beauty in this dark time of year! C ost of Materials: $10 per person, included in the workshop fee. Instructor Bio: Kayla Siefried (she/her) is a settler in Lekwungen Territory and grew up in Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory. Kayla is the steward of the Compost Education Centre demonstration gardens and the curator and main educator of the Adult Education Program. She can be found growing seedlings for plant sales, working with volunteers to keep gardens healthy, flipping hot compost, arranging expert instructors to teach workshops, or out in the community teaching about soil health, organic gardening, and Do-It-Yourself tasks that increase our climate resilience. Kayla holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo, and she continued on with practical hands-on permaculture training, gardening and farming internships in various places on Turtle Island and beyond. Solstice is a time when Kayla loves getting crafty, and wreath making is one of her favourite holiday projects. Come ready to make beauty to hang in your home!