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    <title>Gaia College upcoming events</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Organic Horticulture Specialist - May 2026 (11 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Our foundational course provides the knowledge needed to see the living world in a new and holistic way. It details the connections between soil health, plant health, human health and the health of our planet. (Curriculum aligns with our Organic Master Gardener course which appeals mainly to home growers).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6205611</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Ecological Plant Knowledge 1 - Natives - May 2026 (11 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;An overview of plant and ecosystem relationships with an emphasis on choosing and caring for native plants found in the student’s unique bioregion. Subjects include creating plant ID, creating native ecosystems and supporting wildlife habitat.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6205635</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Landscape Design Basics with SketchUp - May 2026 (11 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;An introduction to the language and tools of landscape design with computers. Students learn to use SketchUp Pro and Layout to communicate their designs to clients, co-workers and contractors. This course is a prerequisite (or co-requisite) to Ecological Landscape Design.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6205639</link>
      <guid>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6205639</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Organic Master Gardener - May 2026 (11 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Our foundational course provides the knowledge needed to see the living world in a new and holistic way. It details the connections between soil health, plant health, human health and the health of our planet. (Curriculum aligns with our Organic Horticultural Specialist course which appeals mainly to professionals).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6205649</link>
      <guid>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6205649</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Growing Food - May 2026 (11 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This course offers key lessons in ecological plant care for those seeking to grow healthy food for personal or market use. It includes the principles of organic growing, applied permaculture, harvesting and food preservation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6205652</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Living Green Infrastructure - May 2026 (11 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This course provides professionals, practitioners and anyone interested in urban design the knowledge to create greener and more livable cities. Unlike grey infrastructure strategies such as concrete sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants, living green infrastructure works with nature to promote healthy urban forests and waterways.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6205655</link>
      <guid>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6205655</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Rainwater Harvesting and Management - May 2026 (11 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Students learn the theory and practice of how to design, build and manage rainwater harvesting systems. Suitable for professionals and trades practitioners, or for those seeking to enhance their own buildings to capture quality drinking water in a time of increasing droughts.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6205663</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Ecological Plant Knowledge 2 - Ornamentals - May 2026 (11 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An exploration of how plants grow within an ecosystem with an emphasis on the proper selection and care of ornamentals. Topics include plant nomenclature, factors in successful plant groupings, weed identification and plant maintenance including specialty pruning.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6205666</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Organic Horticulture Specialist - September 2026 (14 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Our foundational course provides the knowledge needed to see the living world in a new and holistic way. It details the connections between soil health, plant health, human health and the health of our planet. (Curriculum aligns with our Organic Master Gardener course which appeals mainly to home growers.)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6366051</link>
      <guid>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6366051</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Ecological Plant Knowledge 1 - Natives - September 2026 (14 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;An overview of plant and ecosystem relationships with an emphasis on choosing and caring for native plants found in the student’s unique bioregion. Subjects include creating plant ID, creating native ecosystems and supporting wildlife habitat.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6366063</link>
      <guid>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6366063</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Landscape Design Basics with SketchUp - September 2026 (14 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;An introduction to the language and tools of landscape design with computers. Students learn to use SketchUp and Layout to communicate their designs to clients, co-workers and contractors. This course is a prerequisite (or co-requisite) to Ecological Landscape Design.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6366071</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Living Green Infrastructure - September 2026 (14 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This course provides professionals, practitioners and anyone interested in urban design the knowledge to create greener and more livable cities. Unlike grey infrastructure strategies such as concrete sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants, living green infrastructure works with nature to promote healthy urban forests and waterways.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6366082</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Growing Food - September 2026 (14 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This course offers key lessons in ecological plant care for those seeking to grow healthy food for personal or market use. It includes the principles of organic growing, applied permaculture, harvesting and food preservation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here: &lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register" target="_blank"&gt;Register&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6366097</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Organic Master Gardener - September 2026 (14 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Our foundational course provides the knowledge needed to see the living world in a new and holistic way. It details the connections between soil health, plant health, human health and the health of our planet. (Curriculum aligns with our Organic Horticultural Specialist course which appeals mainly to professionals.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6366100</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Ecological Landscape Design - September 2026 (14 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Introducing the principles of landscape design with the Earth in mind, this course explores the elements involved in softscaping and hardscaping green spaces. Includes an overview of organic horticulture principles and practices, as well as historical garden design perspectives. Prerequisite (or co-requisite): Landscape Design Basics.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6366106</link>
      <guid>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6366106</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Rainwater Harvesting and Management - September 2026 (14 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Students learn the theory and practice of how to design, build and manage rainwater harvesting systems. Suitable for professionals and trades practitioners, or for those seeking to enhance their own buildings to capture quality drinking water in a time of increasing droughts.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6366108</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Business Skills for Land Care Professionals - September 2026 (14 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;While aimed at small business owners in the land care and farming sectors, this course is equally applicable to all other types of small business. Innovative and practical solutions are presented to meet challenges as students develop their own marketing and business plans.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6366114</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Ecological Plant Knowledge 2 - Ornamentals - September 2026 (14 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;An exploration of how plants grow within an ecosystem with an emphasis on the proper selection and care of ornamentals. Topics include plant nomenclature, factors in successful plant groupings, weed identification and plant maintenance including specialty pruning.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6366122</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2027 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Organic Horticulture Specialist - January 2027 (11 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Our foundational course provides the knowledge needed to see the living world in a new and holistic way. It details the connections between soil health, plant health, human health and the health of our planet. (Curriculum aligns with our Organic Master Gardener course which appeals mainly to home growers).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556183</link>
      <guid>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556183</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2027 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Ecological Plant Knowledge 1 - Natives - January 2027 (11 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;An overview of plant and ecosystem relationships with an emphasis on choosing and caring for native plants found in the student’s unique bioregion. Subjects include creating plant ID, creating native ecosystems and supporting wildlife habitat.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556193</link>
      <guid>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556193</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2027 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Landscape Design Basics with SketchUp - January 2027 (11 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;An introduction to the language and tools of landscape design with computers. Students learn to use SketchUp Pro and Layout to communicate their designs to clients, co-workers and contractors. This course is a prerequisite (or co-requisite) to Ecological Landscape Design.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556196</link>
      <guid>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556196</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2027 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Organic Master Gardener - January 2027 (11 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Our foundational course provides the knowledge needed to see the living world in a new and holistic way. It details the connections between soil health, plant health, human health and the health of our planet. (Curriculum aligns with our Organic Horticultural Specialist course which appeals mainly to professionals.)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556206</link>
      <guid>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556206</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2027 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Ecological Landscape Design - January 2027 (11 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Introducing the principles of landscape design with the Earth in mind, this course explores the elements involved in softscaping and hardscaping green spaces. Includes an overview of organic horticulture principles and practices, as well as historical garden design perspectives. Prerequisite (or co-requisite): Landscape Design Basics.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556209</link>
      <guid>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556209</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2027 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Living Green Infrastructure - January 2027 (11 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This course provides professionals, practitioners and anyone interested in urban design the knowledge to create greener and more livable cities. Unlike grey infrastructure strategies such as concrete sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants, living green infrastructure works with nature to promote healthy urban forests and waterways.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;To enrol in this course, you will need to be registered as a student. Please create your student account here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://gaiacollege.ca/register"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;Register&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556211</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2027 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Rainwater Harvesting and Management - January 2027 (11 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Students learn the theory and practice of how to design, build and manage rainwater harvesting systems. Suitable for professionals and trades practitioners, or for those seeking to enhance their own buildings to capture quality drinking water in a time of increasing droughts.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556213</link>
      <guid>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556213</guid>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2027 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Business Skills for Land Care Professionals - January 2027 (11 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 25px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;While aimed at small business owners in the land care and farming sectors, this course is equally applicable to all other types of small business. Innovative and practical solutions are presented to meet challenges as students develop their own marketing and business plans.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556215</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2027 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Growing Food - January 2027 (11 Jan 2027)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font face="Ubuntu" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This course offers key lessons in ecological plant care for those seeking to grow healthy food for personal or market use. It includes the principles of organic growing, applied permaculture, harvesting and food preservation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://gaiacollege.ca/event-6556217</link>
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