Toronto – April 15, 2016 – UFCW Canada's groundbreaking online education program, webCampus, is launching a new course for both first-time and established gardeners that runs until May 20. 

Dubbed "Gardening Foundations," this free online course is being offered in English from April 25 to May 20, and is available to all UFCW Canada members and their families, as well as our community partners.

The new course is described as follows:

Gardening Foundations – English only:

Have you ever wanted to make a career change? If you have an interest in gardening, perhaps working in a garden centre appeals to you. Or maybe you just want to create a garden, but are unsure how to do it. UFCW Canada’s webCampus Gardening Foundations course can help. This course will not only assist you in learning how to plant a garden, but it will also teach you the fundamentals of growing plants and vegetables.

Gardening Foundations will introduce you to topics such as: Gardening Basics; How is your soil?; Fertilization – what does it all mean?; and Organic Gardening – what is involved?, just to mention a few.

Gardening Foundations will provide you new skills and enhance your existing knowledge to help you pursue gardening as a hobby or as a career change.

Registration for the webCampus Gardening Foundations course is now open. To register for this free online course, and to find out more about the webCampus program, visit the webCampus website.