Events & Appearances

Please stay tuned as several more events will be added to this page as they are confirmed through the next few months.

Visit gaylatrail.com to find out about booking Gayla to sign books, speak, or conduct a workshop at your bookstore, show, culinary event, botanical garden, garden club, university, etc in 2011.

Upcoming Events

Friday, July 1, 2011: Denver Botanic Gardens Finding Your Voice as a Garden Writer; Denver, Colorado; 10am-noon; Join author and photographer Gayla Trail as she reveals some of the struggles and triumphs of her personal journey into garden writing and photography, and shares secrets she learned along the way. This workshop is for people who want to write about gardening, whether out of personal or professional interest, or both.

Thursday, June 30, 2011: Denver Botanic Gardens Grow Great Grub; Denver, Colorado; 7pm-9pm; Starting from her new book and over a decade of experience growing edibles on her city rooftop, Gayla shows inspiring and practical ways to grow organic food—from common vegetables and herbs to the wonderfully weird—in small and difficult spaces.

Friday, April 1, 2011: Milwaukee Art Museum; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 7pm; Details TBA

Friday, January 22, 2010: ALT Design Summit; Building Your Brand and Your Business; Salt Lake City, Utah; 11am-noon

Tuesday February 2, 2010: Martha Stewart Living Radio Show; Morning Living; 8 am EST

Saturday, February 13 & Sunday, February 14, 2010: Montreal Seedy Saturday/Sunday; Montréal Botanical Garden / Jardin botanique de Montréal; Montreal, Canada; 10am-4pm

Wednesday, February 24, 2010: Grow Great Grub Book Launch Party; Lula Lounge; 1585 Dundas Street West; Toronto, Canada; 6:30-10:30pm; FREE Admission!; Come out and help celebrate the launch of the book! Door prizes, book giveaways, seed starting station, nibbles, and music by DJ General Eclectic (Footprints, Uma Nota).

Wednesday, March 3, 2010: Steven & Chris Show; Toronto, Canada; Segment on growing vegetbales in pots or the garden (Watch Online).

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Canada Blooms

Toronto, Canada

5pm

Stage/Lecture Room – Salon 105, Hall A

Set it and Forget It (Well Almost): How to build a self-watering container for finicky squashes, tomatoes, and other water-loving edibles using recycled materials.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

East York Garden Club

Toronto, Canada

7:30pm

Saturday March 20, 2010

Book Signing

at the Gardening Making Magazine Booth

Toronto, Canada

11am

Friday, April 23, 2010

Librairie Drawn & Quarterly

211 Bernard Ouest

Montreal, Canada

6:30pm

Details TBA

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Leopold’s Books

Detroit, Michigan

7:00pm

Joint book launch of Grow Great Grub with graphic novel Sword of My Mouth.

Friday, May 21, 2010

Pickled Spring: Canning Workshop

Toronto, Canada

11 am - 1 pm

Learn how to pickle asparagus and other delicious in-season delights to be enjoyed now or months down the road when these favourite spring ephemerals are long gone. Pre-registration is required.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Growing Tomatoes in Containers: Gardening Workshop

Toronto, Canada

10 am - noon

Yes, you can grow delicious, vine-ripened tomatoes in even the smallest space. This hands on workshop will lead you through everything you need to know to successfully grow this favourite summer food organically in a wide variety of container sizes on fire escapes, balconies, rooftops, decks, small backyards, and more. Pre-registration is required.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

The Richmond Hill Garden & Horticultural Society

10100 Yonge St

Richmond Hill, Canada

8 pm

Gayla will be giving a presentation on growing edibles in small spaces.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

The Cookbook Store

850 Yonge St

Toronto, Canada

2 pm

Book signing.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Parkdale Horticultural Society

Toronto, Canada

7 pm

Gayla will be presenting a slideshow and talk of horticultural gems and personal anecdotes from her December 2009 trip to the Caribbean (Barbados, Dominica, and St. Lucia).