News and Events in the Ottawa Region
Just Food News and Events
1. Fermentation Training – LAST CHANCE to Register for First Session
2. Feb 28 | Agri-Art Tour 2020 Information Sessions
3. Mar 7 | Ottawa West Seedy Saturday
4. Apr 18 | Ottawa East Seedy Saturday at the Just Food Farm
5. Learn to Keep Bees with Success | Registration Open for 2020!
Other News and Events
6. Mar 14, Apr 4, 18 and May 2 | 2020 Urban Organic Gardening Seminars
7. Permaculture Meetup Group in Ottawa
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1. Fermentation Training Sessions
Last chance to register for the first session starting March 4 (postponed from Feb 26 due to weather). Registration for Second Session is still open.
WHO: People who sell food or are planning to sell food
WHEN: First session is three Wednesday evenings:
March 4, March 11 (and the third date TBD together with participants on March 4) – 6pm to 9pm
Second identical session is two weekends:
April 25 and May 2 – 10am to 3:30pm
WHERE: Just Food Farm (2391 Pépin Court – Bus #25 and free parking)
COST: $110
RSVP: Click here to register
Topics include:
- Non-alcohol fermentation and its potential for incorporating into your existing food/farm business
- Lacto-fermentation such as making kimchi and tabasco style hot sauce
- Fermenting beans and peas for making miso and tempeh
- Grain fermentation varieties, including no-sweetener-added desserts such as sweet rice ferment or jiuniang, and using grains in vegetable lacto-fermentation
- Daily ferment such as kefir
- And many more…
Please contact chigarden2015@gmail.com if you have any questions about the event.
2. Feb 28 | Agri-Art Tour 2020 Information Sessions
WHEN: Friday, February 28, 7-8:30 pm
WHERE: Just Food Farm Red Barn, 2391 Pépin Court, Ottawa
Join the Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network and Just Food for an information session that will interest farmers, processors, food producers, artisans and artists across Eastern Ontario. The Agri-Art Tour 2020 will take place from September 3-5 across eastern Ontario, if you are interested in hosting or being a vendor at a host location, come to the info session above.
For more info contact phil@justfood.ca and see the poster here.
3. Mar 7 | Ottawa West Seedy Saturday
Come and stop by the Ottawa Seedy Saturday on March 7!
WHEN: Saturday March 7 from 10am to 3pm
WHERE: Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, Britannia Beach, 102 Greenview Ave
RSVP: For more info, please click here
There will be plenty of fun to be had with a day of garden talks and seed sales, and seed exchanges.
4. Apr 18 | Ottawa East Seedy Saturday at the Just Food Farm
New in 2020—a second Seedy Saturday event is happening in East Ottawa, brought to you by Just Food in partnership with Greta’s Organic Gardens!!
WHEN: Saturday, April 18
WHERE: Just Food Farm (2391 Pépin Court – Bus #25 and free parking)
COST: Free admission – free workshops
RSVP: Keep your eyes on this newsletter for details
As a complement to the long-running, always bustling Ottawa Seedy Saturday in Britannia in early March (see above), this East end event will give you another chance to find, buy or swap seeds as well as many seedlings.
If you are a seed vendor and would like to participate, contact info@justfood.ca
5. Learn to Keep Bees with Success | Registration Open for 2020!
Capital Bees is now accepting registration for their Hands-On Natural Beekeeping Program.
The course runs from April through October and is held in the apiary at the Just Food Farm in Blackburn Hamlet. Capital Bees provides the support you need to keep your bees alive and thriving.
To register or for more info, please click here.
6. Mar 14, Apr 4, 18 and May 2 | 2020 Urban Organic Gardening Seminars
The Urban Organic Gardening Seminars are back for 2020!
WHERE: Hintonburg Community Centre, 1064 Wellington St
WHEN: Saturday mornings 9:30am-12:30 pm
March 14th, April 4th, April 18th, May 2nd
COST: One session $20, all four sessions $70
(Discounts are available for students and those facing financial barriers)
RSVP: To register or for more info, please click here
Whether you are new to gardening or a seasoned horticulturist, there’s always something to learn from Canadian Organic Growers’ gardening seminars. Each session has two seminars touching on a different gardening skill such as seed starting, planning, composting and seed saving.
7. Permaculture Meetup Group in Ottawa
Learn about permaculture with the new Meetup / Facebook group for the Ottawa-Gatineau area!
This is a discussion and skill-sharing group for all things permaculture including mushroom hunts, local permaculture tours, looking at permaculture applications in our daily lives, experiencing local food, geo/solar greenhouses, etc.
Check out their Meetup group here and their Facebook page here.
