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Artisanal Chicken Production Workshop
When: Friday, October 25, 2019Where: 2391 Just Food Farm / Red Barn / Second FloorTime: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Cost: $50 plus HST*To purchase online, please go to justfood.ca/artisanalchickenproduction*To pay cash, please contact info@justfood.ca Speakers Include: OMAFRA Chicken Farmers of Ontario Retail sector Participating local farmer To RSVP or get more information please email info@justfood.ca Lunch provided Please provide your …
Healthy Diets for World Food Day
It’s World Food Day, and this year’s theme—Healthy Diets for a #ZeroHunger World—reminds us of the complexity of the task in front of us. A Healthy Diet demands “sufficient, safe, nutritious and diverse foods”, but also fresh, locally produced foods—foods that support farm families, and enable them to produce food for their communities in a manner that regenerates …
Nov 12 | WORKSHOP How to Start a Community Garden
Join us on Nov 12 and learn about the steps involved in starting a community garden. How to search for land, what is essential when starting a community garden, the supports that are available, tips for organizing the garden, and much more! The attendance of at least one garden coordinator at a How to Start …
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Absolutely Beautiful and Rare Organic Farm For Sale
95 Acre Beautiful Organic Farm with Mature Forest For Sale 32 years of organic farmland and white pine forest, close to Ottawa. Shovel-ready! Get ready to farm for your 2020 season! A rare find, top-notch organic 95.3-acre property with a 5-bedroom, 1344 square ft bungalow house, 1 1/2 baths, wood stove and new furnace, 2-car …
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Oct 5 | Volunteer for Garden Border Replacement Project
Volunteers Needed: Michele Heights Community Garden Border Replacement Project Michele Heights Community Garden, located in Michele Park in the west end of Ottawa (closest address is 2955 Michele Drive), adjacent to Michele Heights Community Housing is planning to replace the borders around the plots at our community gardens. The existing border are at end of life …
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Just Food Fall Events
Just Food News and Events Sept 21 & 22 | Volunteer at the Carlington Community Garden Expansion Sept 15 | A Potluck and Discussion on Food and its Role in Climate Restoration Sept 26 | A Workshop on How to Start a Community Garden Sept 28 | Community Seed Cleaning with the Ottawa Seed Library …