Fall Farm Fest
Fall Farm Fest 2025 – EVERYONE WELCOME! In partnership with: Gloucester Emergency Food Cupboard and the Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre Join us this Sunday, September 28th, 2025 from 11am-3pm at the Just Food Community Farm for our 4th annual Fall Farm Fest,located on unceded, unsurrendered Anishinaabe Algonquin Territory. Enjoy live music, wagon ride farm tours, […]
New Farmer Training Sessions
Are you a new and/or aspiring farmer?Are you a landowner with farmland, seeking a farm tenant? يرجى التمرير للأسفل لقراءة هذا النص باللغة العربية، وللتسجيل في سلسلة برنامج المزارع الناشئ المقدمة باللغة العربية. Start-up Farmer Training Series FRENCH SESSION: commence le 19 octobre – NOUVELLES DATES Cette session est offerte en français. Qui : Ouvert aux […]
From Field to Vase: Local Flower Arranging Workshop – August 27th, 2025
Update: This workshop is now SOLD OUT! If you would like to add your name to the waiting list, please send an email to communitygardening@justfood.ca. We will notify you if a spot becomes available. Ready to turn a bundle of beautiful local blooms into your own work of art? Join us on August 27th at […]
Meet the Food Futures Youth Council
Swipe through to read about each member: What have we been up to? City Council Delegation- March 27 https://vimeo.com/1086788177/48279aae22?share=copy This video was presented to the City of Ottawa on March 27th, 2025 during the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee. The Food Futures Youth Council put this video together to urge the City of Ottawa to […]
Join us for SeedLing Saturday! – May 10th, 2025
Mark your calendars! Join us on Saturday, May 10th from 10:00AM – 1:00PM at the Just Food Community Farm for SeedLing Saturday, our much-loved annual event where farmers, gardeners, and community members gather to celebrate the joys of spring and kick off the growing season together! What’s Happening This Year? Seedlings from amazing local vendors, […]
Community Gardening on City Land report has been published
Here is an overview of the main recommendations from City staff: Community is asking for: Plus more!You can read more about the details of all of the collective asks by clicking here. How You Can Take Action This Week: 1) Email your City Councillors – use our template: 2) Sign up to delegate at the […]
Find Farmland
Indigenous Territories Ontario is facing an alarming decrease in active farmland. Ontario Farmland Trust estimates that more than 300 acres of farmland are developed or go out of production each day in this province. Meanwhile, the population continues to grow, bringing new demands for food and farm products. You can be part of the […]
Growing Change: Front Yard Gardening Gets the Go-Ahead in Ottawa!
Front Yard Gardening Approved! Exciting news! Ottawa City Council’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee has approved key policy updates that allow residents to grow food in their front yards and on residential boulevards. These changes will help to expand urban agriculture and food security in our city, and make it easier for residents to establish […]
Resident Meeting March 18 2025: Garden Boulevard Bylaw Update
This meeting, brought to you by the Peoples’ Official Plan Plant Strategy Working Group, with this policy piece led by For Our Kids Ottawa/Gatineau and Just Food, is your chance to get involved! March 18th, 7:30 pm – 8:30pm via ZoomClick Here to Register
Call for your feedback on proposed changes to bylaws
The City of Ottawa is updating a bylaw that will affect how you can grow food in your residential boulevard (the front of your front yard). The proposed changes are: Removing the existing prohibition on growing food in the residential boulevard Allowing moveable containers within the residential boulevard on a seasonal basis Requiring residents to […]
