Urgent Call to have your say on community gardening in Ottawa
If you want more community gardens and greening initiatives in Ottawa, the City government urgently needs to hear your voice to make this happen. Save the Date! Engage Ottawa Survey closes on Sunday, July 7th at 11:59PM Fill in this survey (closes on July 7 on Engage Ottawa) to share your ideas, input and feedback on community […]
Let’s make real change today
Right now, food insecurity is on everyone’s mind. But we know spending more on band aid solutions won’t transform anything.Investing in Community Food Solutions will. With 500 people donating $25/monthly for 3 years,Just Food, in partnership with Trellis, can make real change today: Support Local Farmers Increase Buy Local Food impact – connecting people to […]
March Break Cooking Camps
Not Your Average Beet & Just Food are partnering to offer March Break Cooking Camps for youth ages 9 to 13! March 11-15 – Half Day ProgramTwo time slots:9:30am – 12:30pm or2pm – 5pm March 18-22 – Full Day Program9:30am – 2:30pm Hosted at the Just Food Community Farm2391 Pepin Ct, Ottawa K1B 4Z3 About the […]
Ottawa Farm School
The Ottawa Farm School program at the Just Food Community Farm teaches kids and youth about food and farming, how to grow their own food and how support their communities. Classrooms, field trips, summer camps, homeschoolers are welcome to connect with us. Ottawa Farm School can provide tours, half-day or full-day programs tied to what […]
Garden Guide
Previous Next How to Garden in Ottawa A Product of the Community Gardening Network of Ottawa, this is an easy beginner guide on the basics of gardening in the Ottawa region. Start with the basics needed to set up a community garden – from soil, composting and seeds to harvesting and preparing for the winter. […]
Be a Food Connector!
Want to DO something about food?Want to plug-in to what is happening and get the inside scoop?Want to share information and options to a wider group of people around you, wherever that is in Ottawa? Become a Food Connector in Ottawa! Food Connectors will hear new information and discuss new topics each month Hear new […]
Past Projects
Reel Food Film Festival (2007-2013) Food for All (2009 – 2012) Ottawa Food Action Plan The Ottawa Food Action Plan was a community response to local food issues and concerns. The Action Plan Proposals are community solutions based on research and evidence, and the document is a living document. The Food Action Plan is a […]
Media
06/10/20 How municipalities are helping gardens grow (TVO) 05/30/20 Around the Nation (National Valley News) 05/08/20 Ottawa’s community gardens opening for the season (Ottawa Matters) 05/20 Ontario Is Amending An Emergency Order To Let Community Gardens Open (Narcity) 04/26/20 Ottawa non-profit organization ready to start planting community gardens this spring (CTV News) 04/22/20 Gardening in […]
Contact Us
Send us your questions, comments, ideas, and more! Email: info@justfood.caPhone: (613)-824-7771 (voicemail only) If you know who you’d like to contact, please contact directly: Kate Veinot, Director of Operations & Neighbourhood Planningdirector@justfood.ca or call (613)-296-1144 Kath Stevenson, Community Gardening Network Coordinatorcommunitygardening@justfood.ca Julia Sterling, Youth and Education Coordinatoryouthaction@justfood.ca Kyle Cruickshank, Community Economic Developersavourottawa@justfood.ca Jorja Darrington, Communications […]
Where’s the Food? A Community Food Assessment Toolkit
About: The Where’s the Food toolkit guides a group of community members through conducting research about food issues in their neighbourhood or community. It was developed by the Food for All Project. The objectives of the Where’s the Food toolkit are building community capacity around food concerns, obtaining a better understanding of local food issues […]
