Garden Guide
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. Please click […]
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 […]
