Dinner and Stories of Regeneration: Event at Just Food Community Farm – THIS Sunday Oct 1st!

Dinner and Stories of Regeneration: as part of Farm Fest:
Oct 1 – 
Happening THIS Sunday!

Farm to Table Dinner and Harvest Celebration with Chef Resa of Baccanalle!

Where: Just Food Community Farm | 2391 Pepin Court, Ottawa
(in Blackburn Hamlet, just East of Vanier)

When: Sunday, October 1st 2023 

1:30 – Workshop (FREE for everyone as part of Farm Fest – please see details below)
3pm – Tour Chi Garden and Urban Fresh Produce
5:15 – Dinner inside Red Barn 

Ticket Price:  $40 + taxes

For schedule, more information and to buy tickets: 

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Hurry, there are a limited number of tickets available! 

Just Food is happy to announce that Regeneration Canada will be presenting their final field-to-fork event of the season at the Just Food Community Farm on October 1st! 

1:30pm – Free workshop for everyone:  There will also be speakers from Regeneration Canada, Antonious Petro, Executive Director of Regeneration Canada and Joel Williams, soil health educator, who will discuss regenerative agriculture, equitable land access, community models and the socio-economic impacts that come along.

The price of the ticket includes the tour and meal:

3pm – Farm Tours and Discussion:  The event will feature Urban Fresh Produce and Chi Garden, which both operate at the Just Food Community Farm. Chadwick Lewis of Urban Fresh and Sun Shan of Chi Garden will guide guests on a journey through their gardening spaces and discuss their experiences with urban food production and market sales. 

5:15 – The event will conclude with a vegetarian family-style meal incorporating ingredients from Urban Fresh and Chi Garden, prepared by Chef Resa Solomon-St. Lewis of Baccanalle.

Please note:
– Free parking on site, and the farm is also accessible by OC Transpo Bus #25
– The Red Barn (and indoor accessible washroom) is accessed by elevator.

November 8, 2023 | How to Start a Community Garden – Online Workshop

Join us

November 8th, 2023 at 6:30 – 8:30pm 

Learn about the steps involved in starting a community garden, including how to search for land, what is essential when starting a community garden, the support available, tips for organizing and much more!

Suitable for new gardens, or existing gardens looking to onboard new volunteer coordinators.

The attendance of at least one garden coordinator (or a member of the garden who is working on the proposal) at a How to Start a Community Garden workshop is a requirement in order to apply for funding through the Community Garden Development Fund (CGDF). The CGDF applicant must have attended a workshop in the past 3 years, as criteria and processes have changed throughout the years, and we encourage more than one to attend at a time.

To register please contact cgnstudent@justfood.ca – a confirmation email will be sent upon registration.

Please note: This workshop is being delivered in English. Should you wish to be added to a list to be informed when a French session is scheduled, please contact cgnstudent@justfood.ca

Seed and Soil at Just Food Farm

10:30am-2:00pm

Just Food Community Farm is a seed and soil distribution site this year!

Do you face any barriers to accessing seed and soil? Register for the seed and soil program!

This program is open to anybody in Ottawa who faces any barriers to accessing seed and soil and has access to space to garden.

You can receive a minimum of 6 vegetable seed varieties. The seed is ready for organic growing, which means that they are free from any pesticides or other chemicals. 

You can also receive approximately 160 litres of organic top-soil – enough to fill three blue / black recycling bins. This is about $40 worth of soil! This soil is high quality, full of nutrients, and chemical free. It can be used for your vegetable seed or other plants.

Visit https://rb.gy/mvrcw and fill out the registration form to register.

SeedLing Saturday Demonstrations – May 13 2023

May 13th, 10am-1:30pm

2391 Pépin Court, Ottawa

SeedLing Saturday is tomorrow! Enjoy seedling vendors, live music, and freshly made food! Ask your expert gardener and enjoy 5 live demonstrations on sustainable gardening practices from COG-OSO!

11:00 Test for Seed Viability

11:30 Plant & support a tomato

1200 Make Your Own Paper Seedling Pots

12:30 Soap spray & rinse a plant potted or plotted and infested with insects.1300 How to Buy Organic Seedlings/Plants

May 24, 2023 | How to Start a Community Garden – Online Workshop

Join us

Wed May 24, 2023 at 6:30-8:30pm 

Learn about the steps involved in starting a community garden, including how to search for land, what is essential when starting a community garden, the support available, tips for organizing and much more!

Suitable for new gardens, or existing gardens looking to onboard new volunteer coordinators.

The attendance of at least one garden coordinator (or a member of the garden who is working on the proposal) at a How to Start a Community Garden workshop is a requirement in order to apply for funding through the Community Garden Development Fund (CGDF). The CGDF applicant must have attended a workshop in the past 3 years, as criteria and processes have changed throughout the years, and we encourage more than one to attend at a time.

To register please contact comms@justfood.ca – a zoom link to the workshop will be sent upon registration.

More workshops to follow in 2023.

April 5 & 18, 2023 | How to Start a Community Garden – Online Workshop

Join us one of these two dates:

Wed April 5, 2023 at 6:30-8:30pm 

Or 

Tues April 18 2023 at 6:30-8:30pm

Learn about the steps involved in starting a community garden, including how to search for land, what is essential when starting a community garden, the support available, tips for organizing and much more!

Suitable for new gardens, or existing gardens looking to onboard new volunteer coordinators.

The attendance of at least one garden coordinator (or a member of the garden who is working on the proposal) at a How to Start a Community Garden workshop is a requirement in order to apply for funding through the Community Garden Development Fund (CGDF). The CGDF applicant must have attended a workshop in the past 3 years, as criteria and processes have changed throughout the years, and we encourage more than one to attend at a time.

To register please contact comms@justfood.ca – a zoom link to the workshop will be sent upon registration.