In person: Vermicomposting for All Growers
The Box Of Life is an Ottawa social enterprise that teaches people how to build healthy soil from their food scraps efficiently in small spaces. Creating good quality compost is both an art and a science, and good system and process design go a long way in making composting a seamless part of every garden. They provide the expertise and help in creating beautiful composting systems.
In this workshop Akil, from The Box of Life will talk about building soil using vermi-composting (composting with works). This workshop is for both home composters and community garden composters. At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to understand how to compost properly, how to size and design the composting systems, and how to efficiently manage the composting process so that you can build good quality compost every gardening season!
Meet the facilitator
Akil is the founder of The Box Of Life and a climate warrior. Anxious, frustrated, and saddened by the lack of action of our communities towards fighting climate change, Akil decided to do something about it!
He created The Box of Life because he believe that the humble composting earthworm can reshape our relationship with food waste and rekindle our love for nature in the urban world.
What started out as an at-home vermi-composting experiment a few years ago has now turned into a full time profession that Akil is really passionate about!
Akil hopes that your composting journey, whatever the reason might be, can bring about some positivity and joy in your life.
When
Sept 9, 4:30-6:00pm
Where
15 Larch Street in Little Italy
Parking is very limited parking on the street so participants are requested to park on Preston and make their way to Larch Street.
Public transit: It is a 14 minute walk from Pimisi station
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
COVID precautions: Please come prepared with a mask, although the workshop will be outside and use is optional in that setting. The Box of Life team is hopeful participants attending are vaccinated.
Cost
$5 per person
If payment is an issue, request to waive fee by emailing growingcommunity@justfood.ca to attend for free.
Cash on-site or e-transfer are accepted. See Registration below.
Registration
Please register for this in-person event by following the link below:
Please make payment by e-transfer to financials@justfood.ca using CGNWorkshop as your password. Please indicate the name of the workshop in the notes section. After you transfer funds, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
In person: Hot and Cold Composting for All Growers
The Box Of Life is an Ottawa social enterprise that teaches people how to build healthy soil from their food scraps efficiently in small spaces. Creating good quality compost is both an art and a science, and good system and process design go a long way in making composting a seamless part of every garden. They provide the expertise and help in creating beautiful composting systems.
In this workshop Akil, from The Box of Life will talk about building soil using hot and cold composting. This workshop is for both home composters and community garden composters. At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to understand how to compost properly, how to size and design the composting systems, and how to efficiently manage the composting process so that you can build good quality compost every gardening season!
Meet the facilitator
Akil is the founder of The Box Of Life and a climate warrior. Anxious, frustrated, and saddened by the lack of action of our communities towards fighting climate change, Akil decided to do something about it!
He created The Box of Life because he believe that the humble composting earthworm can reshape our relationship with food waste and rekindle our love for nature in the urban world.
What started out as an at-home vermi-composting experiment a few years ago has now turned into a full time profession that Akil is really passionate about!
Akil hopes that your composting journey, whatever the reason might be, can bring about some positivity and joy in your life.
When
Aug 19, 4:30-6:00pm
Where
15 Larch Street in Little Italy
Parking is very limited parking on the street so participants are requested to park on Preston and make their way to Larch Street.
Public transit: It is a 14 minute walk from Pimisi station
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
COVID precautions: Please come prepared with a mask, although the workshop will be outside and use is optional in that setting. The Box of Life team is hopeful participants attending are vaccinated.
Cost
$5 per person
If payment is an issue, request to waive fee by emailing growingcommunity@justfood.ca to attend for free.
Cash on-site or e-transfer are accepted. See Registration below.
Registration
Please register for this in-person event by following the link below:
Please make payment by e-transfer to financials@justfood.ca using CGNWorkshop as your password. Please indicate the name of the workshop in the notes section. After you transfer funds, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
We’re Hiring! Education Program Coordinator!
Just Food is hiring a 7-week contract position. See below for job description and position information. If interested in applying, please contact info@justfood.ca ASAP with your resume and cover letter all in one document, and the subject line specifying which position you are applying for.
Interviews will be held on an on-going basis as applications are received with hiring ASAP.
Type: Full-time, 7 week contract, 35 hours per week
Anticipated Start Date: Immediate
Compensation: $16/hour
Location: 2391 Pepin Court, Ottawa, Ontario
Note that these positions are funded by Canada Summer Jobs, and individuals must be:
- Between 18–30 at the start of employment
- Be a citizen, have permanent residency or refugee status
- Be legally entitled to work in the province.
Education Program Coordinator (Community Gardening Network – CGN)
Support Just Food’s Community Gardening Network initiative, which supports 100+ gardens city-wide in Ottawa. With the guidance of a supervisor, you will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Coordinate educational opportunities for and/or at gardens
- Outreach to community gardens to research current status, needs, successes, innovations, resources and create lessons learned blogs to share with other garden coordinators
- Strengthen the Ottawa Seed Library
- Conduct contact data management for all gardens, becoming familiar with Nationbuilder software.
- Coordinate outdoor events at specific gardens, including bike tour
- Assist day-to-day administration at CGN.
- New projects related to communications that arise during the position.
Seedling Distribution for community gardens
Seedling distribution to Community Garden Coordinators, intended for Thursday June 16, has been cancelled and rescheduled for Friday June 17th from 1:00 – 7:00 pm — or until seedlings run out!! Tomorrow will happen rain or shine. We are expecting rain tomorrow as well as sun, so please come prepared with that in mind.
This event is not for the general public or all community gardeners. We ask that Garden Coordinators please coordinate 1-2 representatives max to pick up seedlings on behalf of their community garden. This is so that we can mitigate traffic in our parking lot.
Please keep your eyes on this blog post as we will update tomorrow with new info. DO NOT leave home without checking here first, in case seedlings have run out.
Similarly, if there are any seedlings left tomorrow evening, check here for alternative arrangements for pick-up.
Finally, please email communitygardening@justfood.ca with any questions. Happy gardening, and see you tomorrow!
2022 Provincial Election
What are your candidates saying?
Get informed before casting your ballot!
Provincial Election – Thursday, June 2nd, 2022
The Ottawa Food Policy Council has sent a survey to candidates running for provincial office in the City of Ottawa. Initial responses are now on their website, take a look at what your candidates are saying—and if you don’t see a response, send the survey to your candidates and tell them that food and farming are critical components of our most pressing issues, including income security, community health and wellness, and inter-generational responsibilities, as well as resilience in the face of socio-economic and ecological and climatic changes.
Where do the questions come from?
Like Just Food, OFPC is a member of Sustain Ontario, and has partnered on this campaign for Good Food and Farming Ideas for Ontario so everyone can Vote ON Food & Farming. The questions asked of candidates comes from this campaign.
Organic Seedling Sales at the Just Food Community Farm
The greenhouse at the Just Food Community Farm is in full swing! Drop by and take a look at the huge selection of organic vegetable, herb and perennial seedlings this Thursday-Sunday, 10-3. You can also order online and pick-up, from Urban Fresh Produce and Capital Greens Urban Farm.
In Town and Out at the Just Food Community Farm
Saturday morning In Town and Out will feature an interview with Seed Change ED Leticia Ama Deawuo recorded at the Just Food Community Farm, with guest appearances from Just Food ED Moe Garahan, Mat Levinson from Capital Greens Urban Farm, and Chadwick Lewis of Urban Fresh Produce. The interview covers Seed Change’s new initiative to launch a dozen local seed demonstration sites across the country this summer, as well as important seed-related projects like the Ottawa Seed Library, the Seed and Soil program that distributes seedlings and soil to households and schools that need them, and an incubator program for new farmers growing food and seeds.
