Update on Community Gardens Opening in Ontario
Local public health officials from across Ontario are reviewing the following recommendations for gardening during COVID-19 brought forward by the Ontario Community Growing Network and the Cross-Food Communities Network.
Gardening Training and Information for the 2020 Season
Update on Community Gardening in Ontario 1. Apr 16 | Webinar and Safety Recommendations Information Free Taped Gardening Webinars 2. FREE Online Gardening Workshops | Get a Head Start on your Growing Season including Seed Starting Live Gardening Webinars (Good for Getting Your Questions Answered) 3. Apr 18 & 20 | Small Plot Garden Design […]
Finding Food in Ottawa during COVID-19 – Please forward to everyone in your work and home networks asap
Food resources that are currently available to help you find food during COVID-19
Updates on Community Gardens as Essential Food Services
We all take safety and physical distancing seriously, to stop the spread of COVID-19. And, this can still be done while allowing thousands of people to grow food in community gardens as most rely on that food to feed their families and other community members.
Community Gardens Must Remain OPEN as Essential Food Services in Ontario
Your support is URGENTLY needed TODAY! Last night the Ontario government mistakenly identified community gardens as recreation activities for closure, as opposed to essential food services, where tens of thousands of people across Ontario grow food for their households.
Gardening and COVID-19
This newsletter is to reach out to all gardeners in Ottawa, including those in Community Gardens, to provide you with some updates, and seek your input in the face of COVID-19 pandemic.
Indoor Seed Starting Workshop | Register Now!
In partnership with Capital Greens, we’re hosting this workshop where you’ll learn how to get nearly 100% germination, and how to create the ideal conditions for your seedlings to grow into strong, healthy, high-yielding vegetable crops!
Transforming and Sustaining Local Food: Ottawa’s 2020 Local Food Networking Event
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID_19 CONCERNS AND CAMPUS CLOSURES
2020 Agri-Art Tour / Tour Agri-Art 2020
It’s not too late to become a host location for the 2020 Agri-Art Tour! On September 5,6 &7 host farms across the region will be open to the public, with vendors and artists on site to deliver a market-style experience. For details and to register, go to https://www.agro-on.ca/pages/agri-art-tour Register by March 14 to put your farm on […]
February 2020 Newsletter
News and Events in the Ottawa Region Just Food News and Events 1. Fermentation Training – LAST CHANCE to Register for First Session 2. Feb 28 | Agri-Art Tour 2020 Information Sessions 3. Mar 7 | Ottawa West Seedy Saturday 4. Apr 18 | Ottawa East Seedy Saturday at the Just Food Farm 5. Learn to Keep Bees with […]
