A Message from the Board Chair: Our New Community Space
Brief Comments by Patricia Ballamingie, Just Food Board Chair, following Marie-France Lalonde, MPP, Ottawa-Orleans at the announcement on February 17th, 2017, regarding the funding for a new community space at the Just Food Farm. Thank you kindly, Marie-France, for making this exciting announcement, and sharing in our celebration. And I am so pleased to have Brewster Kneen […]
NEW Community Space at the Just Food Farm!
Celebrating Ontario’s 150th Anniversary with Better Community Spaces in Ottawa-Orléans Announcing new funds to create community space at Just Food Farm MPP Marie-France Lalonde announced today that Just Food is receiving $246,800 of support through the Ontario150 Community Capital Program for their Barn-Raising Renovation to create a city-wide community asset at the Just Food Farm […]
Workshop this Tuesday: Organic Certification and Record-keeping
Organic Certification and Record-keeping – What’s involved? A Just Food Farm Workshop Tuesday, January 17, 2017 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Hintonburg Community Centre at 1064 Wellington St W. *Parking behind the centre, or if full, on surrounding streets. *$30 (Bring please cash or cheque) Organic records maintain the organic integrity of farm products throughout […]
Just Food is Hiring!
Job Offer for: Assistant – Community Economic Development Salary: 40 hrs/week x $18/hr @ $37,440 FTE 6 month contract, with strong potential for renewal Conditional Offer: Must meet Green Jobs Criteria (subsidized program with criteria set by government): Be a graduate from a post-secondary institution within the last three years; Be between the ages of 15-30 […]
How to Start a Community Garden Workshop
At the free, “How to Start a Community Garden” workshop you will learn about the steps involved in starting a community garden. How to search for land, what is essential when starting a community garden, the supports that are available, tips for organizing the garden, and much more! This workshop will be facilitated by Jordan Bouchard of the Community Garden […]
Let’s Talk About Healthy Food in Ottawa Schools
Ottawa is full of interesting and innovative ways of teaching and learning about good food in schools. In celebration of National Farm to School month in Canada we are holding a School Food Forum to talk about all different facets of food in schools. Please join us at the 2016 School Food Forum to connect […]
Just Food is Hiring for 2 New Positions!
Just Food is hiring 2 new positions! Administrative Assistant Community Economic Developer Coordinator Please share these with your networks. www.justfood.ca Location: 2389 Pépin Court, Blackburn Hamlet, Ottawa (Just Food Farm) *Working from your home is also required for both positions while new offices are constructed. *There is a strong preference for people who are […]
Buy Local Food Made Easy with Local Freshness
www.localfreshness.ca Launch during Ontario’s Agriculture Week Oct 3-9th, 2016 Ottawa-Gatineau-Renfrew, October 3, 2016 – The Table agroalimentaire de l’Outaouais, Just Food and the Ottawa Valley Food Coop are pleased to launch the first regional portal dedicated to helping eaters find local food products. On this portal, eaters from Outaouais, Ottawa and Ottawa Valley will find […]
The 1st annual Soldiers Helping Soldiers Potato Project Collection Time has ARRIVED
Soldiers helping Soldiers (SHS) will have a potato collection booth at the Orleans Rib Fest located in the Centrum Plaza on Saturday, September 17th from 9 am to 3 pm to collect potatoes. SHS will be collecting potatoes participants have grown, potatoes people have purchased to donate to this cause and items for the Shepherds […]
Best Practises for Vegetable Seed & Grain Cleaning Workshop
Learn from Greta Kryger, of Greta’s Organic Garden and George Wright of Castor River Farm, at this intensive on Best Practises for Seed & Grain Cleaning. Greta will provide a detailed overview of the fundamentals of vegetable seed cleaning. Afterwards, George Wright will demonstrate grain cleaning with his mobile grain cleaner. This is an essential workshop for all farmers and seed […]
