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 […]
Just Food Picnic – Sunday Sept. 4th
Just Food is hosting a picnic on Sunday Sept. 4th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The picnic will include a local corn roast, farmers market, wagon rides, games for all-ages, and performances by local bands Shades of Soul and Tribe Royal! It’s taking place at the Just Food Farm, located at 2389 Pépin Ct., […]
Start-up Farm Program Info Session – July 26
Soldiers Helping Soldiers Potato Project Press Release
An English Message will follow Communiqué Pour diffusion immédiate Le 25 mai, 2016 Activité de culture de pommes de terre pour soutenir les refuges d’Ottawa Ottawa — Initiative d’entraide entre militaires (IEM) lançait aujourd’hui la première édition de son activité de culture de pommes de terre pour soutenir les refuges d’Ottawa qui […]
We are Hiring! Three Summer Student Positions – Apply by May 25
Position A – Savour Ottawa Culinary Tourism Assistant Position B – Just Food Start-Up Farm Program Assistant Position C – Just Food Communications Assistant TO APPLY – All of the following must be met: Please send your resumé and cover letter within one attached document to info@justfood.ca by 5pm on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. The document […]
Gardening Workshops with the Ottawa Public Library
Just Food, the Community Gardening Network, and the Ottawa Public Library are working together to promote food literacy! Here are some of the upcoming gardening workshops. More workshops will be added throughout the season! Mark your calendars and stay tuned for registration information. June Offerings: Natural Pest Control and Companion Planting with Robert Danforth This workshop will […]
