Category: Ecological stewardship in the food system

Calgary Seed Library

The beautiful mural with local artists Barun Fox and Juniper Limbs, 2021 The Calgary Seed Library is a grassroots organisation (pun intended!) created by a group of gardeners and seed savers in Calgary. Our dream is to form a vast community of growers living under the Chinook Arch who can

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A group of people pour apples into a grinder.
Community development

MASH: Apple Pressing

After our 2020 Apple Pressing Event, the team got together to debrief and compare experiences. The information collected at that session was incorporated into a formal report with recommendations and a subcommittee was formed at the Board level to review the report and design an apple pressing program for 2021.

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A scale weighs lettuce in the garden.
Community development

Butler Urban Farm

The Butler Urban Farm is on the unceded and traditional territory of the Secwepemc people.  We are a  farm on Kamloops’ North Shore which grows produce which is accessible to all in the community, free of charge. Since its creation in 2015 the lot has been unfenced, as we intend

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A group of people crouch over a garden; a large orange van is parked in the background.
Ecological stewardship in the food system

Une forêt pour se nourrir 

Projet : Une forêt pour se nourrir  Description du projet « Une forêt pour se nourrir » est un projet municipal qui a été développé par le Comité d’environnement de l’Île-Dupas (CEID). C’est une forêt nourricière qui a pris place sur un terrain municipal vacant, et qui est maintenant un centre d’attraction

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All food stories categories

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All food stories

Butler Urban Farm

The Butler Urban Farm is on the unceded and traditional territory of the Secwepemc people.  We are a  farm on Kamloops’ North Shore which grows

Read More »

Calgary Seed Library

The beautiful mural with local artists Barun Fox and Juniper Limbs, 2021 The Calgary Seed Library is a grassroots organisation (pun intended!) created by a

Read More »

MASH: Apple Pressing

After our 2020 Apple Pressing Event, the team got together to debrief and compare experiences. The information collected at that session was incorporated into a

Read More »
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