Welcome to the Seed and Soil Program!  The Just Food Seed and Soil Program provides you with free seeds, soil, and information to grow vegetable plants in your garden, yard, or balcony. Your garden can feed your family and friends Good Food! You will receive at least 6 free vegetable seed varieties. These seeds are organic and untreated, which means that they are free from any pesticides or other chemicals.  You will also receive approximately 160 litres of free organic top-soil – enough to fill three blue / black recycling bins. This is about $40 worth of soil. This soil is hi ..read more

Just Food Community Farm is a seed and soil distribution site this year! Do you face any barriers to accessing seed and soil? Register for the seed and soil program! This program is open to anybody in Ottawa who faces any barriers to accessing seed and soil and has access to space to garden. You can receive a minimum of 6 vegetable seed varieties. The seed is ready for organic growing, which means that they are free from any pesticides or other chemicals.  You can also receive approximately 160 litres of organic top-soil – enough to fill three blue / black recycling bins. This is about ..read more

May 13th, 10am-1:30pm 2391 Pépin Court, Ottawa SeedLing Saturday is tomorrow! Enjoy seedling vendors, live music, and freshly made food! Ask your expert gardener and enjoy 5 live demonstrations on sustainable gardening practices from COG-OSO! 11:00 Test for Seed Viability 11:30 Plant & support a tomato 1200 Make Your Own Paper Seedling Pots 12:30 Soap spray & rinse a plant potted or plotted and infested with insects.1300 How to Buy Organic Seedlings/Plants The post SeedLing Saturday Demonstrations – May 13 2023 appeared first on Just Food ..read more

May 13th, 10am-1:30pm 2391 Pépin Court, Ottawa Join us at Just Food Community Farm for a day of spring fun!  Enjoy  Seedling vendors  Visiting the seed and seedling exchange table,  Asking your questions to expert organic gardener – brought to you by COG-OSO Food vendors Information tables Live music Entry is free for all visitors. Outdoor Portapotties and Indoor Accessible Washroom available.  If you’d like to sell your seedlings, volunteer, or learn more about the event please contact comms@justfood.ca  How to Get There Bus 25 will drop you off right outside ..read more

Join us Wed May 24, 2023 at 6:30-8:30pm  Learn about the steps involved in starting a community garden, including how to search for land, what is essential when starting a community garden, the support available, tips for organizing and much more! Suitable for new gardens, or existing gardens looking to onboard new volunteer coordinators. The attendance of at least one garden coordinator (or a member of the garden who is working on the proposal) at a How to Start a Community Garden workshop is a requirement in order to apply for funding through the Community Garden Development Fund ..read more

Join us one of these two dates: Wed April 5, 2023 at 6:30-8:30pm  Or  Tues April 18 2023 at 6:30-8:30pm Learn about the steps involved in starting a community garden, including how to search for land, what is essential when starting a community garden, the support available, tips for organizing and much more! Suitable for new gardens, or existing gardens looking to onboard new volunteer coordinators. The attendance of at least one garden coordinator (or a member of the garden who is working on the proposal) at a How to Start a Community Garden workshop is a requirement in order to a ..read more

Join us for local seedling vendors, workshops, music, seedling and seed exchange table When:      Saturday May 13 10am-1:30pm Where:    Just Food Community Farm 2391 Pépin Court, Blackburn Hamlet, Ottawa How:         Bus #25 Free parking  Save the Date and Share with others! In partnership with COG-OSO The post SeedLing Saturday – Save the Date! appeared first on Just Food ..read more

Come out on March 4th 2023 for a seed sale with a focus on heritage, health, and open-pollinated seeds from local growers. Talk to your neighbors, meet fellow gardeners, and support local businesses and nonprofit organizations. Come out and enjoy:  More than a dozen seed vendors from the region! The ever-popular seed exchange table Food, drink and merchandise vendors,  Info tables from Seeds of Diversity and Master Gardeners of Ottawa …and more! You will also receive access to 3 online workshops on regenerative agriculture, organic seeds, and pollinators from Seeds of Diversity (m ..read more

Greenhouse Training Hybrid (online / in-person) with Mat Levinson of Slow Roots Farm (formerly Capital Greens Urban Farm) Once again Just Food is bringing you a 2-session intensive workshop for those looking to learn greenhouse production of organic seedlings. This year the sessions are led by Mat Levinson of Capital Greens Organic Seedlings, and cover seedling production for the nursery business, including practical production tips in the greenhouse, with a live session at the Just Food Community Farm. Day 1: Saturday, March 4, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm  WHERE: online via Zoom – Overvi ..read more

Tonight’s workshop has been cancelled due to a family emergency. We will advise registrants as soon as possible when another date is chosen. Stay tuned for more information! The post CANCELLED: How to Start a Community Garden Workshop – February 8 appeared first on Just Food ..read more