Eco Farm Day is less than a week away! We have some incredible speakers lined up including Kris Nichols, Ellen Polishuk, and Gillian Flies. Don't miss it! cog.ca/ottawa/eco-far…

COG OSO is hosting seminars on urban organic gardening this spring! Seminar topics include seed saving and varieties, crop rotation and weeds. If you are in the Ottawa area, check out these events! ow.ly/Npp950yvFNK

Do you have a creative food idea that would create new opportunities and visibility for Indigenous-led arts and culture? The Indigenous Arts and Culture Partnerships Fund is now accepting applications! Deadline to apply is Thursday, May 14. City of Toronto 🇨🇦 ow.ly/NGmr50yxQWr

Excited to learn about this program to help growers transition to certified organic!

With many Seedy Saturdays cancelled this month, there are still ways to support local seed keepers across the country including by purchasing your seeds online! Seeds of Diversity Canada has a list of all the seed companies in Canada! 👏 ow.ly/TPaQ50yN0aA

In this time of crisis, we recognize that not everyone is affected equally and that the most vulnerable include migrant agricultural workers. Migrant Rights Network #StatusForAll is taking action migrantrights.ca/covid19/ #COVIDー19 #Covid19 #COVIDCanada #pandemic #Crisis

Do you have a creative food idea that would create new opportunities and visibility for Indigenous-led arts and culture? The Indigenous Arts and Culture Partnerships Fund is now accepting applications! Deadline to apply is Thursday, May 14. City of Toronto 🇨🇦 ow.ly/NGmr50yxQWr

We found our pivot! Residential compost pickup + soil delivery in the GTA. Check out compostcity.ca to get started! #earthday2020 #covidpivot #feedtheworms

Glad to see some urban farm coverage today! Check out @sundanceharvest on IG theglobeandmail.com/life/article-i…

1/2 Chippewas of the Thames First Nation's Community Composting Project!! Read all about it in our newest blog post! ow.ly/6Rch50A4hBk ♻️🌳 Chippewas of the Thames First Nation LondonEnviroNetwork City of London ReForest London Enviro-Stewards @Convertusgroup Carrot Cache

New funding is available for community-based, not-for-profit organizations to improve their food systems through investments in infrastructure that are directly related to addressing food insecurities. AAFC Canada More here: agr.gc.ca/eng/agricultur…

For #UrbanAgricultureWeek I'll be moderating a discussion feat. some incredible Black & Indigenous growers from NYC, the UK & TO. Join us to hear how they built resilience in their communities during #COVID19: bit.ly/3cbdC6f #growingforresilience

The next #growingforresilience speaker is Isaac Crosby Indigenous land steward and Lead Hand at @EGBrickworks in Toronto. Isaac is working to Indigenize the Brick Works through a process of "sharing space and sharing power" TorontoUrbanGrowers greenthumbgrows Capital Growth

.@farmernjau from ZawadiFarm connects issues of food insecurity & regenerative agriculture. Tune in Sept 18 at 10AM to find out how he built resilience in his community. Register at bit.ly/32EAkjU greenthumbgrows Capital Growth TorontoUrbanGrowers #growingforresilience

James Whetung from Curve Lake First Nation and Jana-Rae Yerxa from Couchiching First Nation will discuss manoomin (wild rice) cultivation and harvesting in relation to Anishinaabe food systems, governance and the reclamation of land and waters on Oct 27! ow.ly/P56V50BXOxg

Join us for these essential conversations!

1 more sleep until #CultivatingChange2020! Incredibly proud to be showcasing this stellar lineup of speakers, tools, approaches & discussions centring reconciliation, #decolonization, #racialjustice & trauma informed practice in #foodsystems & #foodpolicy work in Canada #canpoli

It's a huge privilege to work alongside brilliant, committed and supportive folks like Melana Roberts of Food Secure Canada, Anan Lololi of Afri-Can FoodBasket, Leticia Ama Deawuo of Black Creek Community Farm and Bashir Munye, as we collectively work to advance food justice. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Applications still open until May 10!

We're excited to announce that Unpacked by The Big Carrot is OPENING SOON!⁠ ⁠ Complete with unpackaged products from Bulk, Eco-Home, Grocery, Dispensary and Body Care - we're here to make shopping sustainably easier than ever. ⁠ Stay tuned for more details! ⁠