Category Archives: 2018

AGM today at 6pm! Free food + meet our Board candidates!

Meet our Board of Directors candidates today at our Annual General Meeting, and grab some free food and vote on key items from 6-8pm in our cozy and warm greenhouse space TODAY! Here are the candidates’ statements for the 2019 Board of Directors of the Concordia Greenhouse! Diana Moallem: Currently I am an active memberContinueContinue reading “AGM today at 6pm! Free food + meet our Board candidates!”

Annual General Meeting on Nov. 27th!

All undergraduate students, greenhouse volunteers, interns, apprentices, staff and board members of the greenhouse are welcome to join us at our Annual General Assembly from 6-8pm on November 27th at the Concordia Greenhouse! At this meeting, there will be presentations of:-Financial statements for 2018, and the 2019 Budget-Reports from collective members and visiting research projects-*ElectionsContinueContinue reading “Annual General Meeting on Nov. 27th!”

Fee Levy Group Opt Out Period

Should you wish to opt out of our fee levy our opt out period is the week following the last day for academic withdrawal. The fall opt-out period will run from September 18th – 28th. In order to opt-out from funding the Concordia Greenhouse, please come to our office during the opt out period. WeContinueContinue reading “Fee Levy Group Opt Out Period”

We’re hiring! Finance and Fundraising Coordinator

Hours: 20 hours/week until end of December 2019, then 25 hrs/week as of Jan 1st 2020    Start date: November 28, 2019  Pay rate:  $17/hour  About the Concordia Greenhouse The Concordia Greenhouse Project is a collectively run, consensus-based, non-profit organization. It uses the Henry H. Hall Building rooftop greenhouse as an all-organic space geared towards community,ContinueContinue reading “We’re hiring! Finance and Fundraising Coordinator”

Registration Now OPEN!

Calling all sprout lovers! The Concordia Greenhouse is offering a weekly Microgreen Community Supported Agriculture Program (CSA)! Pre-order and receive a big bag of ecologically-grown sprouts each week from our rooftop greenhouse. We are now taking CSA orders for FALL 2018September 10 – December 10*Possibility to sign up for later for a reduced period. ———————————————————————–ContinueContinue reading “Registration Now OPEN!”

Our City Farm School Market is BACK!

Come join us at the Loyola quad on Tuesday, June 12th from 4-6 pm for the launch of our City Farm School (CFS) farmers market! City farm schools ultra local, ecologically grown produce is cultivated by our apprentices, who are training to be the next generation of small scale Farmers. Markets will take place every Tuesday fromContinueContinue reading “Our City Farm School Market is BACK!”

EPIC Seedling Sale

Saturday, May 18th and 19th, 11am – 7pm at the Concordia Greenhouse! Our annual Epic Seedling Sale continues with even more varieties available! All our seedlings are grown and cared for by the City Farm School team as part of their apprenticeship in organic city farming at the Concordia Greenhouse. We have over 100 differentContinueContinue reading “EPIC Seedling Sale”

2018 Summer Semester Opt Outs

The Concordia Greenhouse is a fee-levy group at Concordia University. The majority of our funding comes from an undergraduate fee levy. Undergraduate students pay $0.24 per credit each semester so that we can exist, be open to the public, and offer amazing services and programming for our users. Should you wish to opt-out of fundingContinueContinue reading “2018 Summer Semester Opt Outs”

Farm to Market Apprenticeships!

REGISTRATION now open until May 4th at Noon The Market Garden Session lasts for 3 months and is the second component of our Full Apprenticeship Program. Beginning June 4th and ending August 25th, this session focuses on urban farming and entrepreneurship through local markets. Through the summer season, interns work on the land to grow their own produce,ContinueContinue reading “Farm to Market Apprenticeships!”