Category Archives: Partnerships

A year in the life of Montreal’s City Farm School – Premiere Documentary Screening

Join us for the world premiere of “A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF MONTREAL’S CITY FARM SCHOOL”. This beautiful documentary follows the people and plants of city farm school through an entire season of growing and learning. Created by Anne Kostalas, award winning BBC documentary filmmaker, this film gives a behind the scenes look atContinueContinue reading “A year in the life of Montreal’s City Farm School – Premiere Documentary Screening”

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”

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!”

Medicinal Herbs Apprenticeship

City Farm School (CFS) is ready to accept new applications for our Medicinal Herbs Apprenticeship program 2018! CFS is an urban agriculture learning program and food sovereignty organization aiming to empower the Montreal community through organic and locally grown produce. This program uses our Loyola medicinal herbs garden to teach apprentices about a variety ofContinueContinue reading “Medicinal Herbs Apprenticeship”

Food Sovereignty & Transformations Session

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 22nd! The Food Sovereignty & Transformation Session lasts for 3 months and is the third and final component of our City Farm School (CFS) Internship Program. Beginning September 4th and ending November 11th, this session focuses on harvest and transformation techniques, how to preserve what you grow, how to useContinueContinue reading “Food Sovereignty & Transformations Session”

City Farm School Weekly Market Stand

Every Tuesday, 5-7pm! Directions:Concordia University – Loyola Campus7141 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal QC The Loyola City Farm is located at the north end of campus, behind the Hingston residence and lecture hall. If coming from downtown, turn right (North) off of Sherbrooke onto West Broadway, take the first right into Loyola Campus, you will seeContinueContinue reading “City Farm School Weekly Market Stand”

City Farm Market Launch!

Thank you to everyone who came to our seedling sale last weekend. Thanks also to our volunteers and hard-working staff! Now that our seedling production is over, we have moved our seedling over to our City Farm School at the Loyola campus of Concordia and they will all be planted this week in our medicinalContinueContinue reading “City Farm Market Launch!”

Come and Discover the Concordia Greenhouse!

The Greenhouse is now open for our public winter hours: 11am – 5pm – Atrium lounge, kitchen and self-guided tours5-7pm – Educational events, music nights, art shows and more! Check out our calendar for full listings. COMING UP: Winter Open House Micro-Greens Weekly Orders! City Farm School Internship Registration is now open! PLUS, follow usContinueContinue reading “Come and Discover the Concordia Greenhouse!”