Four Seasons Growing & Market Coordinator Hours: 35 hours/week Pay rate: $17/hour About the Concordia Greenhouse The Concordia Greenhouse 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, education and sustainable horticulture. The Greenhouse is a year-round green space that hostsContinueContinue reading “Four Seasons Growing Coordinator”
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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!”
Start Your Garden Workshop Series
Introducing our new Start Your Garden Workshop Series!Join us each week for a new exciting topic and get empowered to grow your own herbs and vegetables using ecological methods.Registration will be posted here as it becomes available. MARCH1 – Plant Families and Natural Pest ControlMarch 1st, 5:30-7pm – FREERSVP on Eventbrite 2 – Seed StartingContinueContinue reading “Start Your Garden Workshop Series”
City Farm School Market Stand and Greenhouse Workshop Caravan!
City Farm School Summer Market Stand! We are so excited to announce the first market stand of the year at our summer project City Farm School at Concordia’s Loyola campus in NDG! The first chance to buy our locally and ecologically grown food will be next Tuesday, June 21st from 5-7pm. Come and visit ourContinueContinue reading “City Farm School Market Stand and Greenhouse Workshop Caravan!”
City Farm School – August Photo Blog!
August Market Stands City Farm School 5th Anniversary Party Workshops
The Future of Farming
Joel Salatin (Polyface Farm), Jean-Martin Fortier (The Market Gardener) and Maxime Laplante (Peasant Union) we will explore the potential of small-scale farming to create farms that are both profitable and ethical.According to the United Nations, small-scale organic agriculture is the future’s way of feeding the world. In Quebec and around the world, farmers innovate andContinueContinue reading “The Future of Farming”
EPIC Seedling Sale – Plant List now available!
2015 EPIC SEEDLING SALE! May 15th and 16th, 10am – 7pm (or as long as supplies last!) Our epic seedling sale is coming up fast!We will have over 140 varieties of heirloom veggie, herb and flower seedlings, all produced naturally and locally in the Concordia Greenhouse by our City Farm School Interns! Over 4, 000ContinueContinue reading “EPIC Seedling Sale – Plant List now available!”
Epic Seedling Sale 2015 Update!
2015 EPIC SEEDLING SALE! May 15th and 16th, 10am – 7pm (or as long as supplies last!) Our epic seedling sale is coming up fast! We will have over 140 varieties of heirloom veggie, herb and flower seedlings, all produced naturally and locally in the Concordia Greenhouse by our City Farm School Interns! Over 4,ContinueContinue reading “Epic Seedling Sale 2015 Update!”