Category: Food

Canada, Climate Change, Education, Food, Global Issues, Partner Organizations, Peace, Sustainability

Web Watch: Post-Secondary Peace & Sustainability Programs

by Steffan Hammonds Steffan is a long time columnist with the PEN. Discover Yearhttp://www.discoveryear.ca Discover Year is a one-year career and life skills program that helps young adults develop self-awareness, confidence, motivation and interpersonal skills through experiential learning, mentorship and interactive education. It is a certified Canadian post-secondary program that includes: Crucial Skills Workshops, Work Terms, Travel, Coaching & Mentorship, and a Community Project. The … Continue reading Web Watch: Post-Secondary Peace & Sustainability Programs

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Agriculture, Biodiversity, Food, Global Issues, Nature, Sustainability

Celebrating World Soil Day

Over 400 million years ago the first land plants made their way onto the harsh rocky contours of Earth’s surface. These early plants did not have roots, but they had tiny structures called rhizoids that allowed them to cling onto the barren rocks. What was unknown until very recently is that these rhizoids were discreetly secreting chemicals into the rocks, breaking them down and transforming … Continue reading Celebrating World Soil Day

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Community, Events, Food, Fundraising, News, Ottawa, Partner Organizations, Seasonal, Sustainability

Ecology Ottawa’s 14th Annual Eco Gala

Have you heard? Our friends at Ecology Ottawa are having their 14th annual Eco Gala! While the gala is usually an in-person event, due to COVID-19 the gala will be online this year. The event takes place on Saturday November 28, 2020 from 7:00p.m. EST-11p.m. EST. If you don’t already know about Ecology Ottawa, they are a non-for-profit organization that is working to make Ottawa … Continue reading Ecology Ottawa’s 14th Annual Eco Gala

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Agriculture, Community, Community Action, Food, Government, Human Rights, local food, Nature, News, Ottawa, Outdoor Greening, Outdoors, Partner Organizations, permaculture, Policy, Self Care, Sustainability, Sustainable Cities

Community Gardens: An Essential Service

This post is based on a letter created by Just Food Farms to be shared with members of provincial parliament, advocating that community food gardens be removed from the list of non-essential services that must remain closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more here. Having the ability to safely grown local food is critical for food security in this time, especially for vulnerable families.  The … Continue reading Community Gardens: An Essential Service

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Community, Events, Food, News, Ottawa, PENgagement, Policy, Sustainability, Volunteering

PERC AGM – May 12th

PERC AGM HAS MOVED TO A VIRTUAL PLATFORM. RSVP TO INFO@PERC.CA FOR DETAILS All members of the PERC community are invited to join the Board of Directors on Tuesday, May 12th, 2020, for our Annual General Meeting (AGM). If you’ve never attended one before, this is where we welcome in new Board members, say thank you and fare well to outgoing board members, and review … Continue reading PERC AGM – May 12th

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Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Community, Community Action, Energy Conservation, Feminism, Human Rights, Sustainable Agriculture, Women, Food, Global Issues, Green Business, Human Rights, Indigenous Issues, local food, Nature, Peace, Peacekeeping, permaculture, Renewable Energy, Social Enterprise, Social Justice, Stormwater Management, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals

Solar-Powered Water Technology Supporting South Sudanese Farmers on the Frontlines of Climate Change

written by Katie Fettes photo Credit: Jean Luc Habimana, 2019 Africa is the continent most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, despite accounting for only 2-3 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. Up to 70 percent of the continent’s population depends on agriculture, with 95 percent of this production relying on rainfall. Increased water scarcity due to irregular rainfall patterns is bringing droughts … Continue reading Solar-Powered Water Technology Supporting South Sudanese Farmers on the Frontlines of Climate Change

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Agriculture, Biodiversity, Food, Green Business, local food, Nature, Ontario, Outdoors, Sustainability

Regenerative Agriculture at Walker Farms

by Johanna Mercedes Van Schie-Copol Photos were taken by Ellie from Walker Farms Prime agricultural Land, the essence of what attracted masses to today’s urban centers in the first place, is now lost to urban development, aggregate extraction, transportation corridors, and recreational land uses by thousands of acres each year within Ontario. This further translates to biodiversity loss, degraded soils, and dysfunctional ecosystems. Environmental sustainability … Continue reading Regenerative Agriculture at Walker Farms

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Agriculture, Community, Cross Post, Events, Food, local food, Ottawa, Partner Organizations

SIX LOCAL FARMS PARTNER TO CREATE LOCAL FOOD COLLECTIVE

This post is from Aliments Farmhouse Food, who are all set to deliver their first offering, the Harvest Box, next month! This fall, six small ecological farms from the Ottawa-Gatineau region have partnered on a new initiative to connect urban eaters with more local food. The collective, named Aliments Farmhouse Food, includes Beetbox Farm, Bluegrass Farm, Grazing Days, Juniper Farm, Milkhouse Farm & Dairy, and … Continue reading SIX LOCAL FARMS PARTNER TO CREATE LOCAL FOOD COLLECTIVE

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Agriculture, Canada, Food, Global Issues, Government, Sustainability, Sustainable Cities, Waste Reduction

New Report: Strategy to Reduce Food Waste Globally

Food waste is something of a hot-button topic lately, and rightly so. According to the Ontario Waste Management Association, about $12 billion dollars of food per year is wasted in Ontario. A commonly seen figure is that about a third of food produced ends up being wasted – a shockingly high amount when you think about all the energy and resources that go into growing … Continue reading New Report: Strategy to Reduce Food Waste Globally

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Agriculture, buy local, Community, Cross Post, CSR, Food, Green Business, local food, Ottawa, Partner Organizations, Sustainability

Organic Craft Brewing: The Right Thing, For the Right Reasons

By Steve Beauchesne, CEO and co-founder, Beau’s Brewing Co. This piece was composed for the PEN on the request of  a community partner, TJ Turenne, Deputy Director at Maison Tucker House. It was intended to go in the Winter 2019 Edition of the PEN, but was cut due to space constraints. We decided to make sustainability a core value at Beau’s from the get-go. Our … Continue reading Organic Craft Brewing: The Right Thing, For the Right Reasons

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