Featured Organization: ISANS
Organization Name Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) Coordinator Name Heather Asbil, Coordinator, Growing Strong Neighbourhoods Program About ISANS and the Growing Strong Neighbourhoods Program ISANS’ mission is to help immigrants build a future in...
This week on the farm: July 15th – 21st
Written by Ellen Petrie This week our water tanks were filled, marking having water onsite for the first time since moving to the BiHi park! Many members of the Common Roots community came to pay the farm a visit as a result. Some old friends got to spend quality time...
Job Posting with MetroWorks: Landscaping Coordinator
MetroWorks: Landscaping Services Coordinator In conjunction with our social enterprise renovation company (Full Circle Renovators) and Common Roots Urban Farm we are seeking a full-time or part-time Landscape Services Coordinator. This role will provide landscaping...
Job Posting with MetroWorks: Full Circle Renovators
Crew Leader: Apartment Refurbishment Services MetroWorks in conjunction with our social enterprise renovation company (Full Circle Renovators) is seeking a full-time and part time Crew Leader in Apartment Refurbishment Services. This role will be our initial lead to...
Volunteer Spotlight: Jingyi (Celia) Luo
Name: Jingyi (Celia) Luo Volunteer since: 2014 Roles: Farm Steward and Core Team member About Celia: Celia grew up in a family of gardeners, her father and grandmother both spent lots of time growing vegetables on their balcony. However, growing-up Celia was not...
This week on the Farm: July 8th – 14th
Written by Ellen Petrie This week was a busy week on the Common Root BiHi Farm. Some of the finer details of becoming a booming farm site have begun to fall into place. For example, the water tanks that will be used to water the all the raised beds on site arrived on...
This week on the farm: July 1st-7th
Written by Ellen Petrie As the hot weather hit Common Roots BiHi we were just as busy as ever. This week the last commons bed was constructed and filled, and our precious hazelnut bush finally put its roots in the ground. In addition to our Hazelnut many other plants...
This week on the farm: June 24th-30th
Written by Ellen Petrie This past Tuesday marked a major milestone for the Common Roots Urban Farm. We were able to plant our first Market Garden bed with tomatoes, basil, and parsley. This is definitely something to celebrate because ever since January 2018 Common...
This Week on the Farm: June 16-22
Written by Ellen Petrie Despite the rainy day on Thursday this week was bustling at Common Roots Urban Farm BiHi! Our Farm Steward volunteers were on the farm Tuesday and the MetroWorks Options group once again came over to lend a hand on Thursday. My favourite event...
This week on the farm: June 10-16
This is the first in a series of blogs written by our Summer Student, Ellen. She'll be writing here about what's happening on the farm on a weekly basis and share stories about the other members of the farm family! From Ellen: This past week we have started to...
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