by Sara Burgess | Jul 23, 2019 | Community, Deep Roots
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...
by Sara Burgess | Dec 21, 2018 | Community, Deep Roots, Press, Uncategorized
By Emma Drudge All photos by Juanita Gallagher. This article originally appeared in the Summer issue of the Ecology & Action, the Ecology Action Centre’s quarterly magazine It’s early in the season at Common Roots Urban Farm. Feathery white row covers...
by Jayme Melrose | Nov 21, 2017 | Community, Deep Roots, Press, Uncategorized
This summer, the United Way Halifax came to Common Roots to do a photoshoot of DataRam Humagai, and tell his story. It starts like this: “Data Ram Humangai spent nearly two decades in a refugee camp before coming to Halifax. There was no farmland or outside...
by Jayme Melrose | Nov 13, 2017 | Community, Deep Roots, Events
Our 2017 Harvest Hootenanny & Pumpkin Smash, the 6th annual, was another hit! Huge thanks to the Canadian Department of Heritage and Halifax Events for supporting this community event. More thanks are below, but here are our posters, in multiple languages Thanks...
by Admin | Sep 2, 2017 | Community, Deep Roots, Events, Get Involved, Workshops
Join us on the farm and learn from two of our Growing Deeper Roots Alumni as they demonstrate how to build a simple low tunnel, ideal for growing greens all winter. Data Ram and Amber will also provide suggestions of what and when to plant for the best harvest....
by CRUF Staff | Aug 14, 2017 | Community, Deep Roots
Salvatory, Janet the interpreter, and I met at the farm on a gorgeous summer day, interrupting his busy day volunteering with the Deep Roots program. As you can see, he has a beautiful smile! Salvatory was a Deep Roots participant last year and we’re thrilled to...
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