Growing Roots and Connection: The Healing Nature of Community Gardens
Lead Author: Emily Woodall Co-Authors: Anna Mahler and Shifra Fern-Weinbren Published: November 24, 2023 Tucked behind the northside of St. Matthews Lutheran Church amongst the …
Making Connections at Seedy Saturdays
When the winter seems like it may just go on forever and the ground is still crusted with ice and snow, it is time to …
Urban Food Forest in the Heart of Uptown Waterloo: Building community and resilience through food
By: Cristy Argueta Published: October 31, 2022 On Saturday, October 22nd, at 99 King Street North, Uptown Waterloo an urban food forest garden was built …
The Highland-Stirling Community Market: connecting people to food
3 min readWritten by Rachael Chong I met Kara Harrison when she was the coordinator of the Highland-Stirling Community Market and she was connecting with …
Continuing the Conversation for Agricultural Protections
6 min readBy Larrissa Jerome On January 17th, the Food System Roundtable held their second panel discussion in partnership with Open Food Network Canada at …
Why is Waterloo Region obsessed with milling crowds and buying things under a tent?
2 min readWritten by Rachael ChongPart 1 of a 3-part series about neighbourhood markets in Waterloo Region St. Jacobs Market. Kitchener Market. Elmira Farmer’s Market. …
Jenn Pfenning: Organic Food Champion and New Township Councillor in Wilmot!
6 min readWritten by Amy Bumbacco, Contributing Blog Editor Jenn Pfenning is a champion of local, organic food production and the rights of migrant workers. …
Food in the 2018 Municipal Election
3 min readWritten by Rachael Chong Municipal Election Day is coming up on October 22, 2018! In Waterloo Region, we will be voting for regional …
Robots, Drones, and …Food Production?
3 min readWritten by Alexandros Glaros You see a shadow cross a field. It moves back and forth, up and down, generating a buzz with …
Soup and Bannock Lunch Serves up Connection, Engagement and Food at the Indigenous Student Centre
3 min readWritten by Beth Timmers Visit the Indigenous Student Centre at St. Paul’s University College at noon any given Thursday and you’ll be welcomed …