GCUOF Crop Mob – Saturday, June 4th
We’re hosting a Crop Mob on Saturday, June 4th! Crop Mobs are an opportunity for people with an interest in sustainable food production to get to know/socialize with like-minded people while gaining farming experience. Crop Mobs help local farms to get big jobs done quickly. Many hands make light work! We can’t wait to get … Read more
Visit from Southern Mississippi students
On May 17, a group of 8 University of Southern Mississippi students paid a visit to the GCUOF. The students were part of a group of thirty students participating in a sustainability-themed exchange program with the University of Guelph. Martha Gay Scroggins, the GCUOF’s coordinator led a tour of the site and gave a brief talk … Read more
Plant Sale Fundraiser on Saturday, May 28th!
The GCUOF is having a plant sale on Saturday, May 28th! The certified organic vegetable, herb and flower seedlings for sale will include open-pollinated and heirloom varieties of tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, celery, early cabbages, lettuces, parsley, sage, marjoram, okra, snapdragons, hollyhocks and much more! Proceeds from the plant sale will go towards our education … Read more
CCLC visit – first of the 2011 season!
Today we had our first visit from a class from the Child Care and Learning Centre (CCLC)! The CCLC have been involved with the GCUOF since the project began. Children between the ages of one and a half and five years visit the GCUOF regularly during the growing season. Many CCLC children have grown to think … Read more
CCLC Family Gardening Day and Plant Sale, June 4
Families from the Child Care and Learning Centre (CCLC) will be joining us for a work day and picnic lunch at the farm on Saturday, May 28th June 4th*, from 9:30 AM to noon. Children from the CCLC have been involved in the GCUOF project from its inception and visit the site regularly to help … Read more
Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale, May 14
The GCUOF will be selling certified organic vegetable and flower seedlings at the Guelph and Wellington Country Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, May 14. The sale will also include perennials, trees and herbs grown by the Guelph Arboretum. GCUOF transplants for sale will include a variety of open-pollinated and heritage tomatoes, peppers, herbs, greens … Read more
Thank you, GIRC!
We would like to thank the Guelph International Resource Centre (GIRC) who have generously donated 20 rain barrels to the GCUOF. Along with a new pump for our 300 ft well given to us by the Bedrock Aquifer Field Facility at U of G, the new water barrels will help us to keep our solar greenhouse … Read more
Volunteer calendar updated
Spring is officially here and there’s lots to be done on the GCUOF site! If you have some time to spare in the next few days come by and get your hands dirty! You can check out the upcoming volunteer opportunities in the calendar in the right side bar of the blog, just under the … Read more
GCUOF events and volunteer calendars now online
You can find the links to our events and volunteer calendars in the right sidebar of the blog, just below our Flickr feed. We’ll continue to post event details on the blog and Facebook as they become available. If you’re interested in volunteering with us be sure to send an email to gcuof@uoguelph.ca to be … Read more
GCUOF at College Royal Open House this weekend!
The GCUOF will be represented at the Garden2Table and the Seeds and Forages displays at the College Royal Open House this weekend at U of G! We’ll be offering certified organic GCUOF seed as well as culinary herbs and herbal teas for sale. You can find us at the MacDonald Institute/MacDonald Stewart Hall (Garden2Table) and … Read more
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