Deep Roots Food Hub Wins!!!!!
We have been awarded a grant by Desjardin! Now we need help from you! On Desjardins Facebook page there is a post of our project - we need you to "like" it. The goal of this is to receive the most likes to be awarded an extra $5,000 to our grant. Furthermore we will be needing extra volunteers for everything from building storage shelves and a water tower to operating a two wheel tractor and other farm machinery, tending crops and electrical work for installing a solar heat pump. To volunteer email: [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/share/t8rqsjXvu6D43KWM/
Memberships 2024:
Have an abundance of vegetables harvested from your backyard garden that you want to share with others at a later date?
Deep Roots Food Hub has a winter storage solution for you!
We are currently accepting memberships for the 2024/2025 storage season. The season runs from November 1/2024 to April 1/2025.
Membership options:
1) Supporter - $15
• receive priority access to DRFH events and workshops throughout the year
• receive regular DRFH newsletter updates
• voting rights at the DRFH AGM
2) Gardener - $20
• up to 200lbs or 4 harvest bins (38 litre bin) of Root Cellar storage
• includes an introductory tour of the DRFH Root Cellar and property at 230 Davidson’s Side Road Ottawa.
• receive priority access to DRFH events and workshops throughout the year
• receive regular DRFH newsletter updates
• voting rights at the DRFH AGM
3) Grower - $40
• up to 500lbs or 10 harvest bins (38 litre bin) of Root Cellar storage
• includes benefits of Gardener membership
• voting rights at the DRFH AGM
4) Producer - $100
• up to 1500lbs or 30 harvest bins (38 litre bin) of Root Cellar storage
• includes benefits of Gardener membership
• voting rights at the DRFH AGM
Please note: voting members must be at least 18 years of age.
ABOUT US: The Deep Roots Food Hub (DRFH) is a non-profit, grassroots organization made up of local farmers, market gardeners, health professionals, business people and residents of West Carleton. We are committed to creating a more secure and sustainable food system in our communities. Through collaborations with a variety of community partners we are working to launch programs that will make it easier for West Carleton residents to access, grow, and sell affordable, healthy food.
Donations
"Friends of the Deep Roots Food Hub" Donor Wall
Thank you to our generous sponsors!!!
Platinum + Greater than $250 |
City of Ottawa Dr. Barry Bruce Community Foundation of Ottawa Daniel Olszewski FCC Farm Credit Canada |
Platinum $250 |
ANCOX Inc. Stuart Hodge |
Gold $100 + |
Jenny Noonan |
Silver $50 + |
Modern General Food Group Hassan Ezdahmad |
Bronze $25 + (includes membership) |
Heather Olszewski Judith Lockwood Janet Helmer Connie Higginson-Murray Robert Tovell |
*As we are a non-profit organization (not a charity) we're unable to provide a tax receipt.
HOW YOUR DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE...
NEW LEAF PROJECT
StoreBuild a West Carleton Community Root Cellar to allow local, small-scale farmers to store their crops.
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Distribute
Make locally grown, healthy food more available year-round in West Carleton.
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Educate
Teach how to grow, prepare, and preserve healthy food through educational workshops.
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* Donations of any amount are gratefully accepted. As we are a not-for-profit organization, we unfortunately cannot offer tax receipts.
Thank you to BigSteelBox for the donation of a storage container for non-produce materials. For more on BigSteelBox's community support click here |
Thank you to our community resident, Stuart Hodge, for the generous donation of 4 solar panels which powers our Root Cellar. (CS6P-265P from Canadian Solar) Visit Canadian Solar here |
Thank you to FCC FARM CREDIT CANADA for their generous donation through their Community Investment program.
For more on FCC's community support click here |