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Deep Roots Food Hub

Connecting Small-Scale Farmers, Families and Local Food


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Memberships 2025:

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.




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


Platinum
$250

​ANCOX Inc.
Stuart Hodge 
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Gold 
$100 +
Jenny Noonan
​Emil Larose
​Silver 
$50 +
Modern General Food Group
​Hassan Ezdahmad



Bronze 
$25 + (includes membership)
Heather Olszewski
Judith Lockwood
Janet Helmer
Connie Higginson-Murray
Robert Tovell

HOW YOUR DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE...


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Store

Build 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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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 

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Location: 230 Davidson's Side Road, Nepean

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Follow Davidson's Side Road off Carling Avenue for approx 2 minutes until you see the Root Cellar on the right.

Tours of the root cellar available by appointment: please email [email protected]

Contact Us

[email protected]
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  • Home
  • About
    • Mission
    • Board Members >
      • Past Board Members
  • What's Happening
    • Events >
      • Past Events
    • Projects
    • Food Access Centre
    • Community Root Cellar
  • Get Involved
    • Memberships
    • Resources
    • Volunteer
  • Contact