Community gardens provide an opportunity for people from the community to come together to grow food, while sharing skills, knowledge and providing a means for social interaction.

The community garden project aims to secure land for community garden space, identify and apply for grants to support the development of community gardens, and to act as a network for other community gardens in North Bay.

To get involved in this project, contact Erin Reyce

The goal of the website project is to facilitate group collaboration and provide support for our various community-led projects that help build local resiliency. We try to use new media to help educate local members about peak oil and climate change, but more importantly what they can do about them. 

Members are welcome to get involved in the website project by contributing their own articles and content on topics that interest them.  Member projects can also make use of the website to announce events and keep people up to date on the status of their projects. 

There are many benefits to supporting our local food producers.  Fresher food is one of them, but there is also a lot of energy consumed and CO2 emitted transporting food vast distances from large factory farms to our dinner table.  

An easy way to make a difference in the fight against climate change is to support our own local farmers.

As the cost of energy rises in response to dwindling oil supplies and rising demand for energy, our local farmers will find they play an increasingly important role in our local economy. Food transport costs will cause our local food prices to increase, giving our local farmers a competitive edge against larger operations in more favorable growing climates. In any case, having a healthy and profitable agricultural community is good for everyone in North Bay because it increases our resiliency and helps our economy re-localize.

We are creating a map of local food producers to help people in North Bay to connect with their local farmers.

Have unused yard or garden space?  Landless but want to garden?  Our yard sharing program will help you connect.

There are many benefits to growing your own food: 

• Eating your own organically produced vegetables
• Exercise from maintaining your garden
• Peace of mind and food security
• Less food miles = lower carbon emissions and lower energy energy demands

Whatever your reason is for growing your own food, one of the primary barriers that prevents people in the city from enjoying this healthy and environmentally friendly activity is the lack of available land.

There are many things to consider when choosing a gardening partner and a wide range of potential arrangements that people engaging in yard sharing enter into. There are many websites offering advice on yard sharing arrangements and what to consider.