local food program
We can likely all agree that Winter has lingered long enough. But, if the weather outside is any indication, it would appear that we are finally emerging from the deep freeze and beginning our transition to Spring. To mark this transition, we are running a full-slate of free food skills programming throughout the months of April and May. As you can see from the schedule, displayed below, many of these workshops are distinctly Spring-themed. Here is a snapshot of the weeks to come:
Here is a post submitted by Laurel Atkinson, former staff member at Not Far From the Tree
Breaking down walls and designing a new program to meet the training needs of people with barriers to employment has led to the transformation of COIN's food services into a successful training program.
As the tag line on our blog states, the Nourish Project is all about food. Nourish seeks to engage, empower and support communities throughout Peterborough County and City who share a common desire to explore and create positive change around food.
Do you have a fruit tree which produces more than you can use? If so, would you be interested in calling gleaners to the rescue? They can come, collect the fruit from your tree and leave you a third of the harvest or simply pick what you don't want. It's a win-win solution! No more mess and an opportunity to support people who may not have access to healthy, local food.
Early on weekend mornings, before the sun rises, I take Maddi for long walks. One of our favourite hikes takes us to a large community garden, near the Lift Lock. Surrounded on three sides by bushes and trees, the garden has all the appearance of a secret one. Usually, by the time we get there, the light starts to peak out in the sky. Yesterday morning, as we walked by the garden, the trees were glistening with snow and frost. There was no one around, the air was crisp with cold and the snow was crunchy under my feet.
Gleaning traces its origin to an old French word glener, which is itself rooted in the Latin verb, glan(n)are, meaning to gather. In modern English, gleaning boasts three different meanings: (1) to gather produce left from the main harvest, (2) to assemble slowly, bit by bit and (3) to discover something new.
"Poetry calls us to pause. There is so much we overlook, while the abundance around us continues to shimmer, on its own.” Naomi Shihab Nye
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