Fall Garden Clean-Up

Saturday October 30th 11am-3pm
Orioles Community Garden

Your help is need to remove dead plant matter, top up boxes with soil and turn the compost bins. Bring your mittens and spend some time with your neighbours putting our garden to sleep for the winter.

Gimme Some Truth Presents: The Garden

The Garden by Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Friday October 22 At 7:30 PM
Cinematheque, 100 Arthur Street
Tickets $10


The Academy-Award nominated documentary The Garden tells the story of an  urban garden in South Central Los Angeles which began as a form of healing after the LA race riots of 1992 and the farmers' struggle to hold onto the land as city and other interest groups try to take it away from them. At 14 acres andover 300 families it was the largest community garden in the country.  

The Garden chronicles their battle, and in doing so, brings to light issues of environmental sustainability, social justice and race relations. Director Scott Hamilton Kennedy from Los Angeles will attend this screening and the Q and A to follow. 

More information about The Garden, about the GST forum and other films playing is at: 
http://www.gimmesometruth.ca

Fresh, The Movie

Celebrate National Organic Week (October 9th – 16th) with a screening of the new thought-provoking documentary – FRESH.

Join the Organic Food Council of Manitoba and Manitoba Farm Mentorship for the premiere of the film FRESH on Wednesday, October 13, 7:00 pm at the Park Theatre (698 Osborne St S).

Fresh, The Movie, presents a vision of the possible by profiling heroes all over the U.S. who are changing the way we eat.  If Food Inc. was your wake up call, Fresh, The Movie is your call to action. Check out http://www.freshthemovie.com/  

After the screening, join in on a panel discussion with Manitoba rural and urban farmers and distributors.  Find out what they are doing to reshape our food system. 

Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door.  The event will feature a silent auction and door prizes.  Take home some great local and organic prizes. 

Purchase tickets on line at www.organicfoodcouncil.org/fresh or at Vita Health (Osborne), Eatit.ca (Wall St.) or at McNally Robinson's (Grant Park). 

Fall Canning Workshop - Jams and Jellies

October 4 from 5 - 9 pm
St Matthews Maryland Community Ministry 
641 St Matthews

If you have always wanted to try your hand at making yummy preserves and canning, this is your opportunity. Learn  how to safely turn fruit into yummy preserves. Participants do not have to bring their own food or supplies, these workshop are open to everyone.

Everyone welcome!

Please register in advance
Katie | 774.7201 x 4 
greening (at) westbroadway.mb.ca


This series is made possible through a collaboration of multiple organizations including DMSMCA. Funding provided by Heifer Canada through Food Matters Manitoba's Local Food Project