For the second year in a row DMSMCA will be holding a rain barrel and compost bin sale on May 28th. The compost bins available are the black earth machine style bins that are available from the City of Winnipeg. The rain barrels are of good quality (there is one at the Orioles garden for those who would like to see it).
You must PRE-ORDER your bin or barrel!
Contact Robyn at greening(at)dmsmca.ca or 774-7005 ext.104
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Community Garden Plot - Sign Up
Orioles Garden Site & Lipton Garden Site
DMSMCA is now accepting applications for plots in the community gardens. If you live in Daniel McIntyre-St. Matthews and are interested in having a plot in one of our community gardens this season, please contact Jen S. or Robyn at greening(at)dmsmca.ca or composting(at)dmsmca.ca or call 774-7005 to get an application form.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Rain Barrel Fundraiser
RainBarrel.ca is pleased to partner with the Winnipeg Community Garden Network, a not-for-profit group of volunteers dedicated to encouraging a healthy community gardening movement in Winnipeg by supporting and linking gardeners. The members of this organization encourage all homeowners to use rain barrels to collect rainwater to use in the garden – this is a good gardening practice with both environmental and financial benefits.
Each rain barrel comes fully equipped with a leaf and mosquito filter basket, an overflow adaptor that permits multiple barrels to be connected in series, 1.2m of overflow hose and a spigot that attaches directly to a garden hose (additional hosing can also be purchased if required). There are three colours available – black, grey and terra cotta. All have a capacity of approximately 220 litres and are approximately 1m tall and .6m in diameter. The price is $55 per barrel. Orders are now being taken for a May 8, 2011, pickup date.
Distribution will be from 10am to 2pm at the Mother’s Day Plant Sale in the parking lot of the Canadian Mennonite University, 500 Shaftesbury Boulevard. Order your barrel online by selecting one of these buttons below: Buy Now (use your debit or credit card to pay online now) at http://rainbarrel.ca/winnipeg/ OR Cash-on-Pickup (reserve a barrel and pay in cash at the sale event).
You can place your order by telephone. Call 204-783-8513. You can also call if you need assistance placing an online order.
A limited number of extra rain barrels MAY be available for walk up customers at the sale event. These will be sold on a first come, first served basis for $65 each. To guarantee you will get a rain barrel, please order online or by phone.
Bring your receipt to the Mother’s Day Plant sale at the Canadian Mennonite University on May 8, 2011 to pick up your barrels.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Gardening Saturday
The Friends of The Assiniboine Park Conservatory present:
Gardening Saturday
March 26, 2011
9am - 4pm
Canadian Mennonite University - North Campus
500 Shaftesbury Bldv.
Admission: $5
For more information go to: www.friendsconservatory.com
Gardening Saturday
March 26, 2011
9am - 4pm
Canadian Mennonite University - North Campus
500 Shaftesbury Bldv.
Admission: $5
For more information go to: www.friendsconservatory.com
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Riverview Community Conversation Series presents: Food, Inc.
Food, Inc.
Sunday, November 28, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Riverview Community Centre
90 Ashland Ave.
In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on the U.S. food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of the U.S. government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Their nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and the environment. Consumers have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but they also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. North American society is riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.
It’s Free! Everyone is Welcome.
For more information, e-mail: urban.community.cooperative(at)gmail.com.
Brought to you by the South Osborne Urban Community Cooperative and the Community-Led Emissions Reduction Program South Osborne.
Sunday, November 28, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Riverview Community Centre
90 Ashland Ave.
In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on the U.S. food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of the U.S. government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Their nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and the environment. Consumers have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but they also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. North American society is riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.
It’s Free! Everyone is Welcome.
For more information, e-mail: urban.community.cooperative(at)gmail.com.
Brought to you by the South Osborne Urban Community Cooperative and the Community-Led Emissions Reduction Program South Osborne.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Riverview Community Conversation Series presents: The Power of Community
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
Sunday, November 7th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Riverview Community Centre
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time. Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens. It is an unusual look into the Cuban culture during this economic crisis, which they call "The Special Period." The film opens with a short history of Peak Oil, a term for the time in our history when world oil production will reach its all-time peak and begin to decline forever. Cuba, the only country that has faced such a crisis – the massive reduction of fossil fuels – is an example of options and hope.
Brought to you by the South Osborne Urban Community Cooperative and the Community-Led Emissions Reduction Program South Osborne.
Sunday, November 7th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Riverview Community Centre
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time. Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens. It is an unusual look into the Cuban culture during this economic crisis, which they call "The Special Period." The film opens with a short history of Peak Oil, a term for the time in our history when world oil production will reach its all-time peak and begin to decline forever. Cuba, the only country that has faced such a crisis – the massive reduction of fossil fuels – is an example of options and hope.
Brought to you by the South Osborne Urban Community Cooperative and the Community-Led Emissions Reduction Program South Osborne.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
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.
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.
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