In 2018 Cowichan Green Community received funding through the Municipality of North Cowichan to begin and Agricultural Equipment Library. We are pleased to bring you the following equipment available for rent! Rental rates are a day rate. Equipm …
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Farming Connections Farming Connections is a new initiative of Cowichan Green Community in partnership with the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program …
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Food Recovery Project (reFRESH Cowichan) In late 2018, Cowichan Green Community received a second round of funding from the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction to further develop the very successful Cowichan Food Recovery Project. Th …
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Cowichan Agricultural Seed Hub The Cowichan Agricultural Seed Hub (CASH) is a growing project that helps to address issues with food security in the Cowichan Region. It includes out Cowichan Incubator Seed Farm, a farm grows crops specifically f …
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KinPark Kid’s Camp Registration for our 2019 summer camp is now open! Click here to download registration package KinPark Kid’s Camp is a great opportunity for children ages 6 – 12 to learn plenty about gardening, nature and food while making lasting m …
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Cowichan Lake Community Garden Background The Cowichan Green Community (CGC) was contracted by Island Health to design and build a community garden with volunteers in Lake Cowichan. The quarter acre garden is located in Centennial Park, on the Town of …
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Sharing Our Seed Stories With funding from the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP), under Service Canada, the “Sharing Our Seed Stories” project was hosted by the Cowichan Green Community from March 2014 to March 2015. Designed to document the his …
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Community Urban Food Forest The Community Urban Food Forest is located just outside CGC’s offices at The Station, 360 Duncan St. The garden is full of beautiful edible and medicinal plants that were planted together to create an amazing, diverse …
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Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program Cowichan Green Community is excited to announce that the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program is running for its 6th time this year from June till October 2018! If you would like to know how to sign up, plea …
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