Outreach

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Beginning in August 2020, our food basket program with White Owl Native Ancestry Association provides locally sourced food for Indigenous families and students in the region. Offered on a weekly basis, our baskets offer a variety of freshly harvested produce from the gardens, some homemade preserves we make throughout the year, and fresh baked sourdough bread from Golden Hearth Bakery.

If you have produce or food items to share, get in touch! We are seeking additional food sources (i.e., gardeners, farmers, and foragers) in the region to make our program year-round and add some diversity to our baskets.

Events

We also host a number of events that people can attend throughout the year. See below for details, and click on the event to register!


Kilometres for Wisahkotewinowak
Apr
24

Kilometres for Wisahkotewinowak

The 2nd Annual Kilometers for Wisahkotewinowak is taking place virtually on Sunday, April 24th! Organized by the University of Guelph Food Science Club in partnership with the Wisahkotewinowak Collective, the funds raised from the event will be used to support the food distribution program and a living wage for summer interns working in the Wisahkotewinowak gardens. To participate, all you have to do is pledge how many kilometres you are going to run or walk and invite friends and family to sponsor you. All skill levels are welcome and encouraged!

For more information, or to donate, visit: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/kilometers-for-wisahkotewinowak-2022/

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Tea Making and Tasting
Nov
5

Tea Making and Tasting

The Wisahketowinowak gardens may be winding down to rest for the winter, but they have left us with a bounty of home-grown medicines to keep our bodies healthy and immune system strong over the coming months. Come and taste some of the teas we love, learn about the different plants used in each, and make a blend of your own to take home with you!

Location: Aboriginal Resource Centre, University of Guelph.

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Fall Canning Workshop
Oct
28

Fall Canning Workshop

Come and celebrate the fall harvest with us at our Fall Canning Workshop! On the preserves menu: pickled beets, pickled cucamelons, homemade salsa, and vegetable soup. Bring a snack to share if you can!

Location: MINS 214, University of Guelph.

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Applesauce Canning Workshop
Oct
6

Applesauce Canning Workshop

It’s apple season! If you love apples as much as we do, and want the taste of autumn to last beyond - well, autumn - then come out to Steckle Heritage Farm and learn how to preserve applesauce!

Location: Steckle Heritage Farm, Kitchener.

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Haudenosaunee Medicine Walk
Sep
24

Haudenosaunee Medicine Walk

We are excited to welcome everyone to our Tea Garden, located in the Arboretum at the University of Guelph. We will be led by members of Six Nations Tourism, and spend time in the garden learning about the plants and their traditional roles for Haudenoshaunee peoples.

Location: The Arboretum at the University of Guelph.

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