Conestoga Acres

Conestoga Acres A collaborative vegetable garden operated by Conestoga College students and staff

Our intent is to promote a holistic approach to healthy food choices by providing a space where members of the Conestoga community have the opportunity to share and learn about sustainable gardening and food production.

FYI - We are globally recognized on the Compass Group Canada (CGC) 2012 Annual Corporate Report. Not that we're here to...
07/23/2013

FYI - We are globally recognized on the Compass Group Canada (CGC) 2012 Annual Corporate Report. Not that we're here to make CGC feel good about their realtion to us, but this is a global company and if we can influence a more local approach to food, then we're doing something right,. Good work all!!

06/17/2013

1 in 3 bites of food is possible thanks to insect pollinators. :) Isn't that sweet of those critters.

$5 workshops to polish your skills.
06/17/2013

$5 workshops to polish your skills.

Seed planting majority of our crop for 2013.
04/07/2013

Seed planting majority of our crop for 2013.

04/07/2013
01/15/2013

Meeting on Friday, January 25 in Doon 2F20, 3-4pm
All are interested volunteers are welcome.

topics: task assignment, lot allotment, and timelines for completion of assigned tasks

12/10/2012

You can find our official Newsletter here:

12/07/2012
11/29/2012

Our first post-season newsletter will be coming soon! The wrap up 2012 and plan for 2013 meeting is today at 3pm at Doon in 3A618. HOpe to see you there.

August 7th loot. So many more pictures to share. They do make a lovely mural of colour and shapes :)
10/23/2012

August 7th loot. So many more pictures to share. They do make a lovely mural of colour and shapes :)

Another mention of our great success, thanks to SPOKE and Ryan Goodyear:http://spokeonline.com/?p=3896
09/19/2012

Another mention of our great success, thanks to SPOKE and Ryan Goodyear:
http://spokeonline.com/?p=3896

BY RYAN GOODYEAR When looking at the Conestoga College community gardens located at the Conestoga Cambridge campus, it’s easy to tell that the group’s first year was a smashing success....

Great talk!
08/09/2012

Great talk!

TED Talks What should a community do with its unused land? Plant food, of course. With energy and humor, Pam Warhurst tells at the TEDSalon the story of how she and a growing team of volunteers came together to turn plots of unused land into communal vegetable gardens, and to change the narrative of...

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