Food Security: More “Nourishing” News!
During Nutrition Month, the Town of Sutton continues to highlight the initiatives of local organizations, partnerships and citizen solidarity that contribute to the food security of citizens in need.
Fundraising Campaign for the Sutton School CommunoSerre until March 30
For the second year in a row, in partnership with Le Réseau des fermiers-ères de famille, Sutton School is launching its spring sale of vegetable seedlings , which will help finance its CommunoSerre (community greenhouse) projects while promoting local agriculture, including Les potagers des nues mains.
Buy your plant combo!
Organic vegetable plants are available in three combo formats: balcony, small vegetable garden and large vegetable garden. Each combo contains a selection of vegetable and herb plants, perfect for starting or enriching your garden.
To order your vegetable plants by March 30, click here.
The plants will be delivered directly to the school on May 14.
Participate generously in this campaign, which helps promote healthy, local food and encourages school projects linked to the CommunoSerre: together, let’s grow our projects and our gardens!
Les Potagers des Nues Mains to Become a Solidarity Cooperative
Les Potagers des Nues Mains founder Yan Gordon begins a new chapter in his operation by transforming the farm into a cooperative. In partnership with Protecterre, he is setting up a Fiducie d’utilité sociale agroécologique (FUSA ) to protect farmland from speculation and ensure that it remains available for farming and community projects.
Securing access to land through a FUSA makes it easier for future farmers in Quebec to obtain land, while strengthening community initiatives. This approach offers many advantages: legal and operational flexibility, potential tax benefits, social and environmental benefits, and reduced financial pressure for new generations of farmers by enabling them to focus on production rather than debt.
Potagers des Nues Mains Plant Sale on Three Dates in May
After 20 years of producing organic vegetables, herbs, fruits and plants in Sutton, Les Potagers des Nues Mains are launching their early plant sale on May 16, by reservation only.
The farm will also host on-site sales on May 23 and 30, at 2380 Alderbrooke Road.
For more information, visit their website lesnuesmains.com.