Growing on Stolen Land
Volunteers assist at the Indigenous permaculture learning garden on Broadway and Good, led by knowledge-keeper Audrey Logan. (This garden...
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Fireweed Food Co-op
- Jan 29, 2021
- 6 min
Seeding Resiliency: Dakota Farming in Canada
Written by Hañwakañ Blaikie Whitecloud. Farming is a skill that my Dakota ancestors-- particularly my great-great-grandfather Mahpiyaska,...
Fireweed Food Co-op
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
Call for Proposals: Business Planning + Marketing Services for Wholesale Local Food Co-op
Fireweed Food Co-op (FFC) has received funded support to contract the services of industry experts to provide comprehensive business...
Fireweed Food Co-op
- Nov 9, 2020
- 3 min
Reflections from a vendor & volunteer at the South Osborne Farmers' Market
Written by Quenifer Lung To this day, I consider signing up to be a vendor and volunteer at the South Osborne Farmers' Market to be one...
Fireweed Food Co-op
- Nov 2, 2020
- 4 min
The Cure
Musings on our kinship with storage vegetables, and some useful tricks for cellaring your own vegetables throughout the winter Written by...
Fireweed Food Co-op
- Oct 29, 2020
- 1 min
Solidarity with Stella's Workers
Fireweed Food Co-op stands in solidarity with Stella's workers at the Sherbrook location, who have been on strike since September 21st....
Fireweed Food Co-op
- Sep 15, 2020
- 6 min
Why Co-operative is Better!
Our 2020 summer Market Co-coordinator Anna McKinnon explains why co-ops can be models for participatory social change. Fireweed Delivery...
Fireweed Food Co-op
- Sep 1, 2020
- 1 min
Standing with Agricultural Migrant Workers
Join us in the #puttingraceonthetable Digital Day of Action for migrant workers' rights organized by Harvesting Freedom/Justicia 4...
Fireweed Food Co-op
- Aug 11, 2020
- 4 min
Healing Through Deep-Rooted Farming Practices
by Marti Sarbit Photos by Asha Nelson Last week, a group of staff and volunteers from Fireweed Food Co-op went out to visit the Healing...
Fireweed Food Co-op
- Aug 6, 2020
- 4 min
Nutrition: The Invisible Superpower of Local Food
This blog post was researched and written by our summer Warehouse & Delivery Coordinator, Conor Nedelec. Conor has worked in foodservice...
Fireweed Food Co-op
- Jun 23, 2020
- 3 min
Summer Jobs at Fireweed!
We're looking for two young people who are passionate about local food to join our team this summer! Read below for full job descriptions...
Fireweed Food Co-op
- Jun 10, 2020
- 3 min
Changes to the 2020 Farmers' Market Season
Another market season is about to begin, but this one looks different than years past. With the pandemic still looming, we’ve had to be...
Fireweed Food Co-op
- May 26, 2020
- 3 min
So, What is a Food Hub, Exactly?
We've been getting this question a lot from co-op members, farmers, and the interested public over the past few months. It's usually been...
Fireweed Food Co-op
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min
New Name. New Brand. Same Us!
We’ve recently undergone a name change to Fireweed Food Co-op, as well as a rebranding process in time to launch our Food Hub in late...
Fireweed Food Co-op
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
Three Cheers!
Written by Judy Swain, Tri-Pop Farm, New Bothwell │Originally published by My Steinbach│ A few weeks ago, in this blog, I was imagining a...
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