"We are one with the rest of nature, fitting neither above nor below, but within."
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
Farm Announcement - Shares For Sale again Spring 2023
The CCSL Urban Farm
Our sixth(!) annual Urban Farm will be in operation again this year on our land next to our parking lot. You are invited to participate by buying a share of locally grown food.
Farm Shares For Sale
Pick up your fresh vegetables for 15 weeks starting June 26 from CCSL on Mondays 4:30-6:00pm, later Monday evenings from Parkdale United Church, 2919 8 Ave NW and also Tuesday evenings in Renfrew in the NE.
This has been one of our most successful community events! People love fresh & locally grown produce!
Community Supported Agriculture CSA is great for the environment and for you!
SHARE COST:
Caring for Our Planet
In the past few years, we have developed severalenvironmental stewardship projects at Calgary Centre for Spiritual Living.
The Farm, a community supported agriculture farm and The Bees, an urban bee hives project.
Both of these project have taken place onsite at the Centre. Members invest in The Farm shares and received fresh, organically-grown vegetables on Sundays. Workshops were held for the Funday Kids and adults around growing food and understanding the role of pollinators like bees. Projects like these helped Calgary Centre for Spiritual Living to win the Community Award from our parent organization, Centers for Spiritual Living in 2019.
And now we are excited to announce the TINY FOREST project!
In collaboration with Calgary Climate Hub, Green Communities Canada, Definity Insurance Foundation and All One Fund Calgary CSL is planting a tiny forest on the North East section of our property.
The size will be approx. 200 square meters and over 800 plants will go in, PLANTING DAY IS SEPTEMBER 10!
Urban Beekeeping Onsite
Calgary Centre for Spiritual Living partnered with Alveole, the urban beekeeping company, and supported four beehives (40,000 bees) that helped bees thrive in the city. In addition, they provided education around the importance of bees in our ecosystem, plus produced some delicious honey.
CSA Farm Onsite
Previously unused land east of our parking lot was turned from gravel and weeds into an urban farm.
The farm serves as an educational tool for our children and youth programs.
Boy with beekeeper above with our farm in the background.
The Harvest
Community members invested in the environment by purchasing shares in an urban farm. The farm provided fresh, organically-grown vegetables to shareholders throughout the summer and fall.
Tiny Forest
In collaboration with Calgary Climate Hub, Green Communities Canada, Definity Insurance Foundation and All One Fund Calgary CSL planted a tiny forest on the North East section of our property on September 10, 2023.
The size is 200 square meters and over 860 shrubs, bushes and trees were planted!
Planting Day!
