We Grow Food

11/01/2026

College Hill Public School was our first WeGrowFood Stone Soup Day! Some of little chefs for the morning, and they even came with their own chef!🥕🌽🥦🍲🥔🧅😋

10/29/2026

Stone Soup is happening at schools. Yesterday we were at College Hill PS.

Each class presented a large basket of fresh veggies to be used as ingredients in a community soup that could feed 400 people.

So much fresh produce that there was still a huge amount left over. Immediately teachers took the Stone Soup kit crock pots (given to the school for free) and started even more soup. Plans to make apple sauce next week is in the works.

All students were given chef hats…. One grade one child exclaiming “I am going to challenge Gordon Ramsey.”

The smell of vegetable soup radiated throughout the halls. At lunch the gym came alive as soup was served to hundreds of students. All eating together. The school was alive with the chatter of soup they made.

This is joy. This is community. This is sharing.

Today we are at DASS. CANT WAIT.

10/23/2026

We are looking forward to be starting next week the WeGrowFood Stone Soup program with 20 schools throughout Durham region. We are excited to be working with Region of Durham IgniteDurhamLearningFoundation Durham District School Board DCDSB!!

THANK YOU TO THE REGION DURHAM THRIVE PROGRAM FOR APPROVING OUR GRANT! You are the reason that it is possible for us to be running!

City of Pickering Town of Ajax townofwhitby_ DCDSB IgniteDurhamLearningFoundation Durham District School Board

10/21/2026

09/14/2026

The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce is excited to celebrate the nominees for the Sustainability Award. These businesses are leading the way in environmental responsibility while proving that a healthy planet and a healthy business can go hand in hand.

Congratulations to:
⭐ We Grow Food
⭐ The Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture at Durham College

Come be part of the celebration when winners are announced at the 31st annual GOCC Business Excellence Awards.

Tickets are available now at
https://members.oshawachamber.com/ap/Events/Register/mwFaY2vsmC3Ce

Oshawa Power

08/19/2026

Thank you so much for choosing and supporting us again this year Region of Durham Thriving Community Fund!

Congratulations to everyone that is receiving this funding as well!!

08/19/2026

Thank you so much for choosing and supporting us again this year Region of Durham Thriving Community Fund!

Congratulations to everyone that is receiving this funding as well!!

To help reduce poverty, address social inequalities, promote wellness and support our communities to thrive, Regional Council approved nearly $500k in funding to support local non-profit organizations. Learn more: bit.ly/4qn2vgA.

Ajax Public Library, Back Door Mission for the Relief of Poverty, Community Living Ajax-Pickering & Whitby, Durham Alliance Outreach, DBEN - Durham Black Educators' Network, Durham Outlook for the Needy, Ignite Durham Learning Foundation, Melly’s Market + Cafe, Uxbridge Youth Centre, We Grow Food.

08/11/2026

WeGrowFood is growing over 3500 cool weather crop seeds planted for the gardens this fall.

Once they germinate these are going to take a lot of space as we transplant them all.

garden, that registers, will receive - bok choy, Swiss chard, romaine lettuce, and spinach seedlings as well as radish seeds.

Let’s beat last years harvest by schools that grew enough to either send students home with enough greens for the whole family or enough to build a huge salad shared within the school.

Out newest option is to make huge pots of vegetable soup through our Stone Soup program…

So many great ideas….. the team’s minds are racing….. :))))

DM or email us if you would like to have your Edible Garden participate in receiving cool weather crop seedlings.

IgniteDurhamLearningFoundation Durham District School Board DCDSB school APPLE Schools EcoSchools Canada Kawartha Pine Ridge School Bd

08/06/2026

Visited the DARS Farm edible gardens. They look incredible!

So much food is being grown. it was fun to do a “using and drying herbs” workshop. With some of the residents. All herbs were identified, carefully harvested, bundled and hung to dry. Once they are dry they will be stored in mason jars for later use. There are enough herbs being grown to support the household as well as sell at their farm stand

Once herbs were dried we had fun with the tailgate herb butter making. Creamy butter, fresh garlic and a selection of herbs from the garden chopped and blended in a food processor to the perfect consistency!

We discussed everyone’s favorite blends …. Endless options.

City of Pickering

08/05/2026

3500 cool weather crop seeds planted for the gardens this fall.

Once they germinate these are going to take a lot of space as we transplant them all.

garden, that registers, will receive - bok choy, Swiss chard, romaine lettuce, and spinach seedlings as well as radish seeds.

Let’s beat last years harvest by schools that grew enough to either send students home with enough greens for the whole family or enough to build a huge salad shared within the school.

Out newest option is to make huge pots of vegetable soup through our Stone Soup program…

So many great ideas….. the team’s minds are racing….. :))))

DM or email us if you would like to have your Edible Garden participate in receiving cool weather crop seedlings.

Ignite Durham Learning Foundation Durham District School Board