Our Partners

• Darrell Freeman, CGD, Docaitta Design
  Communications. Created our logos and consulted on our communication strategy.
• HolmPage Productions
  Web design and maintenance, WordPress. Our web designer.
• Klassen Fine Woodworking
  Lloyd Klassen is a woodworker with an old-world commitment to craftsmanship and detail, and a new-world approach to design and aesthetics. Board member and carpenter.
• Ma Bell’s Country Condiments
  A small artisanal business in nearby Middle New Cornwall, making jams, jellies and chutneys in wonderful flavour combinations with local ingredients. Meredith (Ma) Bell is our Kitchen Hub visionary and a mover and shaker with the We Dig Food therapeutic garden. Also coordinates the Farmers’ Market.
• Mahone Bay Area Farmers’ Market
  Tuesdays 10-2 at the Blockhouse School in the summer
• Mateus Bistro
  Partner in the IncrEDIBLE Picnic. Local food champion.
• Hinchinbrook Farm
  Our neighbour, creator of the We Dig Food Therapeutic Garden
• The Flying Apron Cookery
  Culinary education & local, sustainable, tasty foods.
• Twylights by EarthSea
  One-of-a-kind lamps made from industrial waste poplar that would otherwise be buried or burned. David Cameron is a board member and our projects coordinator.

Related organizations

• Bridgewater and Area Community Sustainability Network
  Sustainable Bridgewater
• Nova Scotia Food Security Network
  A network of individuals and organizations that are working to build food security in Nova Scotia. Eaters, farmers, researchers, nutritionists, civil servants, students, cooks, citizens, gardeners, parents, and more.
• Pollination Project
  Workshops, seminars and residential fellowships connecting healthy food, artistic expression, mindful practices and just society.
• South Shore Waldorf School and Kindergarten
  Across the road from the Blockhouse School. Only Waldorf school in NS.
• Transition Bay St. Margarets
  Just up the road from us in St. Margarets Bay. Following the Transition Town model, which builds community resilience to global changes.
• Windhorse Farm
  Land stewardship through forestry, organic gardening, education, retreats, meditation.

Sustainable food

• Appropedia
  A wiki for collaborative solutions in sustainability, appropriate technology and poverty reduction.
• Eat Halifax
  Kathy Jollimore’s food blog
• Rustik Magazine
  Online magazine focusing on practical tools and techniques for rural and urban self-sufficiency and sustainability

Programs & Services

• AgPal Program and Service Finder
  Find information on all federal and provincial programs and services relating to the agriculture and agri-food industry offered to Nova Scotia businesses.

Agriculture

• Appropedia
  A wiki for collaborative solutions in sustainability, appropriate technology and poverty reduction.
• Plan to Farm
  Salt Spring Island Agricultural Alliance of organizations with interests in agriculture, food production, and sustainable economic development

On the ground

• Permaculture Forums
  Large site with forums on permaculture, green building, organic/sustainable practices, woodland care, homestead and more

Technology innovation

• Appropedia
  A wiki for collaborative solutions in sustainability, appropriate technology and poverty reduction.
• Open Source Ecology
  A Network of Farmers, Engineers, and Supporters Building the Global Village Construction Set
• Open-sourced blueprints for civilization
  Marcin Jakubowski’s TED talk about Open Source Ecology
• Rocky Mountain Institute
  RMI’s strategic focus is to map and drive the transition from coal and oil to efficiency and renewables, where business and environmental interests increasingly overlap.

Sister projects

• Incredible Edible Todmorden
  Growing and campaigning for local food. Growing herbs, veggies and orchards around town, involving schools, food hub, aquaponics (UK)
• Terre Vivante
  Ecological research and education center located in southeastern France. Courses on regenerative gardening and farming, renewable energy, and ecological building techniques. In French.
• The Deanery Project
  Now a community-owned cooperative offering a wide range of activities focused on youth and community development, natural building, environmental education, and the arts. Formerly a summer camp at Ship Harbour on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia
• West End Food Co-op’s food hub project
  Community kitchen and local food store, green retrofit of building (Toronto)

What you can do

• Appropedia
  A wiki for collaborative solutions in sustainability, appropriate technology and poverty reduction.
• David Suzuki’s Queen of Green
  Do-it-yourself tips and advice, eco-friendly cleaning and cosmetics recipes, and how-to videos that will help you protect nature.
• Rustik Magazine
  Online magazine focusing on practical tools and techniques for rural and urban self-sufficiency and sustainability

Environmental issues

• Appropedia
  A wiki for collaborative solutions in sustainability, appropriate technology and poverty reduction.
• The Story of Stuff
  Entertaining, clear-eyed animated videos about stuff and the environment.

Environmental leaders

• David Suzuki Foundation
  Works with government, business and individuals to conserve our environment; science-based education, advocacy and policy work; catalyst for social change.