St. Mary’s Home Edible Forest Planting Event

Jun 25
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

St. Mary’s Home

780 De l’Église Street
Vanier, Ottawa

This event is open to the public.

Join us on Thursday, June 25th from 2:00–4:00 p.m. to help St. Mary’s Home create a thriving edible forest for young families in our community!

During this hands-on volunteer event, participants will help establish an edible forest by planting fruit and nut trees, berry-producing shrubs, and perennial food plants such as apples, pears, cherries, saskatoons, raspberries, strawberries, and rhubarb. This planting event marks the first step in creating an edible forest that will eventually contain more than 80 tree and plant species, providing fresh, healthy food for the families who are participants of St. Mary’s Home. You’ll learn how to properly plant  edible trees while helping transform this space into a productive food forest!

No previous planting experience is required — we’ll provide all the tools and guidance you need. This is a family-friendly event and a great hands-on learning opportunity for individuals, groups, and children. 

St. Mary’s Home (780 de l’Eglise St.) is a local Ottawa non-profit agency providing bilingual programs and services with pregnant and parenting youth and their infants and children. It’s Young Parents Outreach Centre is a “one-stop” hub, providing support and outreach services; pre, post-natal, parenting, educational and life skills programs; health care; trauma informed exercise programs; community kitchens, daily nutritional meals and snacks and a weekly food bank. 450 youth and 300 children annually access the Centre and an average of 40 family’s access and depend the weekly food bank. Please go to stmaryshome.com  to learn more about St. Mary’s Home.

Generously funded by Just Food, the edible garden will help feed the families St. Mary’s Home serves by strengthening food security, providing fresh produce for its food bank and community programs, and increasing access to healthy food for approximately 40 families each week. It will also create opportunities for families to learn about gardening, food preparation, and caring for edible plants, while increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables.

DIRECTIONS

St Mary’s Home
780 De l’Église Street
Vanier, Ottawa, ON
K1K 3K7

Free parking is available at St. Mary’s Home in the north facing parking lot.

You’ll be working hard so wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty!

Please dress according to the weather.  

  • Bring a water bottle and sunscreen. There will be access to drinking water for refills on site.  
  • Optional: Your favourite gardening gloves. FCF will provide gloves if you don’t have any.

If you have any questions, please contact us at comms@foretcapitaleforest.ca. We look forward to seeing you there!


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PARTICIPANT WAIVER, RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND CONSENT 

The individual named below (“Participant”) desires to participate in programs and/or activities (“Activity”)  partially or wholly coordinated by Forêt Capitale Forest (“Planting Organization”) and and any of its applicable project partners [including: St Mary’s Home]. (collectively, the “PARTNERS”). As lawful consideration for being permitted by the Planting Organization and PARTNERS to participate in the Activity, Participant agree to all the terms and conditions of this Waiver as set forth herein.

  1. THE PARTICIPANT UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN  THE ACTIVITY, PARTICIPANT WILL ENTER PROPERTIES THAT PLANTING ORGANIZATION  MAY NEITHER OWN NOR CONTROL AND THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT PARTICIPANT MAY  BE INJURED OR OTHERWISE HARMED DURING THE ACTIVITY DUE TO ACCIDENTS, ACTS  OF NATURE, OR THE NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL ACTS OF PARTICIPANT, PLANTING  ORGANIZATION, PARTNERS, AND/OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS. PARTICIPANT  ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE OR SHE IS VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATING IN THE ACTIVITY  WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE DANGER INVOLVED AND HEREBY AGREES TO ACCEPT AND  ASSUME ANY AND ALL RISKS OF INJURY, DEATH, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, WHETHER  CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE PLANTING ORGANIZATION, PARTNERS OR  OTHERWISE.
  2. Participant hereby expressly waives and releases any and all claims and causes of action, of whatever  type he or she may have, whether these claims arise in law or equity, now known or hereafter known, in  any jurisdiction throughout the world (collectively, “Claims”), against the Planting Organization,  PARTNERS, and their respective officers, directors, trustees, donors, employees, agents, affiliates,  volunteers, successors, and assigns (collectively, “Releasees”), on account of personal injury, accident,  illness (including death) and/or property loss, however caused, arising out of or attributable to Participant’s  participation in the Activity, whether or not caused in whole or in part by the negligent acts or omissions  of one or more of the Releasees. Participant covenants and agrees not to make or bring any such Claim  against the Releasees, and forever releases and discharges the Releasees from all liability under such  Claims. Participant further agrees that if, despite this Agreement, Participant or anyone on Participant’s  behalf, makes a Claim against any of the Releasees, Participant will indemnify, defend and hold harmless  each of the Releasees from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions,  judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses of whatever kind (including  reasonable attorney fees, fees and the costs of enforcing any right to indemnification under this Waiver,  and the cost of pursuing any insurance providers), incurred by or awarded against the Releasees, arising out  or resulting from such Claims.
  3. If any term or provision of this Waiver is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such  invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Waiver or  invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. This Waiver shall be  binding upon and enforceable against Participant, as well as Participant’s spouse, children, heirs and next of kin, personal representatives, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

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