upcoming event: march 2, 2025
Growing Green
We'll be vending and workshopping at Rockland's 2nd annual sustainability fair.
It is worth the drive!! (especially because Susan II will be back!)
Get all the details here.
upcoming event: march 1, 2025
Seedy Saturday Ottawa
Join us for our third year at Seedy Saturday!
Pro tip: come EARLY! Last year had lines out the door!
Get all the details here.
August 29, 2024
No-Till & Regenerative Gardening Workshop
Hosted at Just Food Community Farm, Cole and Karen gave an informative workshop on no-till and regenerative gardening practices. We loved chatting with participants on budget-friendly ways to create sustainable, productive gardens that improve soil health, enhance biodiversity, and reduce environmental impact.
july 27, 2024
2SLGBTQIA+ Community Farm Day
This wonderful day on the farm at Just Food Ottawa included:
🎟️ Free admission
🐶 On leash dogs welcomed!
🚜 FREE workshops
🌾 Live music by Homo Phono
🌽 Shop from our local 2SLGBTQIA+ small business vendors (there will be food vendors!)
📷 Pay what you can family and pal portraits by @adriennersphoto supported by @thegrove613
upcoming event: july 20, 2024
Pints in the Park
Talking about poop at the Manor Park Community Centre was our first official "gig" and we were so excited to return (and to sample awesome craft beer from local breweries)!
All event proceeds were invested back into the community through the Manor Park Community Council.
May 10-12, 2024
The Tiny Home Show comes to Ottawa
The Tiny Home Show made its first appearance in Ottawa and The Good Shit was be there as a vendor and workshop facilitator. The show supported our Sponsor a Garden program. We also made tons of new friends and had so much fun!
April 20, 2024
Tiny free seed library workshop
We spent a wonderful afternoon at the Just Food Community Farm building own little free seed libraries with workshop participants. If you would like to host a seed library on your lawn to allow community members to borrow and get access to seeds, check out the Ottawa Seed Library network.
You can purchase your own seed library here.
March 3, 2024
Susan 2 steals the show at Growing Green Sustainability Fair
We were honoured to be a vendor at Rockland's first gardening and sustainability fair in support of its community garden. Susan 2, our Hen-gagement specialist, came along and made many new friends. It's not every day you see a fancy chicken running a vendor booth!
March 2, 2024
Ottawa's 'Seedy Saturday' a huge success
This was our second year as a vendor at Seedy Saturday and we had a blast! Not to mention the turn out of about 1600 people was phenomenal. It was so fun to reunite with returning customers and to meet new ones! You can learn more about seed saving and Seedy Saturday events across Canada here.
November 16, 2023
The Good Shit wins top pitch at CSED Social Enterprise competition
After participating in Social Enterprise Bootcamp at the Centre for Social Enterprise Development (CSED), The Good Shit was awarded "Top Pitch" at Pitch Day 2023. The award included a cash prize and free consulting from CSED to help with business development. It was a wonderful experience and Steven (the rooster) and Cole met so many amazing people (and learned a whole lot). Thank you CSED!