Official Indoor Transition for the Season.

Hello fellow OC enthusiasts!

We at Organic Campus would like to invite you to join in our move indoors to the Shatner Cafeteria for the season starting tomorrow, Tuesday November 3rd. We will be now located at the Organic Corner which is in the far right side of the cafeteria as you come up the stairs to the 2nd floor in the University Centre/ Shatner Building, and we will still be serving all your favourite organic vegetables and baked goods that focus on utilizing the best local ingredients to help you lessen that carbon footprint. Tuesdays remain our principle produce day, so come with your reusable bag and pick up an assortment of fresh, organic vegetables and fruit from Farm True Food Ecostere tomorrow for only 10$!

As many of you may have noticed, our days of operation have been expanding, so now we serve almost every day of the week from Monday to Thursday 12 - 5pm. Ultimately, we plan to establish a permanent storefront space this year for Organic Campus with operations running throughout the week, along with an enlargened stock and ready-to-go lunch foods. Whilst these plans come to fruitition however, please come by and show your support for sustainable food systems tomorrow and all through the week. It was previously much easier to attract the attention of passerbys outside of Shatner with our large tent, but now with our visibility greatly reduced we would also like to ask for your help in spreading the good word of our new seasonal location inside the building.

Thanks for your continued support, and keep your eyes peeled for our next announcement about the catered movie screening for "Our Daily Bread" to be shown later this month!

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Organically yours,
Organic Campus

Enjeras in the sun

Organic Campus goes rural!

Yesterday Organic Campus members and volunteers trekked over to the Wassihun Farm to help with the end of the harvest and to give people an opportunity to become better acquainted with the source of our food. Picking squash, digging potatoes and artichokes was the theme of the day and OC got 'down and dirty' in the Canadian soil. The Wassihun farm is located in Glenn Roberts, 1 hr from Montreal (in Ontario).

Berhanu, our farmer who supplies us with produce and baked goods, prepared us a delicious Ethiopian meal which we 'manged' beneath the gorgeous leftovers of summer sunlight.

Check out our pictures to see where the OC food comes from!

Organic Campus

Hello All!

We now know the specifics for this Sunday's excursion to True Food Ecostere! We are meeting outside of the SSMU building on McTavish at 10:30 on Sunday in order to make it to the farm by noon. Then we'll check out the farm, help out, and have some lunch/dinner (linner?) courtesy of Berhanu and Worke. We'll leave by 5 or 6 to make it back for 7:30/8:00 (latest).

So, if you are interested and have not told us, email organiccampus@gmail.com with "Sunday Farm Trip" in the subject line. Space is limited due to car capacity, but if you have a vehicle it's not a problem! We're estimating it will be about $15 maximum per person to cover gas (lunch is free!).

EMAIL ASAP TO GET YOUR SPOT!!

Hello fellow OCers!

I hope your fall is going well and you are warming up to the cool weather! Here are a couple updates for what's going on with Organic Campus:

-Trip to the farm! This Sunday, October 18th, the OC is going to Berhanu and Worke's farm in Glenn Roberts, Ontario! Join us, and see where all your delicious organic produce comes from, as well as help out on the farm! There is squash to be picked, potatoes to be harvested, and Berhanu also wants to show people how to use the tractor so some plowing can be done. RSVP by this Friday, as we need to arrange for transportation. If anyone has a car we can use, please let us know! Email organiccampus@gmail.com with "Sunday farm trip" in the subject line to RSVP.

-Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday Distribution: Just a reminder, the OC has expanded operations to Mondays and Wednesdays. Until the end of October we will be in Three Bares Park with the Farmer's Market from 11-5. Mondays and Wednesdays you can find us outside of the SSMU building in nice weather, or in the Organic Corner on the second floor from 12-5 if it's not-so-nice outside . After October we will be there on Tuesdays as well!

Yellow Door Vegan Fridays: Every Friday from 12:30-3:00 you can get hefty portions of delicious food for only $2 at the Yellow Door on Alymer north of Prince Arthur.

Canning Workshop October 17th: Campus Crops is hosting a canning workshop in the Midnight Kitchen. Registration required, email campuscrops@gmail.com for more information.

100-Mile Diet Participants Needed! Greening McGill is looking for students to participate in the 100-Mile Diet Challenge, from October 15-November 15. We’re challenging participants to eat only food grown and produced within 100 miles of Montreal. If you’re interested in finding out where your food comes from, learning about issues surrounding food production, and having a great (ie. delicious) time with other participants at food-related events throughout the month, email greeningmcgill@mail.mcgill.ca or check out the facebook group.

Lookout for a film screening in November with tasty organic goods!

Enjoy all the fall colors!
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Organically yours,
Organic Campus

Welcome Back to a new term!

Hello food lovers new and old, and welcome back to the OC community!

A friendly update from Organic Campus, McGill's student-run organic food distributor. This past summer we have been operating on campus with tasty greens and huge success. We hope that everyone is enjoying the last of the summer weather, but no worries, as usual OC will not disappear. Just as the colours on the trees will change, so will OC - but always around.

Thanks to all the people who took interest in OC at Activities night. For now, we are continuing to operate in collaboration with the Farmer's Market this fall. Every Tuesday, we will be located in Three Bares Park (in front of Arts Building), with other local farmers, from 11-5 (September-October). As usual, we have a selection of vegetables, some fruit, baked goods and other Ethiopian treats. Come check us out!

Not finished yet - this year it seems OC will have a special edition...wait for it! --> we are going to go ahead and do extra distributions on Mondays and Wednesdays - you can come by and get organic lunch food, sweetbreads, and produce in front of Shatner. Our volunteers will be happy to serve you between 11-5 (these hours may be subject to change as we finalise plans).

We look forward to seeing your friendly faces soon. As always, happy to serve your hunger needs.

Organically yours,

Organic Campus

Distribution for Tuesday the 18th to Take Place Thursday the 20th!

Hello fellow OC enthusiasts!

The summer here in Montreal has been fantastic so far with ample support from the McGill community welcoming us each week outside Shatner. This upcoming week only however our operations will be postponed from Tuesday until Thursday as our farmer family the Wassihuns will be taking a much deserved vacation. We will resume operations at the same location - in front of the Shatner building or inside the building on the 2nd floor cafeteria if conditions are poor - and we will hold the same hours from 12 - 5 pm. So despite this sole change, we hope to see all your familiar faces this Thursday the 20th and share all the fresh, new veggies now being harvested. More tomatoes are to come, sweet corn, and much more, not to mention our hebdomadal supply of organic, vegan baked goods, so come on out!

As always, we love to have new, eager volunteers join our team so if you are interested in getting involved, please send us an email at organiccampus@gmail.com.

Have a great week everyone, see you on Thursday.

Organically Yours,

Organic Campus

Organic Campus to Start Summer Operatons July 21st!

A big hello to the OC community from us here at Organic Campus!

After a brief hiatus from operations in March, Organic Campus is back in action for the summer to bring you the best local, organic crops from Farm True food Ecostere. As per usual, we will be open every Tuesday from 12-5pm in front of the Shatner Building to serve you throughout the bright summer days; yet if conditions are unfavourable we will be relocated on the 2nd floor of Shatner building, in the cafeteria. And for our welcomed friends joining us from off campus, the the Shatner building is located at 3600 rue McTavish. This summer we will be selling produce individually and in the "basket option", where a full spread of organic produce can be bought at a cumulatively lower cost.

So come and stop by this Tuesday between 12-5pm and pick up some fresh and delicious veggies, fruit, and other homemade Ethiopian baked treats. We would love to hear everyone's summer stories while the enjoying the sunshine with you at our tent.

This summer we are unfortunately a bit understaffed as many students have migrated away for the season, so we encourage anyone interesting in volunteering to come out and help us this Tuesday, or send an email to our Volunteer Coordinator at marina.freytsis@mail.mcgill.ca.

We look forward to seeing all the new and familiar faces this Tuesday at our tent. Don't forget to bring your reusable bag!

Organically yours,

Organic Campus