Fresh. Local. Abundant.
One Straw Society’s goal is to help people of the Sunshine Coast access and engage in a local, resilient, sustainable food system.
Our mission is to support you in:
Having access to and growing local food.
Sustaining and enhancing the environment.
Supporting the local economy.
Connecting with your community
The One Tiny Farm
It started with a dream. And with some planning, hard work, dedication, hundreds of volunteer hours, and donations from countless people and organizations across the Coast, the dream has come true!
The One Tiny Farm behind the Gumboot Restaurant has transformed into a magical space, with abundant gardens, bursting greenhouses, a cute caravan, and space for feasts, gatherings, and community.
We’ve hosted workshops, a big table dinner, and run a successful market garden. And this is only the beginning!
We’re looking forward to what we can all create together in the coming months and years. And we would love you to get involved!
Ways you can help:
BECOME A MEMBER: Renew your membership or get one for friends & family! If you bought a “Lifetime Membership” in the past, consider investing in an annual membership that will continue to support programs and services. Better benefits too! http://www.onestraw.ca/connect/become-a-member/
DONATE: Lend the use of tractors, tillers, and tools, or donate/build small storage/studio buildings or cash. Cash donations are critical to being able to hire skilled people, buy materials, support volunteers, and liaise with organizations, food banks and vulnerable persons in the community.
Donations may be e-transferred to treasurer@onestraw.ca.
Want more info on how you can help? email info@onestraw.ca
Calendar of Events
Sunshine Coast Food Charter
This document represents our shared vision of the elements of strong and resilient food systems and gets organizations and local governments facing the same direction when it comes to projects, policies and action.
Tiny Farm, Big Table: The Vibes
It's taken us a couple of days to pick ourselves up from this one. We are still getting emails and messages about how beautiful it all was.
Tiny Farm Big Table Dinner is a fundraiser farm-to-table dinner under a marquee of twinkle lights, with 7 private chefs, a distillery, brewery, cidery, and live band playing washboards and stand-up bass in the garden. Together we are building food security for our most vulnerable, ourselves, and our great great great grandchildren. 💚
Stay tuned for ticket sales for the final dinner of 2021 happening on September 11.
📷: Chloe Elizabeth Photography
Looks amazing <3
A couple weeks ago we hosted an inspiring evening spent in the new Gibsons Community Garden with Charlie Durrant and Brad Jennens of @Summerhill Fine Homes about the emergent design process involved in a community driven, collaborative garden development.
Get involved in the new garden! We’re hosting a community work party on august 3rd from 5:30-7pm helping establish growing boxes and doing some site preparation. Bring a shovel (if you have one) gloves and some water. We’ll provide some refreshments. The new Gibsons Community Garden Site is at 675 Industrial Way (Between industrial way and Seamount Way).
Help bring this new urban agriculture garden to life. See you then!
Sounds great!
Hands in the dirt instead of on the iPad! We've been working to get kids excited about food, nutrition, gardening, and farming. These are our future food producers, so we built a children's garden as a project with our partners, Roberts Creek Childcare Society, and now we get to see little ones here at One Tiny Farm all the time!
They’re growing bean teepees, painting rocks, and eating dirty carrots. Preschool, after-school, and day-camp programs... It's so awesome! Many thanks to Sunshine Coast Foundation for helping make it possible! Click our album for more photos: www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=onestrawsociety&set=a.10165297733010697
Interested in having your kiddos join in? Go to robertscreekchildcaresociety.com or give them a ring. The after school program starts in September, limited spots available. It’s such a wonderful program!
More pictures of the Children's Garden at One Tiny Farm here! www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=onestrawsociety&set=a.10165297733010697 Hey, Sunshine Coast Foundation, look what you did!
