St. Mary's Community Food Forest

08/30/2023

08/29/2023

Our last tour of the season is this evening at 7 pm!

08/28/2023

We were interviewed by CTV this afternoon, check it out tonight at 6!

08/28/2023

Our summer food forest gardener Holly Carter coordinated an incredible 3-course charity dinner in the St. Mary's Community Food Forest on Wednesday evening, with all 40 tickets selling out and all of the proceeds, nearly $2,000, to be donated to the Fredericton Community Kitchens. Leanne from LJW Catering Group donated her expertise, staff, and equipment to the event, the band The Time Travelers and Friends entertained attendees all evening, and chokecherry seltzer and Staghorn Sumac lemonade were provided by Hayes Farm. Thank you to everyone who made this evening possible.

08/22/2023

Although it is beautiful out, we're cancelling tonight's food forest tour as we're too busy preparing for tomorrow's charity dinner! There are only 4 tickets left!!!

08/16/2023

Check it out!

08/11/2023

Hey everyone! Here's an event that we are putting on at the St. Mary's Community Food Forest with the help of Hayes Farm, and LJW Catering Group, in honor of increasing food security here in Fredericton. All proceeds will go to the Fredericton Community Kitchens

It will start with a tour of the St. Marys community food forest led by Andrew Mathis discussing regenerative agriculture and self sufficient, urban food production.
Then, a 3 course buffet style meal, menu design by me. Food cooked by Leanne from LJW Catering, Allison Keane , our beautiful volunteers. While listening to music played by Daisy Coburn's band, The Time Travelers and friends. This is going to be an amazing collaborate event of our community. So I really encourage anyone who is passionate about local food access, and anyone who supports me or any of these other lovely individuals, to support in any way you can. Whether that means buying a ticket or even sharing the event with people you know, it would be greatly appreciated! And it will amplify the impact we can have through this event!

Thank you all for your support ❤

Tickets range from $40-$80 but the general ticket is $50

Eventbrite link:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/charity-dinner-for-food-security-in-saint-marys-community-food-forest-tickets-691654676757?aff=efbeventtix

07/31/2023

Thanks to everyone who came out to the pick your own tea workshop 🧡 what an incredible event and what amazing knowledge

07/24/2023

A thank you to all the lovely humans who came out for our yoga in the food forest tour! What an amazing event! Getting acquainted with the land, enjoying some of the available berries and herbs, and doing a yoga practice together, it was truly a pleasure! And a special thank you to the lovely graham for leading such a grounding and affirming yoga practice ❤️

07/20/2023

Our bridge and some forest friends, as painted by Holly Donna Carter for our scavenger hunt! The scavenger hunt will be open to the public on the 31st! ✨️

Laminated scavenger hunt promts and answers will be in the food forest for visitors to use whenever they come by! This is a great activity for the kids while you pick your harvest or for anyone who just wants to check it out!

07/19/2023

A hyper lapse of the raised beds we made yesterday at the food forest!

07/17/2023

This week at the food forest! Please email to register

Update: Raised bed workshop will now be held on the 18th, at 1pm due to excessive water in the field.

07/11/2023

A little bit of a description of what we do here at the food forest and what we stand for 🌱

07/10/2023

Check out some of our upcoming events at the food forest! For more information check our events section on our page, or message us directly

07/10/2023

Join us this summer for our pay what you can workshops!

06/27/2023

Some herbs and wild strawberries we harvested from the food forest to donate to The Fredericton Anti-Poverty Organization!

There are more herbs and strawberries available in the garden to pick. Located at 780 McEvoy street, 24 hour access. Help yourself ❤️

10/09/2022

In 1975, during a trip to Sussex NB from where they were living in Toronto, Lee and Alice Whitney made an unplanned decision to buy a homestead. Two years later they left the big city and moved their family to the country, living off the land on a property that they would come to know by heart over the next 37 years. Lee's reflections on living in the Kennebecasis Valley are a joy to read, and the Russet apples in the food forest were planted with him in mind.

10/07/2022

Fall is here, but there are still a few purple raspberries hanging on in the food forest! There's also a lot of mint... feel free to harvest some to dry for winter teas.

09/22/2022

The food forest was featured on Bell Vibe TV1's new series Real Food Stories! Check it out at https://tv1.bell.ca/fibetv1/shows/real-food-stories

08/19/2022

At our opening ceremony in June we shared the roots of this project and celebrated the beginning of this project with our partners and sponsors.

https://youtu.be/tljwuuYgTd0

The official opening ceremony for the St. Mary's Community Food Forest which was in June 5, 2022 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Special thanks to Jad...

08/19/2022

08/19/2022

What do you do when you’re on parental leave for several months? You put your skills to work designing a food forest in your church’s back yard.At least, that is what Andrew Mathis did last winter. The PhD student in mechanical engineering used the time to come up with an ambitious plan to use.....