Featured Exhibitors
Explore and connect with some amazing local groups! You’ll find their booths when you come to pick up your GetGrowing Kit. The following groups will be joining us at our Seedling Giveaway event.
Brookfield Community Food Cupboard
Open Wednesdays,
824 Brookfield Rd
Sept–June
3-4pm: Brookfield students only
4:30-8pm: all neighbours welcome
July & August
2-5pm: Open to all
Located within Brookfield High School, serving both students and neighbours of Riverside Park, Hunt Club, and Heron Park. Independent of other food banks, the Cupboard aims to provide one day’s worth of food supplies to all who come. A postal code is all that is required.
Please kindly bring non-perishable food donations or a financial contribution for the Food Cupboard when you come to GetGrowing on May 16.
- Pasta and sauce, rice
- oatmeal, cereals
- cans of soup, vegetables, and fruit
- canned meat, tuna
- Snack foods
- Chickpeas, lentils and other legumes
The easiest way to donate (and only way to receive a charitable tax receipt) is via the Riverside United Church’s CanadaHelps account:
eTransfer: brookfieldfoodcupboard@gmail.com
or CanadaHelps at our website to receive a tax receipt.
The Hunt Club Community Association (HCCA) is your local voice for a stronger, more vibrant neighbourhood. Stay informed on issues that matter to Hunt Club, and get involved. Volunteers welcome, from park clean-ups and native planting to festivals and a community newsletter. Come find your place in the community.
Find our booth to talk about how to become a member. Or visit our website below.
McCarthy Woods
& Corridor Info
Do you walk through McCarthy Woods? There’s more happening inside than you might think. Come discover the wildlife, pollinators, and invasive species sharing our greenspace. We love to engage with our community, and other friends of the woods!
Bees & Pollinators
Get the buzz on bees! Pollinators are essential to the food we grow and the greenspaces we love, and they need our help. Visit the bee booth and hear from a local expert about how we can support them right here in Hunt Club.
Ecology Ottawa is a not-for-profit, grassroots and volunteer-driven organization. We believe that Ottawa residents are concerned about issues such as climate change, pollution and waste, and that they want sustainable communities where clean energy, air, and water, public transit, active transportation and greenspace protection take priority. We provide residents with the information and tools needed to understand local environmental issues and promote environmental leadership at all levels impacting the City of Ottawa.
Hopeful Gardeners of Hunt Club
We’re a group of local residents working to grow more food —and community— right here in Hunt Club. We’re exploring ways to expand gardening and growing capacity in our neighbourhoods. Do you have ideas or want to get involved? Come chat with us when you pick up your seedling kit!
The Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library is a grassroots organization that promotes gardening with native plants to provide food and habitat for bees, butterflies, insects, birds, and other wildlife. Just like a regular library, the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library provides free seeds and plants that people can “check out” to grow in their own gardens. Once the plants have flowered and gone to seed, people can “return” some seeds to the library to make them available for other people. Help us continue to maintain habitat corridors for our wildlife and donate your native plants and seeds!
Hunt Club Seedy Saturday
Seed Exchange
Bring your leftover seeds to gift or swap! If possible, label them with the seed type and the year obtained. Don’t have seeds to exchange? A small donation is welcome. Seeds available while supplies last. Seedy Saturday is a part of a nationwide initiative, promoting community-based seed sharing and local food sustainability.
Green Bin Organics Program
The City of Ottawa’s Environmental Education Assistants (EEAs) work directly with residents to grow participation in the Green Bin organics program, especially in multi‑residential communities. Through on‑site outreach, tips and tricks, and hands‑on education, the EEA team helps residents understand how to use the Green Bin and answer more waste diversion questions.