CENOVUS FOOD FOREST
Green your community space or school with fruit-bearing trees and shrubs. The Cenovus Food Forest project will plant twenty food forests on school grounds or your chosen community space in the fall of 2023! The program will supply fruit-bearing trees & shrubs and required planting day supplies at no cost. Members of the community are highly encouraged to participate in the planting day. The benefits of having a food forest in your community include increasing biodiversity, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, providing land-based learning opportunities, and creating an edible landscape for years to come!
What’s included:
● Guided planting day in the fall of 2023
● Fruit-bearing trees & shrubs (i.e. apple trees, raspberries, strawberries, etc., species subject to supplier availability)
● Planting supplies: mulch, soil mix, tree stakes
● Food Forest sign
● Other equipment needed for the planting day will be supplied for the day (i.e., shovels, buckets, etc.)
2023 Cenovus Food Forest One-Pager
NN_Food_Forest_One-pager_2023.pdfSchool 2023 Cenovus Food Forest Pack
SC NOTICE_NATURE_SCHOOL_PACK-2023.pdf2022 Selected Cenovus Food Forests
Big Island First Nation - Chief Napew Memorial School
Borden - Borden School
Christopher Lake - Christopher Lake School
Debden - Debden Public School
Hafford - Hafford Central School
Hepburn - Hepburn School
Langham - Langham Elementary School
Langham - Walter W. Brown School
Maymont - Maymont Central School
Melfort - Brunswick Elementary School
Melfort - Reynolds Central School
Mistawasis Nêhiyawak - Mistawasis Nêhiyawak High School
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation - kihiw waciston School
Neilburg - Neilburg Composite School
Onion Lake Cree Nation - Chief Taylor Elementary School
Onion Lake Cree Nation - Sakaskohc High School
Outlook - Outlook High School
Prince Albert - East Central School
Shellbrook - W.P Sandin Public School
Wilkie - Norman Carter School
Photo Gallery
Articles
Cenovus - Forests that feed: Inspiring youth to connect with nature
February 2023
Sun West School Division - A Food Forest Enriches Outlook High School and Community
September 20, 2022
Testimonials
“We are grateful to the NSRBC and Cenovus for making these resources available to us and for your help in making the project happen. Students are already talking about how they can’t wait to sample the fruit next year. It is being noticed and appreciated in our community as well. We are excited to have it be a new part of our outdoor learning space.”
Diana Couture: Teacher at Debden School
"Thanks so much to all who were involved in organizing and dispersing the trees and shrubs for our Food Forest. Our students had a great time planting and caring for the trees and shrubs. We are excited to see how they winter and are curious to see how much fruit they will produce next year. This was a great opportunity to teach the students about caring for trees and enjoying the outdoors. Thanks again."
Joyce Paterson: Marsden School Community Council Vice Chair.
The Cenovus Notice Nature Food Forests were possible thanks to the generous funding received from Cenovus Energy.