Living Earth Council

🌳 Join us this Saturday, July 20th at 9:30am for a gentle walk on the Winding Fern Trail at Seek Wilderness Retreat, and enjoy the benefits of Forest Bathing with Slanja Nature Tours 🌳

📧 E-mail [email protected] to sign up!

🔵 Park close to the entrance, and meet us at the community campfire pit!

❗️There is another group doing a guided hike that is slightly more intensive, so just check when you arrive which group you are joining!

🚴‍♀️ Join us on Sunday, July 28th, for a special SUMMER FUN RIDE for this month’s Sunday Street Roll! We’ll meet at Truro Civic Square (740 Prince Street) for 9:15am and helmets are required. This month, we’re heading out to Valley, Nova Scotia, with a stop at Black Rock swimming hole for a relaxing rest. Consider bringing a towel and have water for your ride. We will continue back into Truro for a final stop at Noveltea Coffeehouse & Bakery to finish off the morning. ☕️

This ride will expose cyclists to:

+Cycling safely in an urban environment in all seasons

+An inclusive and positive social atmosphere

+The benefit of exploring Truro and surrounding areas on two wheels (e-bikes welcome!)

Rain date: Sunday, August 4th, 9:15am.

More info: [email protected] or https://lectruro.wordpress.com/active-transportation/

This ride is organized by the Active Transportation Committee of the Living Earth Council 🚲

**POSTPONED, NEW DATE TBA**

We can't wait for our 🧦 Sock Mending Workshop 🧦 this Saturday with Amy-Leigh Allain of !

Bring your favourite pair of hole-y socks and learn how to make them last that bit longer! Gain essential mending techniques that you can take home and add to your sustainability toolbox ♻️

Registration required via this link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1q6pYUXdvdmHBITHHOOU_RBgKiUR2daGNsLALkMgO52w/viewform?edit_requested=true

Join us on Sunday, June 23rd, for a special PRIDE RIDE for this month’s Sunday Street Roll! We’ll meet at Truro Civic Square (740 Prince Street) for 9:15am and helmets are required (and Pride colours are recommended). This month, we’re heading out to Bible Hill and North River with a stop at Café 311. Usually we ride on the last Sunday of the month, but in order to celebrate Pride week, we’re heading out a week earlier than usual.

This ride will expose cyclists to:

• · Cycling safely in an urban environment in all seasons

• · An inclusive and positive social atmosphere

• · The benefit of exploring Truro on two wheels (e-bikes welcome!)

Rain date: Sunday, June 30th, 9:15am.

More info: [email protected] or https://lectruro.wordpress.com/active-transportation/

This ride is organized by the Active Transportation Committee of the Living Earth Council

LEC is thrilled to be attending Truro's PRIDE Parade this year, and we would love for you to join us!

RSVP to let us know if you can join in the fun:

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🔧Did you hear? Our Active Transportation Committee is running a bicycle maintenance workshop on Saturday, June 8th from 2 to 5pm! We’ll be joined by experienced instructors and volunteers to empower you to do basic bike tune-ups so you can ride your way through summer. Topics we’ll cover include tire and tube changes, brake and gear adjustments, chain maintenance, and more. This event is brought to you for FREE thanks to funding from the Truro and Area Community Health Board Wellness Fund. 🪛

To participate, all you have to do is fill out the registration form (link in our About info) ... or call Mary at (902) 324-8025) and show up on the 8th!

This Sunday, 1-3pm at Civic Square!

Join us at the Mental Health Awareness Family Fun Day — at Civic Square THIS SUNDAY (May 26) from 12-3 pm.

We will be there with our friends from Living Earth Council, offering complimentary bike tune ups.

We will also have a BRAND NEW bike and helmet up for grabs as a prize for someone in attendance — courtesy of the generous ongoing sponsorship from G&G Computers.

Thank you to the hosts of the event — Luke’s Legacy, Roots of Hope and CMHA — for allowing us to join in and highlight the importance of recreation on our mental wellness.

Living Earth Council

CMHA: Colchester East Hants Branch
Roots of Hope NS
G & G Computers Inc.

🚴‍♀️Join us on Sunday, May 26th, for another Sunday Street Roll! We meet at Truro Civic Square (740 Prince Street) for 9:15am and helmets are required (and layers are recommended). This month, we’re heading out to Salmon River and back, ending at NovelTea for a post-ride social and brainstorming session. This month, snacks and drinks are on us!

This ride will expose cyclists to:

• Cycling safely in an urban environment in all seasons

• An inclusive and positive social atmosphere

• The benefit of exploring Truro on two wheels (e-bikes welcome!)

Rain date: Sunday, June 2nd, 9:15am.

More info: [email protected] or https://lectruro.wordpress.com/active-transportation/

This ride is organized by the Active Transportation Committee of the Living Earth Council

Please note: Rather than hosting our Bikes 4 Kids program as usual this summer, we will be onsite during the Mental Health Awareness Family Fun Day — at Civic Square on Sunday, May 26 from 12-3 pm — with our friends at Living Earth Council offering free bike tune ups.

We will also have a FREE brand new bike and helmet up for grabs as a draw prize thanks to the generous ongoing sponsorship from G & G Computers Inc..

Thank you to the hosts of the event — Luke’s Legacy, Roots of Hope NS and CMHA: Colchester East Hants Branch — for allowing us to join in and highlight the importance of recreation on our mental wellness.

We are not accepting bike donations. If you have a bike that you’re no longer using and would like to donate, please visit our friends at STEPs on Arthur.

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👩‍🌾 Stewiacke Garden Club is looking for some help building garden boxes at their community gardens alongside a local carpenter. Any help greatly appreciated, and no experience is required! 👨‍🌾

🗓 May 4th @ 8:30am

📍50 Main Street East, Stewiacke

🚴‍♀️Join us on Sunday, April 28th, for another Sunday Street Roll! We meet at Truro Civic Square (740 Prince Street) for 9:15am and helmets are required (and layers are recommended). This month, we’re tackling Robie St together as part of an 11km loop to the Fundy Discovery Site and back!

This ride will expose cyclists to:

• Cycling safely in an urban environment in all seasons

• An inclusive and positive social atmosphere

• The benefit of exploring Truro on two wheels (e-bikes welcome!)

Rain date: Sunday, May 5th, 9:15am.

More info: [email protected] or https://lectruro.wordpress.com/active-transportation/

This ride is organized by the Active Transportation Committee of the Living Earth Council 🌎

🌼Join us next Saturday to celebrate Spring being in full swing at our No Mow May event!
Pop by the Truro Farmer's Market to pick up your own yard sign and milkweed seeds 🌸
Or come by after the Market to learn how you can further support our pollinators: by attending a presentation on Gardening for Butterflies by Butterfly Ranger and Botanical Illustrator Diane Lucas 🦋

🌏 Roll up your sleeves and join us for a little Community Earth Day celebration! Let's show some love for our local flora and fauna by keeping it clean.

🌦🌞❄️Come dressed for potential weather with sturdy shoes.

📍Maggie's Place parking lot on April 21st at 1pm.

🚵‍♀️Join us on Sunday, March 24th, for our first Sunday Street Roll of the spring! We meet at Truro Civic Square (740 Prince Street) for 9:15am and helmets are required (and warm layers are recommended).🚵‍♂️

The ride will be around 8.5km, and will take us on a loop through Truro, Bible Hill, and North River, with a stop at Café 311. We’ll pass by the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus and Cobequid Educational Centre, which the Town’s Active Transportation Plan has identified as important active transportation destinations.

This ride will give cyclists a chance to:

• Cycle safely in an urban environment in all seasons

• Be part of an inclusive and positive social atmosphere

• Enjoy the benefit of exploring Truro on two wheels (e-bikes welcome!)

🌧There is no rain date, however, if the weather is decent but not so bike-friendly, we’ll go for a Sunday Street Stroll and explore downtown Truro on foot.

🐰The Sunday Street Roll is usually the last Sunday of the month, but we brought it forward this month due to the Easter holiday.

❓️Any questions? Contact the Active Transportation Comittee (of the Living Earth Council) at [email protected].

🗓 Sunday March 24th at 9:15am

📍Civic Square, Truro

Our upcoming bicycle maintenance workshop is now full. Keep an eye out for more events from our Active Transportation Committee, and happy cycling!

🚴‍♀️Do you love to get out on two wheels, and want to know more about biking in Nova Scotia? 🚴‍♂️

Then come on out to our next Climate Cafe!
We will be hosting Sara Farias of Nova Scotia Bike for a talk about their journey, and what motivated the initiation of the Critical Mass Event and the growth of Nova Scotia Bike from a simple Instagram account into a substantial project.

🗓 March 21st at 6:30pm

📍 Truro Farmers Market Cooperative

Did you hear? Our Active Transportation Committee is running a bicycle maintenance workshop on Saturday, March 23rd from 2 to 5pm! We’ll be joined by the pros from Bike Monkey and Hub Cycle to empower you to do basic bike tune-ups, just in time for spring.

Topics we’ll cover include tire and tube changes, brake and gear adjustments, chain maintenance, and more. This event is brought to you for FREE thanks to funding from the Truro and Area Community Health Board Wellness Fund.

Space is limited so registration is required. Head to the Active Transportation page on our website and fill out the Google Form there to reserve your spot. Hope to see you on the 23rd!

Unfortunately, due to poor road conditions, we will need to postpone our garden presentation scheduled for 1:30 today.

We will reschedule this for a later date!

Truro Seedy Saturday vendors will be at the Truro Farmers Market Cooperative until 1!

🍄New to the mushrooming world?

🦋Want to grow milkweed, an important species for monarch and other butterflies in NS?

Cara, representing the Young Naturalists Club of Nova Scotia, will be selling beautiful beginner mushroom and lichen guides as well as milkweed seeds at Seedy Saturday today!These are a perfect addition to a young nature lovers Easter basket!

Check out the Nova Scotia Young Naturalists Club yncns.ca

Nova Scotia Young Naturalists Club

🌿Only 2 more sleeps until Truro Seedy Saturday !

We have an amazing line up of vendors for you, who will all be at the Truro Farmers Market Cooperative Feb 24th 9-1.

🦋Don't forget to join us after the market for a presentation on "Gardening for Butterflies" by Diane Lucas. You won't want to miss this!

Check out our event page for more details! https://www.facebook.com/events/3509541099296725

Cochrane Family Farm
Annapolis Seeds
Revival Seeds
Blackbird Hallow
Storm Organic

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🌊 We can't wait to have Storm Organic Plant Nutrition join us at Truro Seedy Saturday!

🌿 "A small family-owned and operated business that provides a certified organic seaweed biostimulant. Made with 4 kinds of seaweed, it provides essential vitamins and minerals that promote healthy root and shoot growth, resulting in bigger fruit and vegetable yields."

📍Based in Tignish, PEI.

🥕Join us Feb 24 at the Truro Farmers Market Cooperative!

🌱Excited to get some seeds at Truro Seedy Saturday but intimidated about the next steps? Cochrane Family Farm has you covered with their popular seed starting workshops!

For pricing, more details or to register for this workshop. https://cochranefamilyfarm.com/workshops/

🌱We are thrilled to have Blackbird Hallow join us for Seedy Saturday this year!

🌿"Weaving old and new traditions and ways together, re-learning and un-learning. ..blackbird hollow is many things .. .providing sanctuary to plants, humans, animals and wild things, a budding edible & medicinal perennial nursery, ever growing apothecary gardens (a medicinal library), and an off-grid homestead for our little family.

Based in phinneys cove, nova scotia / kespukwik district of mi’kma’ki, the unceded land of the mi'kmaq people."

Join us Feb 24th at the Truro Farmers Market Cooperative !

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🌿We cannot wait to see Annapolis Seeds at Seedy Saturday!

"Annapolis Seeds started it in 2008. All our seeds are grown here in the Maritimes, either on our farm in Nictaux or grown by friends. So you know they're well adapted for our climate (and similar climates).

We’re all about growing and maintaining as many rare varieties as possible, and we hope you are inspired to do the same! I’d love to see every gardener and farmer also become a seed saver, that’s how community seed self-reliance will happen."

🌿Join us Feb 24th, 9-1 at the Truro Farmers Market Cooperative !