The “dirty girls” are 12 local women who farm and produce organic food, save seeds, harvest wild plants and raise bees and animals. Their goal is to inspire the community to become more sustainable and healthy by growing nourishing food. They have created a fun, educational calendar to get people dirty and eating real.
The women have combined their wisdom and years of hands-on knowledge to share helpful hints about planting and saving seeds, composting, soil health, and how to harvest, preserve, and enjoy delicious, fresh food to improve health.
Farming is an important and essential contribution to the local economy. It is healthy, sustainable economic development that is about producing and selling locally. It is neighbours supporting neighbours. And growing your own food means you know where it comes from and exactly what is going into your body.
The Dirty Girls calendar will be available for sale at One Straw’s annual Fall Faire, Oct. 3 at Roberts Creek Hall, from noon to 4 p.m. All proceeds will go to support the work of the One Straw Society. One Straw connects and empowers Sunshine Coast residents with the goal of food sovereignty and community resilience within a thriving natural environment. See more at www.onestraw.ca
