Feeding a Child
Cultivate the Power to Feed Themselves
Do you remember your grandparents’ vegetable garden? In spring, they planted. In summer, they harvested. In fall, they preserved everything: tomatoes, ketchup, pickles, jams. In winter, the pantry fed the whole family. They saved their best seeds and started again. Everything was planned to be self-sufficient, year after year.
However, that knowledge seems to have been lost. Today, far too many families have empty pantries: one in five people in Quebec lives with food insecurity. Young people aged 18 to 24 are hit hardest, as their situation has worsened by 41% in just one year. Faced with this crisis, a sustainable solution exists in passing on this know-how to those who need it.
Your donation gives them the tools to relearn how to grow their own food, develop their autonomy and strengthen their community.
Do you remember your grandparents’ vegetable garden? In spring, they planted. In summer, they harvested. In fall, they preserved everything: tomatoes, ketchup, pickles, jams. In winter, the pantry fed the whole family. They saved their best seeds and started again. Everything was planned to be self-sufficient, year after year.
However, that knowledge seems to have been lost. Today, far too many families have empty pantries: one in five people in Quebec lives with food insecurity. Young people aged 18 to 24 are hit hardest, as their situation has worsened by 41% in just one year. Faced with this crisis, a sustainable solution exists in passing on this know-how to those who need it.
Your donation gives them the tools to relearn how to grow their own food, develop their autonomy and strengthen their community.
The Urgency in Numbers
In Quebec in 2023
1 in 5 people experiencing food insecurity
41% increase among youth aged 18 to 24 (2022-2023)
In Benin, 580,000 people struggled to feed themselves in 2024
Sources: Statistics Canada; Food Banks; La Nation newspaper
The Urgency in Numbers
In Quebec in 2023
1 in 5 people experiencing food insecurity
41% increase among youth aged 18 to 24 (2022-2023)
In Benin, 580,000 people struggled to feed themselves in 2024
Sources: Statistics Canada; Food Banks; La Nation newspaper
Your Donation Transforms into Concrete Solutions
Every dollar you give becomes:
Training to learn farming techniques
Seeds and tools to start a garden
Savings for people who grow their own fruits and vegetable
Renewed pride for parents who feed their children with fresh food
Your Donation Transforms into Concrete Solutions
Every dollar you give becomes:
Training to learn farming techniques
Seeds and tools to start a garden
Savings for people who grow their own fruits and vegetable
Renewed pride for parents who feed their children with fresh food
In Québec and Benin
Stories That Inspire
Jade Rediscovers the Joy of Gardening
Ferme Jeunes au Travail – Laval, Quebec
Jade, 19, is rediscovering pride in her work at Ferme Jeunes au Travail. This Laval community organization uses organic farming as an integration tool, allowing young people to grow food while developing their skills and self-confidence.
“Self-sufficiency has always interested me. This internship gives me a solid foundation!”
Dalmeida Learned Food Processing and Preservation
Yeba OPPECI Project – Cotonou, Benin
Dalmeida, 38, saw her life change thanks to the Yeba OPPECI project. This project provides 200 women in the Mono Biosphere Reserve with training in agroecology and social economy to develop their economic autonomy.
Despite her vision loss, she learned to transform her harvests of tomatoes, pineapples and oranges into purées and jams.
“With my illness, I can no longer see or sew. I was losing part of my tomato, pineapple and orange harvests. Now I turn my tomatoes into purée and my fruit into jams. I earn more money and there’s always something to eat at home… I’m no longer a burden to my loved ones, and today I train other women. People treat me with respect, unlike before. Thank you to the donors!”
In Québec and Benin
Stories That Inspire
Jade Rediscovers the Joy of Gardening
Ferme Jeunes au Travail – Laval, Quebec
Jade, 19, is rediscovering pride in her work at Ferme Jeunes au Travail. This Laval community organization uses organic farming as an integration tool, allowing young people to grow food while developing their skills and self-confidence.
“Self-sufficiency has always interested me. This internship gives me a solid foundation!”
Dalmeida Learned Food Processing and Preservation
Yeba OPPECI Project – Cotonou, Benin
Dalmeida, 38, saw her life change thanks to the Yeba OPPECI project. This project provides 200 women in the Mono Biosphere Reserve with training in agroecology and social economy to develop their economic autonomy.
Despite her vision loss, she learned to transform her harvests of tomatoes, pineapples and oranges into purées and jams.
“With my illness, I can no longer see or sew. I was losing part of my tomato, pineapple and orange harvests. Now I turn my tomatoes into purée and my fruit into jams. I earn more money and there’s always something to eat at home… I’m no longer a burden to my loved ones, and today I train other women. People treat me with respect, unlike before. Thank you to the donors!”
Agroecology
How does it work?
Agroecology means farming intelligently, in harmony with nature: combining the right plants, enriching the soil naturally, saving seeds, and transforming harvests. It’s our grandparents’ knowledge, updated.
Take Jade’s example. She learned to plant tomatoes in spring, grow them using natural methods, harvest them in August, sell them to the community in fall or transform them into sauce for winter. The result: pantries overflow and so does her pride.
Your donation allows dozens of youth and families to learn how to feed themselves healthily and sustainably by mastering this complete cycle:
Learn to grow vegetables without chemicals Save money by transforming and preserving each harvest Feed their families with pride and strengthen their community Build food autonomy and pass this knowledge down to future generationsIt’s simple, concrete, and it works!
Agroecology
How does it work?
Agroecology means farming intelligently, in harmony with nature: combining the right plants, enriching the soil naturally, saving seeds, and transforming harvests. It’s our grandparents’ knowledge, updated.
Take Jade’s example. She learned to plant tomatoes in spring, grow them using natural methods, harvest them in August, sell them to the community in fall or transform them into sauce for winter. The result: pantries overflow and so does her pride.
Your donation allows dozens of youth and families to learn how to feed themselves healthily and sustainably by mastering this complete cycle:
Learn to grow vegetables without chemicals Save money by transforming and preserving each harvest Feed their families with pride and strengthen their community Build food autonomy and pass this knowledge down to future generationsIt’s simple, concrete, and it works!
Plant Hope With Us
By learning to grow their food, youth and families also cultivate their success, nourish their pride and develop resilient communities.
Thank you for helping us cultivate hope for a more just future.
Plant Hope With Us
By learning to grow their food, youth and families also cultivate their success, nourish their pride and develop resilient communities.
Thank you for helping us cultivate hope for a more just future.
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