Bridge into Ag

NSFA helped create, promote and deliver a 22-week horticulture course that was offered online from March-August of 2022 and 2023.

This course, “Bridge Into Agriculture” was part of a joint effort between African Nova Scotia Affairs (ANSA), the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture. In response to a needs analysis by ANSA, this project was designed to include food production skills, entrepreneurial skills, and how food security could be addressed and improved in the participants’ communities.

The project also served as a starting point to engage the African Nova Scotian community in food production training and to explore entrepreneurship and career pathways into local agriculture. The course content was offered online and included guest speakers and on-site farm tours.

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Participants found the courses to be very engaging and the material presented gave them the knowledge and skills to plan and design a garden, produce food crops, explore their roles in agriculture and understand the barriers to and value of the sector. The majority of the participants continued to have gardens and some developed food-based businesses.

Check out a few photos from the farm tours!