Join us at Seedy Saturday! A great gardening event sponsored by the St Margarets Bay Garden Club, featuring over 12 different vendors and a great slate of speakers. Transition Bay will be one of the vendors, so visit our booth. In the Sanctuary from 2:00 to 3:30, Transition Bay's Bob Cervelli will speak on: “Lessons […]
HalifACT Human Library Join HalifACT for an evening of inspiring climate conversations. Members of HalifACT, in collaboration with Halifax Public Libraries and Transition Bay, will be acting as the curators of a "human library." Check out a human "book," a person with real experience in climate action, to gain insights on doable actions that you […]
Join us in preparing the soil for our 13th Season! We will be adding compost, amendments and prepping the soil for spring planting. We will be there rain or shine. We will also install the Seed Library stocked with free seeds! Each year, Transition Bay volunteers grow about 500 pounds of vegetables from these four […]
Join us for Spring Planting! We will be planting Swiss chard, kale, beets, onions, parsnips, turnips, cabbage, potatoes and carrots – all fairly easy to grow and store into the cold season. Each year, Transition Bay volunteers grow about 500 pounds of vegetables from these four raised beds for the St Margarets Bay Food Bank. […]
In October 2023, invited Thinkers from around the world gathered on-site and virtually at the famous Thinkers Lodge, Pugwash, NS. They undertook deep and brave conversation about the Great Unraveling - the global polycrisis facing humanity today. They also explored where seeds are being planted for humanity's shift towards a new restorative relationship with Mother […]
Ever wonder how to preserve all those great garden vegetables you harvested? Join us for an engaging talk where we'll learn all about various methods of food preservation, including canning, dehydration, freezing, and fermentation. Our presenters will share their tips and tricks for saving your garden abundance to enjoy throughout the winter season. This program […]
Join us for the all-day Up!Skilling Festival: Feed | Build | Repair at the Mahone Bay Centre, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. The Festival is jointly hosted by Transition Bay and the Town of Mahone Bay. We are recruiting 20-25 Skillers - each teaching a valuable and practical craft, skill or trade. Confirmed Skillers: Ropework, knots […]
Join us for another great film, followed by discussion: Kiss the Ground. The solution is under our feet. Narrated and featuring Woody Harrelson, Kiss the Ground is an inspiring and groundbreaking film that reveals the first viable solution to our climate crisis. Kiss the Ground reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely […]
Join us for the screening and discussion of the 35 minute film: Closer to Home: Voices of Hope in a Time of Crisis. A film by Local Futures and Cyrus Sutton. Produced and directed by Helena Norberg-Hodge and Anja Lyngbaek. We live in a time of multiple crises, from climate chaos, poverty, and war to […]
Join us for a Community Read and Discussion! The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer releases November 19! Her previous books, Gather Moss and Braiding Sweetgrass, are highly acclaimed and beloved for their blend of science and Indigenous ways of knowing. This new book is sure to bring forth […]