Local Pancake Breakfast with Cookbook Swap

16 August 2010

You are invited to join us for a delicious local meal. Meet new people and feast, feast, feast! Bring your friends, neighbours and family members of all ages.

After we eat, we will share and trade recipes. So please bring a few favourites to share!

Date: Saturday August 28 10am-2pm
Location: Ecology Action Centre 2705 Fern Lane

This event is organized by the Neighbourhood Earth project. Neighborhood Earth is a free, community environmental education program that fosters learning through art. The project, initiated by the EAC’s Diversity Committee, aims to fortify the EAC’s role as a friendly neighbor in Halifax’s North End. Neighborhood Earth engage youth groups, recreation centres and local artists in a summer and fall program for raising youth awareness of the connection between the inner city and the natural environment.

For more information on Neighborhood Earth and its activities, please click here or contact Rae:
community@ecologyaction.ca
Ph: (902) 429-2202

News & Updates


Are Nova Scotians eating local? Where is our food coming from?: 27 July 2010 The Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture in collaboration with Ecology Action Centre are releasing the final report of a study on food miles today.
Read More

EAC Response to Forest Industry Campaign against Steering Panel Report: July 12, 2010 by Matt Miller and Raymond Plourde Following the release of A Natural Balance:
Read More

Neighborhood Earth: Neighborhood Earth is a (free!) Community Environmental Education (art!) Program in the North End this summer! >
Read More

Fresh Off the Hook!: 30 June 2010 Atlantic Canada’s first Community Supported Fishery (CSF) launched on Saturday, June 26th with a community barbeque on the Halifax Waterfront. Fish lovers gathered to meet the fishers and enjoy fresh, sustainable, seafood.
Read More

EAC 2010 Awards: Bike Lanes, Clearcutting, and Exemplary Service: July 2, 2010 Each year members of the Ecology Action Centre nominate and vote for individuals and organizations for its four awards. The awards are for the good, the bad, the innovative and the meritorious. “These awards are decided upon by our members and this year we see forestry emerging as their top concern.
Read More

Local, Seasonal Cooking Courses: Want to reduce your food miles, but a klutz in the kitchen?
Read More

Who is the Ecology Action Centre?

some members of the Ecology Action Centre

The Ecology Action Centre has acted as a voice for Nova Scotia's environment for almost 40 years. The EAC has been voted #1 Activist Organization by readers of Halifax's The Coast magazine for six years running. In 2000 we were named one of the Globe and Mail's 10 best-run charities in Canada and in 2009, won the national Arthur Kroeger Awards for Public Affairs in the category of Citizenship and Community Affairs. Since 1971, the EAC has been working to build a healthier, more sustainable Nova Scotia. Today we have over 1000 members, 400 volunteers and staff, and seven active teams and committees.

Centre d’action écologique


Marine: Promoting sustainable ocean-based livelihoods and marine conservation in Atlantic Canada.

Coastal: Supporting better coastal planning and management through research, education, engaging and mobilizing the public, and multi-stakeholder collaboration.

Energy: Promoting research and education around practical approaches to, and education about, renewable energy and energy conservation initiatives.


Food Action: Encouraging Nova Scotians to produce and eat local, environmentally friendly foods. Promoting good food policy and the conservation of farm land and farming knowledge.

Built Environment: Encouraging the development of communities that are in harmony with the natural and social environment, through approaches like planning and natural building.


Wilderness: Working for better forestry, less clearcutting and a network of legally protected areas to help protect Nova Scotia's wildlife and our naturally diverse Acadian Forest.

Transportation: Encouraging more province-wide options and increased investment in sustainable transportation such as public transit, carpooling, walking and cycling.