Communaute Alimentaire de Lachine

ABOUT

Founded in 1989 by three university students, the Groupe de recommandations et d’actions pour un meilleur environnement (GRAME) has grown from a research group to an action-based non-profit organization in the Lachine borough.

GRAME’s mission is to promote environmental protection by targeting long term and global issues. The pursuit of their goal fits within three axes: increasing green spaces within the borough, educating others on sustainable practices and advocating for environmental solutions within public policy.

 

CONTACT

SYSTEM MAP

PRODUCTION

Growing food

Collective Garden & Orchard

Knowledge

Educational Workshops

Public Policy Interventions

Social Capital

N/A

PROCESSING

Cooking or Transforming

N/A

Preparing Produce For Sale

N/A

DISTRIBUTION

Market Based

Éco-Boutique

Vendre des semences

Accessoires de jardinage

Sacs à compost

Point de chute pour les paniers “Second Life”


Non-Market Based

Sharing yields with participants

Provide Compost bins

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Compost

Seed Saving

Educating Others on Waste Management

 

SUPPORT​
Horticultural Expertise

NEEDS AND ASSETS MAP

LEGEND: Needs Assets
SPACE
Bigger space

Rooftop space

Kitchen

Gardening Space

 

EQUIPMENT
Proper Equipment
Transportation Vehicle

 

FINANCE

Fundraiser

Donations

Budget Allocation from Government

Sponsorships

ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES
N/A
LABOUR

More Employees

More Volunteers

OUTREACH AND COMMUNICAITONS

Projects with Schools

Events with Organizers

KNOWLEGE AND EDUCATION
Horticultural Expertise