~ "Great civilizations rise and fall on the quality of their soils" - M. Scholes ~

The Dirt Gang

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About Us

We are a Nova Scotian registered non-profit society of volunteers working to support a collective voice of Nova Scotians advocating for community and environmental health and food security. Read more…

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Nova Scotia's Changing Landscape

Find information here on logging, mining, wetlands, open pen fish feedlots, coastal protection, hydrogen, politics and other community concerns . Read more…

Farming

Farming

We are gathering information on regenerative, sustainable and organic farming as well as projects that support Nova Scotia’s food security. Read more…

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Read This!

A summary and quick guide to the new legislation and amendments put forward and passed by Tim Houston’s Conservative government in March 2025. Read more….

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Events

As new events come up around the province, we will post them here

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Petitions and Surveys

You’ll find information on writing provincial and federal petitions as well as active petitions that you can download, print off and collect signatures and surveys you can fill out online. Read more…

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In the News

Click here t access recent and archived news articles and press releases on environmental and political issues. Read more…

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Government Maps

We have collected the most-used government interactive maps here on this page so you won’t have to search for them. Read more…

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Dirt Gang Newsletter

Subscribe to our periodic newsletter to stay informed of events, projects and news. Read more…