{"id":6861,"date":"2026-08-28T11:49:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centreforlocalprosperity.ca\/?page_id=6861"},"modified":"2026-10-28T18:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T21:24:45","slug":"demonstration-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centreforlocalprosperity.ca\/fr\/demonstration-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projets de d\u00e9monstration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-590096d stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-block-id=\"590096d\"><style>.stk-590096d {background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1, #1A5867) !important;background-image:url(https:\/\/centreforlocalprosperity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/waves-background.svg) !important;background-position:bottom center !important;background-repeat:no-repeat !important;background-size:90vw !important;padding-top:100px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-top:-60px !important;margin-bottom:19px !important;overflow:visible !important;}.stk-590096d:before{background-color:var(--theme-palette-color-1, #1A5867) !important;opacity:0.8 !important;}.stk-590096d .stk-container{overflow:visible !important;}.stk-590096d-column{--stk-column-gap:20px !important;row-gap:50px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-590096d {margin-bottom:100px !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-590096d {background-size:1px !important;padding-bottom:100px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-590096d-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a592ea9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a592ea9\"><style>.stk-a592ea9-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}.stk-a592ea9-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important;}.stk-a592ea9 {padding-bottom:100px !important;}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a592ea9 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(96.6% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}@media screen and (min-width:690px) and (max-width:999px){.stk-a592ea9 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(60% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-a592ea9 {padding-bottom:0px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a592ea9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a592ea9-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-95f172e\" id=\"demonstration-projects\" data-block-id=\"95f172e\"><style>.stk-95f172e {margin-bottom:20px !important;}.stk-95f172e .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:93px !important;color:#ffffff !important;line-height:0.9em !important;text-transform:uppercase !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-95f172e .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:70px !important;}}<\/style><h1 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-text-align-center-mobile\">Projets de d\u00e9monstration<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0f6ab1a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0f6ab1a\"><style>.stk-0f6ab1a-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-0f6ab1a {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(3.4% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}@media screen and (min-width:690px) and (max-width:999px){.stk-0f6ab1a {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(40% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0f6ab1a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0f6ab1a-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One way to understand what community wealth building is, it to see it in action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Things that work towards system change are often bold and experimental, but that doesn&#8217;t make them complicated or hard to implement. Through demonstrations projects we are able to show how projects that seem ambitious are actually rooted in simple ideas: local control, democratic ownership, and supportive policies. When innovative ideas get put into practice, they become easy to understand, approachable, and replicable. Sometimes the easiest things to predict are the pitfalls of an idea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demonstration projects allow us to work through growing pains, build collaborations, set precedents other communities can lean on, and highlight ways community wealth building and relocalization are already being implemented. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-palette-color-8-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:25px;border-top-right-radius:25px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-94439fd\" id=\"demonstration-project-a-href-https-centreforlocalprosperity-ca-external-org-community-garden-and-foodshare-association-of-shelburne-county-data-type-external-org-data-id-6198-from-seed-to-harvest-a\" data-block-id=\"94439fd\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Demonstration Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/centreforlocalprosperity.ca\/fr\/external-org\/community-garden-and-foodshare-association-of-shelburne-county\/\" data-type=\"external-org\" data-id=\"6198\">From Seed to Harvest<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Year:<\/strong> 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Themes: <\/strong><em>community engagement, community-owned infrastructure, volunteer engagement, municipal partnership, food security.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Community Garden and Food Share Association of Shelburne County was established to advance community efforts to address food insecurity in Shelburne. This journey is not just about the construction of the greenhouse; it\u2019s a story of how long-time residents, community newcomers and institutions came together to take matters into their own hands. There\u2019s still a long road ahead, but a foundation of trust has been formed to build from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Do you have an idea for how to address a challenge facing your community, but aren&#8217;t sure where to start? Or maybe you&#8217;re already deep into a project and are encountering barriers you didn&#8217;t foresee?&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0989d47\" data-block-id=\"0989d47\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0989d47-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2a70f1a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2a70f1a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-2a70f1a {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(23.099999999999994% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2a70f1a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2a70f1a-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/centreforlocalprosperity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Community-Playbook.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6934\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7730003374957813;width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centreforlocalprosperity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Community-Playbook.jpg 577w, https:\/\/centreforlocalprosperity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Community-Playbook-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-67268c7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"67268c7\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-67268c7 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(76.9% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-67268c7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-67268c7-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Centre for Local Prosperity has worked with Dr. Annika Voltan, a researcher at Saint Mary\u2019s University Sobey School of Business, and Taylor Davies, a recent MBA graduate, who led the data collection and analysis for the project. 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