Updated May 15, 2024 March 12, 2024 Food Security Organizations Coalition Statement on the siege of Gaza We, the undersigned...

by Julia Barbe and Lianna Pham, placement students from Child and Youth Care program of George Brown College The Great Big Crunch at...

by Heather Wilberforce Have you heard of the Great Big Crunch? It’s a national movement and annual moment of anti-silence in which...

by Ashley McMorrow, teacher candidate Green spaces in Toronto provide many benefits for all its inhabitants and visitors, including...

by Christy Sebastian Our New Pollinator Gardens What do Humans, Bees, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds have in common? They all need a home!...

by Philippa Wood Building Community Through Food During the Pandemic For over 20 years, Green Thumbs Growing Kids has proudly maintained...

by Hilda Nouri Food markets in Toronto take on all different sizes, shapes, smells and sights. There are markets more oriented towards...

by Sunday Harrison April 11, 2016 I was fortunate to be able to attend a consultation at the education ministry’s offices a few weeks...

From our friends at EdWeb: Join us for the next Growing School Gardens webinar! Tuesday, May 19 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time Innovative Ways to...

For the past 2 years, Imagine a Garden in Every School has celebrated School Garden Day on a Friday in May. This year, the date coincides...

by Cassie Scott and Sunday Harrison With the passing of the Local Food Act (Bill 36) and the Healthy Kids Panel in serious consultation,...

Sunday Harrison-Vickars, Green Thumbs Growing Kids Sunday@kidsgrowing.ca, 416-876-1480 October 8, 2013 Thank you for the opportunity to...

Article by Sunday Harrison I’ve been reading about the most comprehensive legislation I’ve ever seen supporting healthy food and healthy...

Bringing school food gardens into a provincial network has long been a goal of ours at GTGK. Thanks in part to a grant from the Heart and...

snails kissing for the camera, Winchester School Garden Jan Wong’s silly article “The Horticultural Revolution” ( or as it says on the...

Yesterday I was lucky enough to represent Green Thumbs Growing Kids at the Parks and Environment Committee meeting at Toronto City Hall...

Greetings everyone – my name is Meghan and I’m an intern student from the Masters of Health Science in Nutrition Communication program at...

It’s important to remember the value of trees in our food-producing landscapes. I remember when Ecoschools first started, feeling like...

Parliament St. News, a new local paper, featured our Urban Roots Youth program in their February edition. The program continues to gather...

Recently passed legislation called the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, S.3307: includes the following: Connecting More Children to...