Food cannot be a weapon of war in Gaza
Updated May 15, 2024 March 12, 2024 Food Security Organizations Coalition Statement on the siege of Gaza We, the undersigned...
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Mar 23, 20232 min read
Great Big Crunch - March is Nutrition Month
by Julia Barbe and Lianna Pham, placement students from Child and Youth Care program of George Brown College The Great Big Crunch at...
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Jun 3, 20212 min read
The Great Big Crunch
by Heather Wilberforce Have you heard of the Great Big Crunch? It’s a national movement and annual moment of anti-silence in which...
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Nov 30, 20202 min read
Toronto Green Spaces for Life
by Ashley McMorrow, teacher candidate Green spaces in Toronto provide many benefits for all its inhabitants and visitors, including...
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greenthumbs2021
Sep 1, 20202 min read
Pollination Nation!
by Christy Sebastian Our New Pollinator Gardens What do Humans, Bees, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds have in common? They all need a home!...
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Sep 1, 20203 min read
Food Security in Regent Park
by Philippa Wood Building Community Through Food During the Pandemic For over 20 years, Green Thumbs Growing Kids has proudly maintained...
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greenthumbs2021
Jul 31, 20183 min read
Markets are about more than food
by Hilda Nouri Food markets in Toronto take on all different sizes, shapes, smells and sights. There are markets more oriented towards...
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greenthumbs2021
Apr 11, 20166 min read
Experiential Learning Consultation at Ontario Education Ministry
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...
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greenthumbs2021
May 18, 20152 min read
Webinar – Innovative Ways to Fund Your School Garden Program
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...
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May 5, 20151 min read
May 22, 2015 is School Garden Biodiversity Day
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...
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greenthumbs2021
Jan 11, 20141 min read
School Garden Survey & Draw Prizes to be Won
by Cassie Scott and Sunday Harrison With the passing of the Local Food Act (Bill 36) and the Healthy Kids Panel in serious consultation,...
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greenthumbs2021
Oct 15, 20135 min read
Deputation to Local Food Act Hearings
Sunday Harrison-Vickars, Green Thumbs Growing Kids Sunday@kidsgrowing.ca, 416-876-1480 October 8, 2013 Thank you for the opportunity to...
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greenthumbs2021
Sep 28, 20132 min read
District of Columbia (US) Healthy Schools Act is an inspiration!
Article by Sunday Harrison I’ve been reading about the most comprehensive legislation I’ve ever seen supporting healthy food and healthy...
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greenthumbs2021
Jun 21, 20121 min read
Imagine a Garden in Every School
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...
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greenthumbs2021
Sep 17, 20113 min read
Snail’s pace of environmental education
snails kissing for the camera, Winchester School Garden Jan Wong’s silly article “The Horticultural Revolution” ( or as it says on the...
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greenthumbs2021
Jul 22, 20115 min read
Green Thumbs Growing ADVOCACY!
Yesterday I was lucky enough to represent Green Thumbs Growing Kids at the Parks and Environment Committee meeting at Toronto City Hall...
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greenthumbs2021
May 26, 20112 min read
School Gardens – What’s Nutrition Got To Do With It?
Greetings everyone – my name is Meghan and I’m an intern student from the Masters of Health Science in Nutrition Communication program at...
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May 11, 20112 min read
The urban food-producing ecosystem
It’s important to remember the value of trees in our food-producing landscapes. I remember when Ecoschools first started, feeling like...
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Feb 26, 20111 min read
Urban Roots Youth covered in Parliament St. Newspaper
Parliament St. News, a new local paper, featured our Urban Roots Youth program in their February edition. The program continues to gather...
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Dec 17, 20101 min read
School gardens get funding stateside
Recently passed legislation called the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, S.3307: includes the following: Connecting More Children to...
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