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Nov 25, 20216 min read
Solving for Pattern
by Sunday Harrison, Executive Director Image by Lara Lucretia Outdoor learning is a true breath of fresh air, after months of being...
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Ohemaa Boateng
Sep 2, 20214 min read
Bringing in Outdoor Education Into Your Classroom
We are now entering into the second school year of this pandemic, which has drastically changed the learning environment for teachers,...
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greenthumbs2021
Nov 30, 20203 min read
Classroom Green Learning & Food Education
by Cam Weir, Teacher Candidate Volunteer Reflecting on student food knowledge and education, there is a lot of research on how to better...
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greenthumbs2021
Nov 30, 20206 min read
Open the Doors to Outdoor Education
by Cindy Tran, Teacher Candidate Today, education continues to grow and change. I realize there are endless possibilities we can offer to...
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greenthumbs2021
Sep 1, 20204 min read
Edible Weeds
by Philippa Wood What are Weeds, Really? We’ve all heard the term weeds before. They take over garden spaces, compete with our vegetables...
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greenthumbs2021
Apr 26, 20202 min read
Benefits of Calendula
by Lily Yee Calendula is one of many floral plants grown in our school gardens, as well as on our rooftop garden at Daniels Spectrum. In...
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greenthumbs2021
Apr 13, 20201 min read
Seeds! How to check the viability of your seeds
By Sarah Dobec It’s spring and the warmer days will make us dream of our gardens. If you have found some seeds in your garden shed and...
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greenthumbs2021
Aug 21, 20181 min read
Resource on gardening with kids
Just received: a nice link from Yard Care Gurus! Ultimate Beginners Guide To Gardening With Kids
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greenthumbs2021
Jun 6, 20182 min read
Kids Growing Programs, Spring 2018
Students, teachers and volunteers have been busy at work this Spring in getting our school gardens ready for the growing season! Despite...
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greenthumbs2021
Apr 25, 20181 min read
Hort Fair
Thanks to NSERC’s Science Odyssey program, we are offering a one-day Horticulture Fair – exploring post-secondary education and jobs in...
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greenthumbs2021
Nov 2, 20171 min read
Urban Trees From Seed
We started a fantastic new project this year, thanks to funding from the Gosling Foundation and from Landscape Ontario. The goals of the...
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greenthumbs2021
Nov 2, 20172 min read
Indigenous Land Stewardship Workshops
by Chimu Titi This fall Green Thumbs was afforded the opportunity through a generous grant from LUSH Cosmetics’ Charity Pot program, to...
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greenthumbs2021
Nov 2, 20171 min read
Cook & Grow, fall 2017
Natalie Meyers, one of the animators of this exciting new program working at Nelson Mandela Park PS shares this: “We had a wonderful...
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greenthumbs2021
Oct 26, 20152 min read
A double-double black magic kale, please!
Five-year-olds don’t always want to eat their vegetables. But when they’ve spent time exploring a schoolyard garden and picking their...
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greenthumbs2021
May 6, 20142 min read
A Community that stays together
A Community that stays together by Kisha Andrews, Community Worker in Training After two months of planning, I actually completed my...
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greenthumbs2021
May 6, 20142 min read
Give Peas A Chance!
Give Peas A Chance! Hello everyone, my name is Brad and I am a Community Worker in training at George Brown College. If you are reading...
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greenthumbs2021
Jul 7, 20102 min read
Building earth blocks and building muscles
Building earth block bed Lots of heavy lifting at GTGK last month! We’ve successfully built one garden earth brick bed at Winchester...
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greenthumbs2021
Jan 21, 20101 min read
Seed saving in the winter
Below are some photos from a seed saving workshop we did in December. Some of the seeds will for be the schools for the next growing...
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