Spring Event Was Fantastic!
We had an absolute blast at Allan Gardens Children's Conservatory on April 30, 2023. Returning to this beautiful space this year, after 4...
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Jun 17, 20212 min read
Double your impact - support our summer program
When COVID-19 shifted schools online in March 2020, the number of schools that Green Thumbs Growing Kids (GTGK) was able to reach TRIPLED....
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greenthumbs2021
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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greenthumbs2021
Apr 2, 20201 min read
Social Distancing Bingo for youth & grownups
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greenthumbs2021
Apr 2, 20201 min read
Social Distancing Bingo!
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greenthumbs2021
May 16, 20192 min read
Spring Was In the Air
by Joe Durand Marla and David Celia provided beautiful music With the coming of spring there is so much to be thankful for as we look to...
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greenthumbs2021
Apr 2, 20193 min read
Two reasons I support the 20/20 campaign
By Joe Durand I decided to become a $20 monthly donor this year after many years of volunteering and being a donor from time to time....
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greenthumbs2021
Oct 4, 20182 min read
New Roots Dinner Series a resounding success
The New Roots Dinner Series sponsored by Daniel et Daniel Catering and Events went off spectacularly on Tuesday night. Over 100 people...
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greenthumbs2021
Jun 6, 20182 min read
Urban Roots Youth, Spring 2018
Our Urban Roots Youth program kicked off this spring in April with helping hands eager to get dirty after a long winter. The spring...
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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
Jun 1, 20171 min read
P is for Planting
Patricia decided to plant a garden. She wanted to grow all the things that had the same first letter as her name, but the only plant she...
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greenthumbs2021
May 18, 20174 min read
Plant Sale May 27 – Tomatoes, Peppers & Basil $2 ea
Support Green Thumbs by buying our fabulous seedlings! Time: 11:00 AM -3:00 PM Place: Winchester Public School Community Garden, near...
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greenthumbs2021
May 17, 20172 min read
Remembering What Gardens Teach
“Environmentalism is not a specialty or a discipline like medicine or teaching or law. It’s a way of seeing the world and recognizing...
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greenthumbs2021
May 8, 20172 min read
Spring is in the Air: Let’s Celebrate!
Tokyo lives in a small house between giant buildings with his family and his cat, Kevin. For years, highways and skyscrapers have been...
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greenthumbs2021
Apr 22, 20173 min read
Helping Children Fall in Love with Nature
by Robin Buyers, emergence Curator In imagining a Green Future around the emergence Common Table on April 13, special guest Mark Cullen...
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greenthumbs2021
Apr 7, 20172 min read
For Love of Food & Family, Friends & Neighbours
by Robin Buyers, emergence Curator My neighbour is almost 90. But I still mark the arrival of spring by the sound of Carolina sweeping...
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greenthumbs2021
Mar 28, 20172 min read
April 13th Event Preview: Strolling the Night Market
by Robin Buyers, emergence Curator “Tonight we’re getting together and going to the night market…Everyone’s there: men and women, the old...
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greenthumbs2021
Mar 16, 20171 min read
April 13 preview – Green Future Award of Distinction: Mark Cullen, Garden Educator, Writer, Br
“What more can we do together to encourage educators and government to get kids outdoors during the school day?,” Mark Cullen asked in...
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greenthumbs2021
Nov 30, 20161 min read
Giving Tuesday Total Funds Raised
Thanks to the amazing supporters of Green Thumbs who gave $3,930 – and our matching donor who will double this to a grand total of...
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