by Sophie Mihevc We were joined in the garden by some amazing youth this fall as part of our 2023 Urban Roots Youth Program. Together, we...

Green Thumbs Growing Kids is a for-impact organization. Our goal is to cultivate environmental stewardship through hands-on gardening...

by Heide Zelmer, Garden Worker One of my favorite programs this season was the ‘cold roll program’ we offered to the children at Rose...

by Sophie Mihevc My name is Sophie (she/her) and I have had the wonderful opportunity to take on the Urban Roots Youth program this fall....

by Chloe Simms As a York Sociology placement student at Green Thumbs Growing Kids, the biggest surprise for has been that 8 hours per...

by Sunday Harrison, photos Heide Zelmer Looking back, our garden program with the Rose Ave. PS Parenting Centre began in 2013, and has...

Hi everyone! My name is Rebika Baniya. I am in my first year of Community Worker in George Brown College. This year has been so exciting...

How to get kids to eat their veggies - grow them themselves! Pea shoots grown via online programming, 2020, when students were learning...

by Ohemaa Boateng, Program Manager and Cara McCarthy, Indigenous Program Coordinator [R: Local Explorers youth learning how worms play a...

Green Thumbs is super excited to collaborate with Project Canoe on our new program called the Local Explorers. Our very own Program...

by Sunday Harrison Trees provide shade and oxygen in our urban environment, but many trees fail for various reasons. Some are the wrong...

Ohemaa Boateng, Program Manager From in-person school garden programs to the digital world of zoom calls. Our online programs welcomed...

This fall, Green Thumbs was engaged through the Muslim Children’s Aid and Social Services to run a weekly workshop series after school,...

by Ohemaa Boateng, Garden and Food Educator Have you ever wanted to learn how to plant a native tree from seed? Better yet, have you ever...

When you hear the words “field trip”, you might imagine school-aged summer campers at a museum or water park. This summer, with the...

Through the Friends of the Greenbelt Fund, Green Thumbs is partnering with Wheelbarrow Farm to offer an exciting interactive field trip...

by Lily Hu At Nelson Mandela P.S., it was run by myself, Natalie Meyers, GTGK Garden and Food Educator Hilda Nouri, volunteers, and...

Students, teachers and volunteers have been busy at work this Spring in getting our school gardens ready for the growing season! Despite...

Our Urban Roots Youth program kicked off this spring in April with helping hands eager to get dirty after a long winter. The spring...

by Chimu Titi This fall Green Thumbs was afforded the opportunity through a generous grant from LUSH Cosmetics’ Charity Pot program, to...