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greenthumbs2021
Apr 11, 20162 min read
Because gardening makes me love the earth
by Emily Pascall, March 17, 2016 We completed our last pea shoot program a few weeks ago at Sprucecourt Public School. For the last...
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greenthumbs2021
Apr 8, 20162 min read
Me and the Worms
Hi my name is Mia. I am currently a student in Community Worker Program in George Brown College. I have an interest in working with kids...
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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
Jul 14, 20152 min read
Summer reflections
The children who came to Winchester Garden this past week have blown me away with their remarkable ability to absorb information and...
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greenthumbs2021
Oct 3, 20141 min read
Divided we Stand (plants, not people)
Call for Division! Native Plant Divisions for our Biodiversity Corner This fall, Green Thumbs is setting roots in Regent Park. In...
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greenthumbs2021
Sep 29, 20143 min read
Reflections on Yield, 2014 growing season
Reflecting on yield, by Chimu Titi, Urban Roots Youth Program Leader Gardeners think a lot about yield, what is it? Quantity? The...
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greenthumbs2021
Aug 15, 20121 min read
Small Change Fund – Urban Roots Youth Catching Rain
Small Change Fund – Urban Roots Youth Catching Rain Wow, what a dry summer up until last week. Our youth worked on the rainwater...
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greenthumbs2021
Feb 7, 20111 min read
Remember those pea sprouts?
Remember the tray of pea sprouts (Or should I perhaps write pea shoots) the Urban Roots Youth planted almost three weeks ago? No? Here...
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greenthumbs2021
Jan 24, 20111 min read
Urban Roots Youth Program First Session
We started our first session of the Urban Roots Youth Program at Rosedale Heights Greenhouse last week with much success. In partnership...
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greenthumbs2021
Jan 13, 20111 min read
2011 Recipe for Community in St. James Town – Urban Roots Youth Program
Want to learn about food production? Green Thumbs Growing Kids is pleased to announce that we are soon starting a new program for youth....
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greenthumbs2021
Dec 15, 20102 min read
Winter garden programming & season extension
Seed saving at Winchester P.S. during garden club Greetings y’all! Ah yes, the first notable snowfall in Toronto befall the city last...
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greenthumbs2021
Nov 19, 20103 min read
A deliciously warm autumn in the school food gardens
The school food gardens in east downtown Toronto have been blessed with an exceptionally long and warm autumn, making for a lot of...
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greenthumbs2021
Sep 30, 20104 min read
Article sur le Centre Francophone et le jardin commencé à Allan Gardens
The lovely Candice Nsongo, Community Health Worker at the Centre Francophone de Toronto(CFT), was featured in an article in L’Express,...
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greenthumbs2021
Aug 10, 20102 min read
Summer Youth & Good Times
Goodness. It’s August! We’ve had Sarah, Jijo, J.J., Amanuel, Winston, Jiawen, Abie and Sail, the youth we’ve co-hired with Youth Voices...
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greenthumbs2021
Mar 4, 20104 min read
Vegetable Jalfrezi curry deliciousness at Eco Club
It’s March and we can just taste spring in the air, even if there is still snow at our feet. Greenhouse programming will be starting...
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greenthumbs2021
Jan 25, 20102 min read
Eco Club making jerk chicken, rice and peas
The second group of students, all girls, from Eco Club decided on making jerk chicken and a rice and peas dish, after much deliberation....
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greenthumbs2021
Jan 14, 20102 min read
Eco Club making lasagna and salad
Winter is a good time to stay indoors and focus more on learning food preparation skills. Also to eat yummy hot foods to fill our...
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