School Gardens

Composting... or nutrient cycling?

We've been teaching and learning all about composting, including the Green Bin kind (anerobic) and the outdoor, 3-cell system kind...

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Sophie

Nov 24, 20232 min read

Summer Recap - Fun in the gardens!

by Sophie Mihevc Summer maintenance is often seen as a barrier to school garden success, and the reason why so many struggle to flourish....

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Nov 17, 20222 min read

Pollie Pride

by Rebecca Davis, Urban Agriculture Specialist This 2022 growing season was full of native plantings and pollinator focused programs....

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Qu'est-ce qui pousse dans les jardins de l'école

May 17, 20223 min read

Qu'est-ce qui pousse dans les jardins de l'école

Au cours des deux dernières saisons de croissance, nous n'avons pas pu être dans les jardins avec les enfants. Nous sommes donc ravis de...

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May 17, 20222 min read

What's growing in the school gardens?

For the last two growing seasons we have not been able to be in the gardens with the children so we are excited to be planning in person...

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Five good reasons school gardens are now a thing

Dec 29, 20213 min read

Five good reasons school gardens are now a thing

(and if they aren't, they should be) by Sunday Harrison, Executive Director 2021 and the continuing pandemic brought gardening into focus...

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Apr 30, 20211 min read

Updates

Squirrel Payback Time

Don't you love how squirrels take a bite out of your tomatoes and cucumbers? Well, we've heard that leaving some water out for them might...

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Apr 12, 20212 min read

A Special Garden Sign

by Heather Wilberforce, with Catherine Tammaro Have you ever wondered about the sign that stands inside the Winchester School Children’s...

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We showed, tasted & told! Urban Agriculture Week – School Garden Tour

Sep 24, 20193 min read

We showed, tasted & told! Urban Agriculture Week – School Garden Tour

Saturday September 14 – Toronto The second annual Urban Agriculture Week was kicked off on Saturday 14 September, a beautiful warm day....

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School Garden Tour: Show (Taste!) & Tell for UA Week

Aug 23, 20191 min read

School Garden Tour: Show (Taste!) & Tell for UA Week

See the school gardens that Green Thumbs cultivates, make a smoothie, learn about urban agriculture at the Fair in Regent Park. The shady...

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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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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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Jun 6, 20182 min read

Events

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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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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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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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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Jun 1, 20171 min read

Events

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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May 17, 20172 min read

Events

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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A double-double black magic kale, please!

Oct 26, 20152 min read