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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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Jul 14, 20152 min read
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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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Oct 3, 20141 min read
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Gardens and Kitchens in Every School
Gardens and Kitchens in Every School Fantastic article in NOW Magazine by Jonah Shein; support for children’s and youth food literacy...
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Jan 15, 20131 min read
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Sprucecourt PS School Community Garden Blog
Sprucecourt PS School Community Garden Blog Cool blog coming out of HSP – that’s the Home School Program or something like that – the...
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Oct 25, 20121 min read
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Kakai pumpkins and tomato apple chutney, oh my!
What to do before the weather dips below zero degrees and damages the still-green tomatoes dangling from your plants? What to do when you...
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Nov 1, 20113 min read
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Back-to-school harvesting
Do you feel that? It’s the cool fall breeze rustling your hair. Do you hear that? That’s the sound of children’s voices gleefully picking...
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Sep 20, 20111 min read
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Summer in the school gardens told in visuals
Collecting herbs and berries for herbal lemonade in the garden. Pre-school aged girl enjoying the aroma of thai basil flowers. Day camp...
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Aug 10, 20111 min read
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A Life Change
Growing up as a kid I had to be cautious around food due to my sensitivities and allergies. It didn’t help that my mom would make sure I...
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Aug 2, 20112 min read
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Bonne fête!
We love how children will use their imagination to re-conceive the garden space, adapting to whatever the climate may be! The garden...
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Dec 30, 20101 min read
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School gardens get funding stateside
Recently passed legislation called the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, S.3307: includes the following: Connecting More Children to...
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Dec 17, 20101 min read
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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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Nov 19, 20103 min read
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School gardens and healthier school menus go hand in hand!
Rebecca Jones wrote this great article in Education News Colarado on how introducing healthier school menus is not enough in getting...
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Oct 18, 20109 min read
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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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Sep 30, 20104 min read
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Growing Local Roots: Advancing Urban Agricultural Movements in the Greater Toronto Area
Growing Local Roots: Advancing Urban Agricultural Movements in the Greater Toronto Area When: August 16th 2010, 6:30-8:30 p.m. ...
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Aug 11, 20101 min read
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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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Aug 10, 20102 min read
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Bountiful harvest at Rose Avenue Public School garden
Every Thursday evening during summer, families and children gather at Rose Avenue School Garden. With the summer evening drop-in program...
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Aug 3, 20102 min read
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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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Jul 7, 20102 min read
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Benefits of tasting plants in the garden
“This garden is so pretty and there’s so much food” – 9 year old girl at Winchester at lunch recess on Monday. I am super pleased when...
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Jun 10, 20104 min read
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