Posted in Food, Farming & Activism, Natural Gardening & Eco-Restoration, News on Jun 25th, 2009 No Comments »
From CBC Radio, on Here and Now, hear Toronto urban gardener Zora Ignjatovic speaking with Sarah Elton about rooftop gardening and the amazing Living Food Box. These “blue bin” like boxes, with a simple hydroponic system, are now available in Toronto. Ideal for Horticultural Therapists looking to introduce the magic of food gardening in locations [...]
Posted in Healing & Enabling Gardens, Horticultural Therapy, News on Jun 25th, 2009 No Comments »
Malton Village long term care facility opens a new sustainable garden. The garden is part of a larger horticultural therapy program delivered by Horticultural Therapist, Tracy Ruffini. View the media release: A State of the Art Garden Opens at Malton Village
Posted in Horticultural Therapy, News on Sep 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Congratulations to everyone involved in making the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA) Annual Conference happen! It was hugely successful, an impressive showcase of horticultural therapy activities in Alberta and a major accomplishment to have the conference outside Ontario for the first time. The event was very professionally hosted by the Calgary Zoo and Botanical Gardens [...]
Posted in Children & Youth, Horticultural Therapy, News on Sep 26th, 2008 No Comments »
As of August, the Alberta Children’s Hospital has hired my fellow classmate, from the Home Farm Horticultural Therapy Certificate, Rebecca Feasby, as a horticultural therapist. Rebecca is currently working with the Impatient Group Program, Nephrology Clinic and the Dr. Gordon Townsend School on site. The work is part of a larger Therapeutic Arts Program that [...]
|
