Posted in Children & Youth on Jul 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
Somehow this spring seemed to pass like a flash, perhaps due to the flurry of my activity, from moving to High Park to starting a brand new job with the City of Toronto, Parks Forestry & Recreation. In the role of Expansion Assistant, with the Children’s Garden & Exploring Toronto Programs, I have the great [...]
Posted in Children & Youth on Mar 29th, 2009 No Comments »
We had an exciting kick-off to spring at the H.O.P.E. Community Garden in Parkdale with outdoor nature activities for kids during March Break. Children and parents biked, walked, took the TTC and in one case, drove all the way from Scarborough to join us on the blue tarp at Masaryk Park. We had beautiful spring [...]
Posted in Natural Gardening & Eco-Restoration on Mar 25th, 2009 No Comments »
Lots of lively discussion at the Organic Garden and Permaculture Discussion Group offered by Garden Jane.
We continue to work through the Natural Farming ideas of Masanobu Fukuoka and consider practical applications for this knowledge in an urban area like Toronto.
From Fukuoka’s book, The One-Straw Revolution, I was able to glean the following quotes which I [...]
Posted in Children & Youth, Community Gardening on Feb 11th, 2009 No Comments »
This is Tamara Green, another gardening education enthusiast, on a site visit at the H.O.P.E. Community Garden. We are currently working together as a Garden Jane Interns & have the exciting opportunity to organize outdoor nature programing for children during March Break. On the day that we toured, the snow covered space challenged us to [...]
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