Tools and Training in Urban Agriculture

Urban Roots Youth program starting March 21, 2012. Register now! Send email to urbanrootsyouth@kidsgrowing.ca, or call 647-348-5437.

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Program Leader, Part-Time Contract

Job Posting – Urban Gardening Program Leader, Urban Roots Youth Program Part-time contract, March 19 to June 29: 20 hours/week; July 3-Aug. 24: 24 hours/week Wage: Hourly $18.50, contract position. Reports to Program Director/Volunteer Co-ordinator, Green Thumbs Growing Kids Green Thumbs Growing Kids works with children, youth and their families to learn about, grow and [...]

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A Life Change

Food is something that is important to our well being as a necessity of life but is often not paid attention to.  I was born and raised in the city of Toronto and grew up thinking I knew everything about food and where it came from.  Little did I know that people around me and [...]

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GTGK: January and February updates galore! Plant Nerd alert!

Oh boy. It’s not quite gardening season (although we do have our onion and stevia seeds planted indoors!) and already we’ve had our hands full with various events, presentations and programs, not to mention grant writing and seed inventory! Eeeeee! On January 27, I went out to Ajax to present on a panel discussing engagement [...]

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Urban Roots Youth covered in Parliament St. Newspaper

Parliament St. News, a new local paper, featured our Urban Roots Youth program in their February edition. The program continues to gather steam, and participants learned all about cuttings and division last week.

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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 they are! These pea sprouts had to be trimmed and cut late last week. Unfortunately, the program was cancelled last week due to reports of Snowmaggedon 2011 closing down all school [...]

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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 with the City of Toronto, the Recipe for Community in St. James Town, we started our first program by introducing participants to vermicomposting, red wigglers (and how fabulous they are!), by getting them [...]

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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. It’s free! Did you know? We can produce lots of fruits and vegetables in downtown Toronto? Urban Agriculture could be a great summer job for youth? What: This is a certificate [...]

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Food Secure Canada Assembly Update

Xuan-Yen, here. We had a whirlwind of a weekend, jam packed with presenting, workshops, networking and enjoying the company of fellow food involved people November 26th to the 28th in Montreal at the Biennial Food Secure Canada Assembly. Both Sunday and I spoke on a panel discussing schools as a space for nutrition, in both [...]

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St. James Town youth blog created in response to the 200 Wellesley fire

Numerous people were displaced by the fire at 200 Wellesley last Friday, many of whom go to the schools we work at. In response, the St. James Town Youth Network have started a blog, as a resource for youth who were affected and for people who want to help out. Check it out! Furthermore u4Change, [...]

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