A successful semester of Community Health – Humber Nursing Students Practicum
From Sept. to Nov. 2018, a cohort of eight students with their instructor created a Mindfulness Garden to support Winchester Grade 1-2...
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greenthumbs2021
- Aug 29, 2018
- 3 min
Cook & Grow Program Highlights
by Lily Hu At Nelson Mandela P.S., it was run by myself, Natalie Meyers, GTGK Garden and Food Educator Hilda Nouri, volunteers, and...
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greenthumbs2021
- Aug 21, 2018
- 1 min
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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greenthumbs2021
- Jun 6, 2018
- 2 min
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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greenthumbs2021
- Apr 6, 2018
- 2 min
Humber Nursing Students Practicum
From September to December 2017, eight 3rd year Humber nursing students had the opportunity to work with Green Thumbs and Rose Avenue...
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greenthumbs2021
- Nov 2, 2017
- 1 min
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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greenthumbs2021
- Nov 2, 2017
- 2 min
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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greenthumbs2021
- Nov 2, 2017
- 1 min
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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greenthumbs2021
- May 17, 2017
- 2 min
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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greenthumbs2021
- Dec 12, 2016
- 2 min
An ECS student’s view
by Jajiba Chowdhury Green Thumbs’ mission is “to work with urban children, youth and their families to learn about, grow and prepare...
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greenthumbs2021
- Oct 26, 2015
- 2 min
A double-double black magic kale, please!
Five-year-olds don’t always want to eat their vegetables. But when they’ve spent time exploring a schoolyard garden and picking their...
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greenthumbs2021
- Jul 14, 2015
- 2 min
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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greenthumbs2021
- Jun 20, 2013
- 2 min
Thanks to our awesome co-op students
In June, our co-op students Prushodhj Niranjan and Pantha Azmee finished up at GTGK. They were superstars! And we will miss them....
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greenthumbs2021
- Jun 15, 2013
- 1 min
July 19 Workshop – Learning Community Details/Flyer
to see the full flyer click here: learning community
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greenthumbs2021
- May 24, 2013
- 1 min
Learning Community: Upcoming Workshop on School Food Garden Ecosystems
On Friday July 19, from 10 – 3, we’ll host our very own training day. The theme is Learning Community: an Ecosystem Approach to School...
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greenthumbs2021
- May 23, 2013
- 2 min
Green Thumbs Growing Kids Announcements May 24, 2013
It’s an exciting time for school gardens – please join us physically and metaphysically in our celebrations of a new season of growth and...
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greenthumbs2021
- Jan 15, 2013
- 1 min
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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greenthumbs2021
- Nov 15, 2012
- 2 min
Whole Kids Foundation and FoodCorps sponsored Sprucecourt PS and Rose Ave. PS in 2012
We are very pleased to announce that the funding received by us on behalf of gardens at Sprucecourt PS and Rose Ave. PS was well spent...
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greenthumbs2021
- Aug 20, 2012
- 2 min
Earthblock Garden Build, Urban Agriculture Summit
On Aug. 18, seven participants in the Urban Agriculture Summit, hailing from as far away as Oregon, attended a Green Thumbs Growing Kids...
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greenthumbs2021
- Jul 31, 2012
- 1 min
Quick Summer Update: Plant Faces
Being a “hands on learning”, I always enjoyed arts and crafts in school. Creating an example prior to our kids program, I loved choosing...
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