greenthumbs2021Apr 25, 20181 minHort FairThanks to NSERC’s Science Odyssey program, we are offering a one-day Horticulture Fair – exploring post-secondary education and jobs in...
greenthumbs2021Sep 29, 20143 minReflections on Yield, 2014 growing seasonReflecting on yield, by Chimu Titi, Urban Roots Youth Program Leader Gardeners think a lot about yield, what is it? Quantity? The...
greenthumbs2021Jun 20, 20132 minThanks to our awesome co-op studentsIn June, our co-op students Prushodhj Niranjan and Pantha Azmee finished up at GTGK. They were superstars! And we will miss them....
greenthumbs2021May 23, 20132 minGreen Thumbs Growing Kids Announcements May 24, 2013It’s an exciting time for school gardens – please join us physically and metaphysically in our celebrations of a new season of growth and...
greenthumbs2021Aug 20, 20122 minEarthblock Garden Build, Urban Agriculture SummitOn Aug. 18, seven participants in the Urban Agriculture Summit, hailing from as far away as Oregon, attended a Green Thumbs Growing Kids...
greenthumbs2021Jul 27, 20121 minSchool Garden Earthblock Build, Aug. 18Students building an earth block garden bed Want to know how to build a garden bed with children on a school ground? Come join our Urban...
greenthumbs2021Feb 15, 20122 minProgram Leader, Part-Time ContractJob Posting – Urban Gardening Program Leader, Urban Roots Youth Program Part-time contract, March 19 to June 29: 20 hours/week; July...
greenthumbs2021Sep 20, 20111 minBack-to-school harvestingDo 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...
greenthumbs2021May 11, 20112 minThe urban food-producing ecosystemIt’s important to remember the value of trees in our food-producing landscapes. I remember when Ecoschools first started, feeling like...
greenthumbs2021Feb 28, 20113 minGTGK: January and February updates galore! Plant Nerd alert!On January 27, I went out to Ajax to present on a panel discussing engagement with newcomer youth. The Council of Agencies Serving South...
greenthumbs2021Feb 26, 20111 minUrban Roots Youth covered in Parliament St. NewspaperParliament St. News, a new local paper, featured our Urban Roots Youth program in their February edition. The program continues to gather...
greenthumbs2021Feb 14, 20111 minA quick endorsement! Growing food on your balcony guide!Our favourite Lara has made this fabulous Illustrated Guide to Growing Food On Your Balcony. A super resource for those of us that do not...
greenthumbs2021Feb 7, 20111 minRemember 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...
greenthumbs2021Jan 24, 20111 minUrban Roots Youth Program First SessionWe started our first session of the Urban Roots Youth Program at Rosedale Heights Greenhouse last week with much success. In partnership...
greenthumbs2021Jan 13, 20111 min2011 Recipe for Community in St. James Town – Urban Roots Youth ProgramWant to learn about food production? Green Thumbs Growing Kids is pleased to announce that we are soon starting a new program for youth....
greenthumbs2021Dec 15, 20102 minWinter garden programming & season extensionSeed saving at Winchester P.S. during garden club Greetings y’all! Ah yes, the first notable snowfall in Toronto befall the city last...
greenthumbs2021Dec 14, 20102 minFood Secure Canada Assembly UpdateXuan-Yen, here. We had a whirlwind of a weekend, jam packed with presenting, workshops, networking and enjoying the company of fellow...
greenthumbs2021Sep 30, 20104 minArticle sur le Centre Francophone et le jardin commencé à Allan GardensThe lovely Candice Nsongo, Community Health Worker at the Centre Francophone de Toronto(CFT), was featured in an article in L’Express,...
greenthumbs2021Aug 24, 20102 minYouth project coming to an end (and summer too?!?!)I am sad to say that this is our last week with the youth at Green Thumbs. It feels like we just started and are getting into the groove...