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greenthumbs2021
- Sep 29, 2014
- 3 min
Reflections on Yield, 2014 growing season
Reflecting on yield, by Chimu Titi, Urban Roots Youth Program Leader Gardeners think a lot about yield, what is it? Quantity? The...
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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
- 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
- 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 27, 2012
- 1 min
School Garden Earthblock Build, Aug. 18
Students 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...
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greenthumbs2021
- Feb 15, 2012
- 2 min
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...
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greenthumbs2021
- Sep 20, 2011
- 1 min
Back-to-school harvesting
Do 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...
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greenthumbs2021
- May 11, 2011
- 2 min
The urban food-producing ecosystem
It’s important to remember the value of trees in our food-producing landscapes. I remember when Ecoschools first started, feeling like...
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greenthumbs2021
- Feb 28, 2011
- 3 min
GTGK: 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...
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greenthumbs2021
- Feb 26, 2011
- 1 min
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...
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greenthumbs2021
- Feb 14, 2011
- 1 min
A 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...
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greenthumbs2021
- Feb 7, 2011
- 1 min
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...
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greenthumbs2021
- Jan 24, 2011
- 1 min
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...
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greenthumbs2021
- Jan 13, 2011
- 1 min
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....
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greenthumbs2021
- Dec 15, 2010
- 2 min
Winter garden programming & season extension
Seed saving at Winchester P.S. during garden club Greetings y’all! Ah yes, the first notable snowfall in Toronto befall the city last...
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greenthumbs2021
- Dec 14, 2010
- 2 min
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...
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greenthumbs2021
- Sep 30, 2010
- 4 min
Article sur le Centre Francophone et le jardin commencé à Allan Gardens
The lovely Candice Nsongo, Community Health Worker at the Centre Francophone de Toronto(CFT), was featured in an article in L’Express,...
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greenthumbs2021
- Aug 24, 2010
- 2 min
Youth 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...
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