Just received: a nice link from Yard Care Gurus! Ultimate Beginners Guide To Gardening With Kids

Our Urban Roots Youth program kicked off this spring in April with helping hands eager to get dirty after a long winter. The spring...

Thanks to NSERC’s Science Odyssey program, we are offering a one-day Horticulture Fair – exploring post-secondary education and jobs in...

by Jajiba Chowdhury Green Thumbs’ mission is “to work with urban children, youth and their families to learn about, grow and prepare...

Reflecting on yield, by Chimu Titi, Urban Roots Youth Program Leader Gardeners think a lot about yield, what is it?  Quantity?  The...

In June, our co-op students Prushodhj Niranjan and Pantha Azmee finished up at GTGK. They were superstars! And we will miss them....

It’s an exciting time for school gardens – please join us physically and metaphysically in our celebrations of a new season of growth and...

Job Posting – Urban Gardening Program Leader, Urban Roots Youth Program Part-time contract, March 19 to June 29: 20 hours/week; July...

Growing up as a kid I had to be cautious around food due to my sensitivities and allergies.  It didn’t help that my mom would make sure I...

On January 27, I went out to Ajax to present on a panel discussing engagement with newcomer youth. The Council of Agencies Serving South...

Parliament St. News, a new local paper, featured our Urban Roots Youth program in their February edition. The program continues to gather...

Remember the tray of pea sprouts (Or should I perhaps write pea shoots) the Urban Roots Youth planted almost three weeks ago? No? Here...

We started our first session of the Urban Roots Youth Program at Rosedale Heights Greenhouse last week with much success. In partnership...

Want to learn about food production? Green Thumbs Growing Kids is pleased to announce that we are soon starting a new program for youth....

Xuan-Yen, here. We had a whirlwind of a weekend, jam packed with presenting, workshops, networking and enjoying the company of fellow...

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....

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...

We were written up in an article by Justin Skinner of InsideToronto! Helping to create Green Thumbs in St. James Town – August 18, 2010 –...

As a product of the Food4Health Equity Project facilitated in partnership with Green Thumbs Growing Kids and the Wellesley Institute the...