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Harnessing the Power of Citrus Peels: Crafting Healthy Candy and Reducing Food Waste
Crafting citrus peel candy not only mitigates waste but also transforms an often-overlooked ingredient into a delightful treat. Scroll down
Katie Gauthier
Apr 15, 20243 min read
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Resource on gardening with kids
Just received: a nice link from Yard Care Gurus! Ultimate Beginners Guide To Gardening With Kids
greenthumbs2021
Aug 21, 20181 min read
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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...
greenthumbs2021
Jun 6, 20182 min read
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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...
greenthumbs2021
Nov 2, 20171 min read
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P is for Planting
Patricia decided to plant a garden. She wanted to grow all the things that had the same first letter as her name, but the only plant she...
greenthumbs2021
Jun 1, 20171 min read
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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...
greenthumbs2021
Oct 26, 20152 min read
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Honey Pot Herbals – New Cross-Promotion with GTGK
Check out this amazing online small business making beautiful personal care products with fine imported and native ingredients. We love...
greenthumbs2021
Jan 22, 20141 min read
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A Life Change
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...
greenthumbs2021
Aug 2, 20112 min read
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A deliciously warm autumn in the school food gardens
The school food gardens in east downtown Toronto have been blessed with an exceptionally long and warm autumn, making for a lot of...
greenthumbs2021
Nov 19, 20103 min read
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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,...
greenthumbs2021
Sep 30, 20104 min read
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Summer Youth & Good Times
Goodness. It’s August! We’ve had Sarah, Jijo, J.J., Amanuel, Winston, Jiawen, Abie and Sail, the youth we’ve co-hired with Youth Voices...
greenthumbs2021
Aug 10, 20102 min read
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Benefits of tasting plants in the garden
“This garden is so pretty and there’s so much food” – 9 year old girl at Winchester at lunch recess on Monday. I am super pleased when...
greenthumbs2021
Jun 10, 20104 min read
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year-round food gardens feed school children
Thanks to season extension techniques -cold frames, raised beds and row covers- our lettuce and spinach were in the ground all winter...
greenthumbs2021
Apr 14, 20101 min read
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Vegetable Jalfrezi curry deliciousness at Eco Club
It’s March and we can just taste spring in the air, even if there is still snow at our feet. Greenhouse programming will be starting...
greenthumbs2021
Mar 4, 20104 min read
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Eco Club making jerk chicken, rice and peas
The second group of students, all girls, from Eco Club decided on making jerk chicken and a rice and peas dish, after much deliberation....
greenthumbs2021
Jan 25, 20102 min read
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Eco Club making lasagna and salad
Winter is a good time to stay indoors and focus more on learning food preparation skills. Also to eat yummy hot foods to fill our...
greenthumbs2021
Jan 14, 20102 min read
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