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Job Opening: Project Manager
Project Manager – One Year Contract $67,200 including MERCs Position open until filled Green Thumbs Growing Kids (www.greenthumbsto.org)...
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Mar 13, 20242 min read
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Semester One… Done!
Hi! My name is Katie Gauthier and I am a second year Community Worker student at George Brown College. With a prior university degree and...
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Dec 14, 20232 min read
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Cultivating Growth: My experience as a Co-Op Child and Youth Care Student at Green Thumbs
By Emily Castillo, Child and Youth Care student, George Brown College Hi! My name is Emily Castillo and I am a second year student in the...
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Dec 14, 20232 min read
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Student Teacher Experience in Green Thumbs Program
by Sophia Karaiskakis, teacher candidate, York University My experience at the Green Thumbs Growing Kids program in the garden was a...
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Nov 21, 20232 min read
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Global Heroes Advertorial
by Sunday Harrison Green Thumbs Growing Kids is featured in an advertorial as part of the Global Heroes media platform. It was really fun...
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Sep 15, 20231 min read
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Job Posting - Volunteer Training Program Co-ordinator
School Gardens Land Back Training Program Job Posting: Volunteer Training Program Co-ordinator Wage rate: $27/hr x 35 hr wk. M-F...
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Jul 4, 20232 min read
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Growing and Growth at Green Thumbs
Aaniin Boozhoo! Hello my name is Avery and I am the Indigenous Program Leader here at Green Thumbs Growing Kids.
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Nov 15, 20221 min read
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What we did this summer: bee surveys!
by Avalon Carthew The green roof at Daniels Spectrum is covered in sedum, and we have worked hard to cultivate a portion of it. While we...
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Nov 15, 20222 min read
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We're Hiring!
Job posting for Indigenous Program Leader - Apply today! JOB OPENING GARDEN EDUCATOR – Indigenous Program Leader Green Thumbs Growing...
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Jun 29, 20221 min read
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We were goosed!
Over the month of May, this family joined us on the Daniels Spectrum Green Roof. How adorable, right? Fuzzy little goslings? Oh but then...
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Jun 17, 20221 min read
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Katelyn's Excellent Adventure
Katelyn Grasman, in yellow shirt, helping Sprucecourt students plant. Hello! My name is Katelyn Grasman and I am a fourth year Early...
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Jun 17, 20222 min read
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Introducing a new Community Worker-in-Training
Hello everyone. My name is Rebika Baniya. I am an international student from Nepal. Currently I am pursuing a diploma in the Community...
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Feb 24, 20222 min read
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Welcome Rebecca!
Rebecca (Becca) Davis is studying horticulture at Guelph University online and will graduate in the spring with a focus on Urban...
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Dec 29, 20211 min read
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2021 in review
by Sunday Harrison, Executive Director As we wind up our 23rd season, Green Thumbs continues to be a valued garden program partner for...
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Dec 29, 20214 min read
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Humber Nursing Students placement completed
by: Crystal Cornwall, Suneel Dhillon, Mikaela Dillabaugh, Navneet Gill, Bishara Hersi, Grace Ho, Tian Jin, Zohal Kerami, Kim Nguyen,...
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Dec 29, 20212 min read
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"Fun and Nerve-wracking" Placement
Hey everyone! Our names are Tobias and Trisha, and we are students from George Brown College in the Child and Youth Care program doing...
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Nov 25, 20212 min read
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Summer placement: Learning and Growing
My Summer Placement Experience: Learning and Growing Wanjun Huang, Early Childhood Studies placement student Hi everyone, my name is...
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Sep 22, 20212 min read
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Summer's Over! Thanks to outgoing staff & students, welcome new placement students
Summer 2021 was a whirlwind of activity. Six summer staff worked from May 10 through July 9, and three continued on until the end of...
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Sep 22, 20213 min read
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Wanjun's Reflections on Placement
Hello Everyone! My name is Wanjun Huang, and I am an international student at Ryerson University and I have studied in Canada for six...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
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We're hiring! Urban Agriculture Specialist
Job Posting Urban Agriculture Specialist $20/hr x 35 hr week Start date: July 19, 2021 One year contract position Applicant must be 30...
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Jul 1, 20212 min read
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