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Welcome New Staff!
Thanks to the Canada Summer Jobs program, we have 6 new garden staff for 9 weeks of critical planting time, who are also helping kick off...
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Jun 3, 20214 min read
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Squirrel Payback Time
Don't you love how squirrels take a bite out of your tomatoes and cucumbers? Well, we've heard that leaving some water out for them might...
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Apr 30, 20211 min read
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From Bedside to Community: How Nursing Students from Humber College Become Involved with Green Thumb
In their community placement, the Humber nursing students collaborate with Green Thumbs to become involved with the community and Green...
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Dec 28, 20203 min read
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From Bedside to Community: How Nursing Students from Humber College Become Involved with Green Thumb
by Humber Nursing Students & Instructor Stephanie Hamilton In their community placement, the Humber nursing students collaborate with...
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Dec 12, 20203 min read
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OSEE’s Recommendations for September
Ontario Society for Environmental Education input to Ministry of Education
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Jul 17, 20201 min read
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Message from our incoming Board Chair
Kary Atkinson Message from Kary Atkinson At the most recent meeting for the Board of Directors at Green Thumbs, I had the distinct honour...
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Jul 1, 20202 min read
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Anusha Santhakumar, Youth & Volunteer Programs Co-ordinator
Apologies – our WordPress has new bells & whistles and won’t show all our staff on the page it’s supposed to! So here’s Anusha, who has...
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Jun 30, 20201 min read
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Summer Staff 2020
L to R: Kais Saleh, Christy Sebastian, Ari Wichert, Eden Gepner-Bourgeois, Dev Vyas, Philippa Wood Welcome 2020 Summer Staff! This...
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Jun 30, 20203 min read
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Statement in support of Black and Indigenous struggle against racist police violence
It’s taken me awhile after George Floyd’s murder to pull my thoughts together for a solidarity statement with Black Lives Matter/Not...
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Jun 19, 20204 min read
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Summer Jobs at Green Thumbs
We’re excited to announce 6 summer jobs at Green Thumbs. Two are Program Co-ordinators, 35 hrs/wk x 8 wks @ $17/hr. Four are Child and...
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May 21, 20201 min read
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Winter/Spring Interns
We’re happy to welcome Maleeka Black, Drew Miller and welcome back to Gigi Uson. Maleeka joins us from the Community Worker Program at...
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Feb 26, 20202 min read
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Community Worker Program Students finish fall semester with flying colours
Green Thumbs has been super happy to host George Brown College Community Workers-in-Training this fall. Meet George Lin, Quyen Pham,...
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Dec 11, 20192 min read
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Summer Jobs!
Summer Jobs at Green Thumbs! You don’t need to be a student or returning to school in the fall anymore! To be eligible, participants...
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May 14, 20191 min read
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Job Posting – Indigenous Garden Educator
Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training Green Thumbs Growing Kids is a community-based non-profit organization bringing gardening...
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Apr 11, 20191 min read
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Placement Students Spring 2019
Throughout the year, Green Thumbs takes on many placement students from colleges and universities, giving opportunities for students to...
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Apr 2, 20192 min read
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Why I support Green Thumbs
Here’s what a few of our current Board Members say about Green Thumbs: “Daily consumption of healthy fruits and vegetables has been shown...
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Apr 1, 20193 min read
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Organic Certification!
Two school gardens were Certified Organic by EcoCert in 2018. In 2019, we intend to add the Greenhouse at Allan Gardens Children’s...
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Mar 12, 20191 min read
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A successful semester of Community Health – Humber Nursing Students Practicum
From Sept. to Nov. 2018, a cohort of eight students with their instructor created a Mindfulness Garden to support Winchester Grade 1-2...
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Nov 30, 20181 min read
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2018 Summer Jobs – Posting Extended!
Hiring summer students! You must be in school full-time and returning to school in the fall, aged 15-30. Position 1: Garden Program...
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May 4, 20181 min read
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