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Lives Rewritten: Mind, Body & Spirit
This fall, Green Thumbs was engaged through the Muslim Children’s Aid and Social Services to run a weekly workshop series after school,...
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Dec 28, 20202 min read


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


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


Classroom Green Learning & Food Education
by Cam Weir, Teacher Candidate Volunteer Reflecting on student food knowledge and education, there is a lot of research on how to better...
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Nov 30, 20203 min read


Open the Doors to Outdoor Education
by Cindy Tran, Teacher Candidate Today, education continues to grow and change. I realize there are endless possibilities we can offer to...
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Nov 30, 20206 min read


Subsistence Farming for Sustainability
by Ashley McMorrow, teacher candidate, Green Industries
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Nov 30, 20201 min read


Toronto Green Spaces for Life
by Ashley McMorrow, teacher candidate Green spaces in Toronto provide many benefits for all its inhabitants and visitors, including...
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Nov 30, 20202 min read


Pollination Nation!
by Christy Sebastian Our New Pollinator Gardens What do Humans, Bees, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds have in common? They all need a home!...
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Sep 1, 20202 min read


Food Security in Regent Park
by Philippa Wood Building Community Through Food During the Pandemic For over 20 years, Green Thumbs Growing Kids has proudly maintained...
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Sep 1, 20203 min read


Edible Weeds
by Philippa Wood What are Weeds, Really? We’ve all heard the term weeds before. They take over garden spaces, compete with our vegetables...
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Sep 1, 20204 min read


Green Roof at CSI-RP
by Dev Vyas One of the spaces that Green Thumbs manages is a green roof at our office site, the Center for Social Innovation in Regent...
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Sep 1, 20203 min read


OSEE’s Recommendations for September
Ontario Society for Environmental Education input to Ministry of Education
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Jul 17, 20201 min read
Urban Trees from Seed
by Ohemaa Boateng, Garden and Food Educator Have you ever wanted to learn how to plant a native tree from seed? Better yet, have you ever...
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Jul 17, 20203 min read


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


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


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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Jun 30, 20200 min read
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


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


Benefits of Calendula
by Lily Yee Calendula is one of many floral plants grown in our school gardens, as well as on our rooftop garden at Daniels Spectrum. In...
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Apr 26, 20202 min read


Seeds! How to check the viability of your seeds
By Sarah Dobec It’s spring and the warmer days will make us dream of our gardens. If you have found some seeds in your garden shed and...
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Apr 13, 20201 min read




Social Distancing Bingo for youth & grownups
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Apr 2, 20201 min read


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