by Dennis Charland | Nov 17, 2023 | Blogs
How PAS is Helping Those Most at Risk of Food Insecurity This week (November 14 2023) Statistic Canada released the results of a study that sought to gain a better understanding of which Canadian households are more at risk of food insecurity. The timing is important...
by Dennis Charland | Nov 16, 2023 | Blogs
How Community Gardens Benefit Kids in Single Parent Households Around 17% of children in Canada belong to lone-parent families. The proportion tends to grow with lower income households and those challenged by systemic discrimination. For instance, more than...
by Dennis Charland | Oct 24, 2023 | Blogs
How Gardens Help Kids (besides feeding them) The biggest benefit of gardening for Canada’s children is rooted in nutrition. Fruits and vegetables grown in backyards, community/school gardens, and urban farms feed the young masses with healthy antioxidants,...
by Dennis Charland | Oct 24, 2023 | Blogs
How to Keep Kids Interested in Gardening Through the Winter It’s about that time of the year again, as the earth’s axis points away from the sun to bring winter weather across Canada. This can present a challenge to parents and educators who prefer to keep...
by Dennis Charland | Sep 26, 2023 | Blogs
In our recent article titled “When Can Kids Start Gardening?” (which is today, by the way) we discussed the physical fitness development element of the activity. It’s absolutely true that gardening will help your children build core strength and...
