Seeds of Inspiration and Plant a Seed–Read! Program Results
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École Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys: Natural Gardening Principles for a Stronger & Healthier School
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École Peter Greer Elementary Outdoor Garden – Our Learning Journey
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.7″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” transparent_background_fb=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.7″ header_4_line_height=”1.3em”] Another recently funded school garden of the Foundation is École Peter Greer Elementary at Lake Country, BC. Read about their Outdoor Garden – Our Learning Journey story from the perspective of Clint Maltais, the school’s dynamic grade 5 and […]
Port Weller Public School: The Treasure within the Garden
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” transparent_background_fb=”default” custom_padding=”31.9583px|0px|31px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.6″ header_4_line_height=”1.3em”] In partnership with Port Weller Public School, Peanut Mill and the District School Board of Niagara, we’re happy to let you know that our funded school garden in Ontario is growing and thriving! Read on to see how […]
How to Prepare Your Garden for Spring
Jessica Hill, one of the Foundation’s garden expert offers her expertise on how to prepare your garden for spring. Get your tips here. Spring is in the air! How to Prepare Your Garden for Spring It’s that exciting time of year again, the ground is beginning to warm and the trees are beginning to bud. […]
Planting the Seeds for a Healthier Future: Jessica Hill
We are pleased to introduce the Foundation’s first batch of post-secondary bursary recipients for the school year 2017-2018 – Carla Hick, B.Sc. Applied Biology, Food and Environment from UBC and Jessica Hill, BASc Sustainable Agriculture from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Jessica Hill is passionate about healthy food and communities. She has spent time learning about urban […]
Why Buy Organic?
In celebration of Organic Week from September 16-24, 2017, our guest blog today is from Rachel Parent, our close friend and volunteer. In this post, Rachel Parent elaborates on the reasons why we should buy organic. Rachel is a Canadian youth activist and founder of Kids Right To Know, a not-for-profit organization advocating for GMO […]
Let’s Grow: Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Would you like to make a difference in the lives of young children? Read our guest post from Rebecca Taylor for great tips on how to do Peer-to-Peer fundraising for the Plant a Seed Foundation. Peer-to-Peer fundraising (P2P) is a popular method of fundraising. It is when an individual (or group) raises funds by asking […]
Westmont Montessori School: How a Sheltered School Garden Brings a Community Together
We’re delighted to update you on the Westmont Montessori School garden, one of our funded projects. This project combines two of the Foundation’s core priorities – the creation of school gardens and providing outdoor learning experiences. When children can explore and engage in in the great outdoors, they become more connected to nature and to […]
Bee Crisis: It’s Time to Bee Aware
We are pleased to share with you our guest blog post today about the bee crisis from Huffington Post contributor, Asha Mior. In her blog post below, Asha explains why bees are important and offers ways how we can help save bees. Asha is a 15 year old blogger, filmmaker and environmentalist living in beautiful […]