Helping Canadian Kids Learn How Food Grows
From tomato plants on balconies to backyard and community gardens, more and more people of all ages are taking time to cultivate their own food. With summer comes the opportunity for kids to get involved in gardening and discover what may become a life-long passion...
Outdoor Learning Experience: An Adventure at the Natural Factors Farms
An outdoor learning experience such as a farm visit is a great opportunity to develop an appreciation of the seed-to-table food cycle among young children. This guest post by Sheri Price, Vernon Christian School’s teacher describes the grade one students’ recent...
How to Prevent Your Children From Experiencing Learning Loss Over the Summer by Going Outdoors
Summer learning loss (also known as summer brain drain) is a very real thing. What is it? It is the loss of knowledge and academic skills over the course of summer vacation. The deficit in learning varies in degree across grade level,...
How to Make Your Community Garden More Accessible
Today, our Foundation is providing easy-to-follow instructions on how you can make your sustainable community gardening system more accessible for all Canadians. Nearly 14% of all Canadians are living with some form of a disability. While many Canadian...
