by Dennis Charland | Aug 29, 2023 | Blogs
What Maui Can Teach Your Students About Garden and Farm Preservation Teachers often use current events to teach students of all-ages about important concepts. Often these current events are tragic, but they come with lessons that are important to learn about, even (or...
by Dennis Charland | Aug 29, 2023 | Blogs
Seed Preservation Lesson Plan for Your Students The new school year is here! We’re taking the opportunity to expand upon the Growing Plants in the Classroom lesson plan from last month with a look at – seed preservation. It’s important to teach your...
by Dennis Charland | Jul 12, 2023 | Blogs
How Kids Can Help Protect Bees this Summer The warm summer months are peak bee season across Canada. When most us (grownups) were younger, we considered the yellow and black insect to be a threat to summertime fun as we ran in fear of being stung. Thankfully the...
by Dennis Charland | Jul 12, 2023 | Blogs
Growing Plants in the Classroom The next school semester is weeks away (at press) and as an educator you can’t help but wonder what new and exciting things to introduce to your students in the year ahead. You may have explored a gardening project on your school...
by Dennis Charland | Jun 25, 2023 | Blogs
Barriers to Food Security in Canada and How You Can Help Despite a growing number of efforts being launched in the fight against food insecurity, it remains a significant issue across Canada. The statistics are actually quite mind-blowing and heartbreaking. Recent...
by Dennis Charland | Jun 25, 2023 | Blogs
Benefits of Having a Community Garden…as Your Neighbour Do you own the empty plot of land beside your home? If so, have you been considering uses for it? Sure, you could build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and charge rent, but you don’t really want the...
