Category Archives: Food and Garden

Past Event: Walk with Lori Snyder

Posted on May 1, 2018 by

Lori Snyder is an indigenous and contemporary First Nations Metis Herbalist. She loves to teach people about the wonders of what is growing under their feet. Lori shares natural ways to make skincare products, sunscreen, infused honeys, green drinks, vinegar … Continue reading →

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FoodFit 12-Week Program Starting January 29, 2018

Posted on January 24, 2018 by

Happy New Year 2018! Come join us in this great program starting this Monday, January 29th! FoodFit is a 12-week program for low-income community members who experience barriers around healthy eating and physical activity but who are motivated to make … Continue reading →

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Neighbourhood Small Grants: Can U Can It? [Event Recap]

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

September is here and the kids are back to school. If you have been scrambling to get ready for school, you’re not the only one. I am happy to share the past Small Grants event that was hosted by the … Continue reading →

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Gardening with Love

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Yes! We grew that! It started with a seed in a miniature green house back at the neighbourhood house in the month of May. Transplanted in the month of June, and waved our magic wand for a little universal love. … Continue reading →

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Apple Chips,Yum!

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

We delivered a workshop at Clinton Park and shared How to make apple chips! Actually, just about any other fruit veggie or herb can be preserved in the dehydrator. It’s quite remarkable. We had samples of all types of produce … Continue reading →

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Sprouting Beans!

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

Little blessed hands at work.     Children labelled their bean, each  give their bean a little water from time to time. And as you can see it only took a week to grow!!        

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Youth Hands at Work

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

Last Thursday we had 12 youth engaged at transplanting kale seedlings, lettuce, and harvest kale seed pods. The seeds from the pods were planted directly in the soil- it was an amazing experience for them for they never saw just … Continue reading →

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Planting Magic Beans

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

Children gathered at the gardeners hangout to plant some beans that had been soaking over night. Its not really the right time of year to plant beans but with our crazy weather and weird start of seasons we thought we … Continue reading →

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FoodFit Program Week 2 of 12 Recap + A Recipe

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

It was week 2 of 12 of the FoodFit Program – another amazing session. It’s so nice to come back to get together again with all the participants. Cooking meals together is always the fun part. After meal preparation, we … Continue reading →

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FoodFit Program Started April 24th

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

We had our first session of the FoodFit Program on Monday, April 24th, 2017. Here’s a little description about the program: FoodFit is a 12-week program designed to help you learn the skills and knowledge to make healthy choices when … Continue reading →

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