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The Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) was founded in 1921 - An umbrella organization created to support the Community Leagues of Edmonton. Today, the EFCL supports 163 Communities! The EFCL Green Leagues program supports communities with all sustainability-related projects,...
Continue ReadingIn 1966, a group of citizens gathered with a vision of a natural space in the heart of the city; an escape from the growing urban sprawl, and a space where the community could connect and learn from nature. When...
Continue ReadingOver the last 10 years at the hospital, I have worked with many different populations within the hospital. One of the main populations I work with is the Day Patient Mental Health and Inpatient Mental Health. We get together once...
Continue ReadingUrban spaces displace local wildlife species but you can use your garden to help compensate for lost habitat. By mimicking natural elements, you can roll out the welcome mat for creatures big and small who are looking for refuge.Β FoodΒ ...
Continue ReadingCity Beet is an urban farm growing vegetables and cut flowers on residential front and backyards in Vancouver, BC on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. While the exact number tends to shift...
Continue ReadingAt the Green & Gold Community Garden, in Edmonton, volunteers get their hands dirty on two acres of land at the University of Alberta South Campus farm. Now in its fifteenth year, this local garden with a global impact is...
Continue ReadingWelcome, 'Uy' skweyul,Β Bienvenu to syuwΜeΜnΜctβ―Elementary in Nanaimo, BC where students, staff, parents, and the community are stewards of the land. One late August morning, a parent volunteer was watering syuwΜeΜnΜct Elementaryβs large garden with her three young boys.Β She spotted...
Continue ReadingI was born and raised in Hermosillo, Sonora, MΓ©xico, a city in the middle of a desert. As many people in my area, I grew up buying groceries with my mother and never really learned what it takes to grow...
Continue ReadingEven Olympic dreams start with a seed. At the unusually late age of 27, I was offered the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to leave my corporate job and join Rowing Canadaβs Talent Identification program. Given my late age and non-existent experience with...
Continue ReadingAs an organization that teaches people how to grow vegetables in Toronto, we love seeing our students grow an abundance of food in their backyards and on their balconies. What we didnβt expect was the power of collaborative learning in...
Continue ReadingFrom a window-box of herbs to a homestead, growing your own food is an education, a series of trial and error, and a meditation on connecting with nature in a meaningful and personal way. Itβs about observation, patience, and resourcefulness...
Continue ReadingOur market garden is planted beside the Trans Canada Highway next to a bustling intersection. As we go about our work transplanting cabbages, harvesting carrots and hilling potatoes weβre surrounded by the constant drone of cars, the honking of horns...
Continue ReadingWho wouldβve imagined that photographing boulevard gardens would lead to so many interesting surprises and fulfilling community-building experiences?Β But what is a boulevard garden? The boulevard is the strip of land between a road and a sidewalk. The standard boulevard...
Continue ReadingNon-profitβs research could bring fresh produce to underserved Canadians. Jennica Taylor didnβt want to go outside. She knew her breath would fog as temperatures approached minus-40Β°C. She knew the sun would dissolve into the darkness before supper. And with Christmas...
Continue ReadingGardening is enjoyable at all ages and is especially enjoyable with children! Playing and learning outdoors can engage children of all ages in physical activity, care for living things, and a sense of how the natural world works.Β Β Start small...
Continue ReadingKhalsa Aid was founded in 1999 by Ravi Singh to provide humanitarian aid to those experiencing natural or man-made disaster. Khalsa Aid now has many chapters around the world including the Vancouver chapter, which provides aid to the Lower Mainland,...
Continue ReadingFounded in 2002 by seven residents of Suspa-Kshemawati VDC, FSS is a community-based Indigenous-led organization registered with the Dolakha district Social Welfare Council office in eastern Nepal. With its base in Fashelung (Phaselung) village, the organization works across several VDCs...
Continue ReadingThere are various methods to harvest marine phytoplankton. At MARPHYL Marine Phytoplankton, we implement a natural, wild, and sustainable approach.Β First, ocean water is pumped from the deeps of the Georgia Strait into tanks located on shore next to the...
Continue ReadingAttracting predatorial insects to our garden using flowers is an effective pest management strategy. Flying insects such as wasps, hover flies and lady beetles find nectar and pollen for themselves while hunting for protein-rich foods in the form of caterpillars,...
Continue ReadingIf you're a gardener, you know that there are a lot of different ways to improve your garden. You can add fertilizer, compost, and soil amendments to make your plants thrive. But have you ever tried using worm castings? Worm...
Continue ReadingOver the past few years, edible gardening has seen a surge in popularity. Spurred by the garden to table movement, the slow living movement and surely aided by our new found appreciation for all things local, vegetable gardens are thriving...
Continue ReadingFood securityΒ exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient,Β safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active andΒ healthy life. World Food Summit, 1996 As we write this blog...
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