PACT Grow To Learn

PACT Grow To Learn Our urban schoolyard gardening programs emphasize hands-on learning, diversity, and sustainability,

The PACT “Grow to Learn” (GTL) program is a branch of PACT Urban Peace Program (www.pactprogram.ca) and is a community based urban agriculture initiative that has partnered with the TDSB and TCDSB to establish 7 schoolyard gardens in the Greater Toronto Area. The gardens act as an outdoor classroom for students and community members to learn valuable hands-on skills and knowledge about gardening, food, nutrition, poverty and the environment. Participants in the garden assist in growing local produce that is donated to high-need schools and food banks across the GTA. In 2011 PACT Grow to Learn donated over 10 000 pounds of fresh local produce. In addition, the gardens create a safe and positive environment within at-risk communities. Staff members are available after-school for students/community members to learn through experience and complete community service hours.

Elmbank's first sweet potato harvest! Pulled this one early as a tester and will be roasting these teeny tiny sweeties t...
10/06/2015

Elmbank's first sweet potato harvest! Pulled this one early as a tester and will be roasting these teeny tiny sweeties tonight! Highly recommend growing your own sweet potatoes in your backyard! Great as cascading vine foliage in planters or let them trail around in your garden. Just chop up some sweet potato from the grocery store, pop it in the soil and voila!

09/25/2015

Doin the carrot shuffle over here today at Elmbank, learning that carrots don't always come out straight...but still taste great!

Dear Mother Nature, thanks for being the best artist I know. Your colour palette is WILD! LITERALLY!
08/12/2015

Dear Mother Nature, thanks for being the best artist I know. Your colour palette is WILD! LITERALLY!

Every day there is a chance to find small moments of happiness. Today, mine was finding this bunch of tomatoes with near...
07/16/2015

Every day there is a chance to find small moments of happiness. Today, mine was finding this bunch of tomatoes with nearly FULL germination! Thanks bees!

Just as school ends, raspberries begins! What tragic timing! But don't worry, many raspberries have a second growing sea...
06/29/2015

Just as school ends, raspberries begins! What tragic timing! But don't worry, many raspberries have a second growing season in the fall! Hooray!

Happy last day of school! Thanks to all the students that have made this spring season really get growing!
06/25/2015

Happy last day of school! Thanks to all the students that have made this spring season really get growing!

to LAST week when we finally got the signs up that Mr.Anderson's class made for the garden at Elmbank! My personal fav...
06/25/2015

to LAST week when we finally got the signs up that Mr.Anderson's class made for the garden at Elmbank! My personal favorite is the "beans" interpretation :)! Also! Harvesting peas is in full swing! Kids eating golden snow peas for the first time has been a big hit!

For the last few weeks, gardener Natalie has been working on painting some picnic tables with students at Elmbank, and t...
06/15/2015

For the last few weeks, gardener Natalie has been working on painting some picnic tables with students at Elmbank, and today is finally assembly day! It was a girl-power kind of recess as these girls helped Natalie drill and assemble all the pieces! So happy with the result of table #1!

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