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,
01/25/2016
One of our very own farmers is in the news today, talking about her new Wild Edibles zine! http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2016/01/24/a-guide-to-foraging-food-in-toronto.html
From fiddleheads to pine needles: a guide to foraging food in Toronto | Metro News
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!
Doin the carrot shuffle over here today at Elmbank, learning that carrots don't always come out straight...but still taste great!
08/12/2015
Dear Mother Nature, thanks for being the best artist I know. Your colour palette is WILD! LITERALLY!
07/30/2015
Lots of new updates on our blog! Keep up with what's happening at ALL the gardens here: http://www.pactgrow2learn.ca/
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!
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!
06/25/2015
Happy last day of school! Thanks to all the students that have made this spring season really get growing!
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!
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!
05/19/2015
PACT GTL will be proudly participating in the UN Biodiversity day May 22! https://www.facebook.com/usccanada/posts/10153308633989730
I Am A Seed Saver Let people know this on May 22 that seeds matter to you! //
05/31/2015