Workshops around town
Growing Power – Highlights and Lessons Learned
When: Friday, October 21 from 2:30-5:30 pm
Where: Toronto City Hall on October 21 from 3:00 to 5:00 in committee room 4.
What: Will and Erika Allen, two leaders of Growing Power, an inspiring Milwaukee-based model for integrating environmental and social sustainability through food security leadership training, will be speaking at Toronto City Hall on October 21 from 3:00 to 5:00 in committee room 4.
This is the full package of environmental and social leadership through the growing power of urban agriculture, enhanced by two amazing personalities. Will, a former professional basketball player, has just won a major Ford Foundation award for lifetime achievement in community leadership. His daughter, Erika, is an accomplished artist who coordinates urban agriculture outreach programs in Chicago.
Growing Power may well shoot its roots over to Toronto, so innovators will want to hear what Will and Erika have to say about the lessons learned through their work: the theme of their Friday talk. There will be lots of time for questions and discussion. It’s expected that a representative from City Council will participate in the dialogue.
The meeting is sponsored by FoodShare, the Toronto Food Policy Council, and Food For Talk, a group of university and community activists committed to creating opportunities for great public discussions about food.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear Will and Erika Allen during their first visit to Toronto.
This is part of the series Food For Talk. See below for a complete listing of the series' events.
More info: Karine Jaouich
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Hands-on School Gardening Workshops
DATE: Tuesday,October 25th Part 1 and Thursday April 27th Part 2
TIME: 4:30pm to 6:30pm
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Meet other schools growing food gardens and learn how to start or enhance your school food garden project.
Part 1: This first session will cover principles and techniques for planting and caring for a successful food garden project, curriculum and gardening activities and how to design a low maintenance, drought tolerant and educational food garden with students. Hands on soil building over the winter.
Part 2: This session will explore ideas about what to grow for spring and fall harvest; curriculum and gardening activities and resources. Hands on garden design, preparing the soil, companion planting, mulching and cover cropping.
To register contact: Fran Raymond at fran.raymond@tdsb.on.ca or 416-394-7267 and provide your name, complete contact information and school. Note: TDSB teachers should register through Key to Learn. Sponsored by Evergreen
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