Kids grow, thrives of community engagement and rejoices in exploration of food, gardening, play, outdoors, and participation.

A Vancouver case study in building community with fresh produce, gardening and neighborhood discourse:

http://ediblecommunities.com/vancouver/Grow-Food/nurturing-neighbourhoods-its-as-simple-as-sharing.htm

 

Nurturing Neighbourhoods: It’s as Simple as Sharing | Grow Food

ediblecommunities.com

 

This article is about how gardening and sharing foods help in maintaining a strong community.

 

Dirt + kids + outside= fun, no surprise!

In case you need more convincing that fun = health for people and planet:

Take a look at the article by By David Suzuki with contributions from Science and Policy Director Mara Kerry:


http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/science-matters/2013/11/getting-dirty-may-be-healthy/

Dirt this snowy November may be scarce, frozen solid and uninspiring, but rather then going into hibernation  ...

Snow: an excuse to revel in nature with the added fun of mittens, hats, and winter boots!

 

 Take a look at the article by By David Suzuki and the David Suzuki Foundation  Communications Specialist Leanne Clare.

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/science-matters/2013/03/healthy-kids-need-time-in-nature/