All events are free and everyone is invited (recommended age 6 and up). All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Saturday June 2, 2012
Kids Grow! Meet and Greet
Learn about the trees in the orchard and get a tour of the garden. Help us make a banner for Kids Grow! and participate in other fun activities.
Saturday June 9, 2012
Permaculture Workshop
Help design our garden with Ted Bahr from Prairie Sage Permaculture.
Saturday June 16, 2012
Good Bugs
Learn about the various bugs that help our gardens grow while enjoying some fun, creative projects and activities along the way.
Saturday June 23, 2012
Bad Bugs
Find out about bugs and birds that can eat plants and learn how to keep them out naturally. Make a pinwheel and scarecrow to protect our garden space.
All events run from 10am -12 pm at Sunnyside Hillhurst Community Garden/Orchard. Our garden is located in the northeast "corner" of Sunnyside at Sunnyhill Lane and 9 Avenue NW. It's just below Mchugh Bluff to the east of 4A Street NW. See you soon!
Sunday 27 May 2012
Saturday 26 May 2012
Kids Grow! Finds a Home
Today was a wonderful day spent working
in the garden and meeting lovely people!
In addition to introducing ourselves to the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Garden members, we were able to carve out our own little niche in the 'A' plot near the compost bins. Buff helped with clearing out the strawberries and transplanting them to the newly created strawberry patch which we have also inherited as a project for the Kids Grow! team.
The people at Hillhurst Sunnyside Garden were really supportive of our endeavour to bring kids programming into the garden, and are willing to help out.
Thanks to everyone at the garden for making us feel so welcome, and get ready for some little hands to get happily dirty!
In addition to introducing ourselves to the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Garden members, we were able to carve out our own little niche in the 'A' plot near the compost bins. Buff helped with clearing out the strawberries and transplanting them to the newly created strawberry patch which we have also inherited as a project for the Kids Grow! team.
The people at Hillhurst Sunnyside Garden were really supportive of our endeavour to bring kids programming into the garden, and are willing to help out.
Thanks to everyone at the garden for making us feel so welcome, and get ready for some little hands to get happily dirty!
"And This is my Garden" Inspires
St. Pius School in Calgary hosted a
screening of "And This is my Garden" at the Dutton Theatre
last week at The Calgary Library. The documentary is about a small
town in northern Manitoba where a dedicated teacher created a
curriculum around gardening that extends through the summer and
involves students caring for their own raised beds at their homes.
This film demonstrates the impact dedicated teachers can have on their students' health and sense of empowerment by teaching them the basic skills that will allow them to produce healthy food in an environment increasingly controlled by corporate interests.
St. Pius School is home to one of Calgary's school yard naturalization projects that was initiated by parents 12 years ago. It maintains a beautiful school garden that children, parents, and teachers can be proud of!
If you want to learn more about "And This is my Garden," you can check out a copy from the Calgary Library, or go to this site
This film demonstrates the impact dedicated teachers can have on their students' health and sense of empowerment by teaching them the basic skills that will allow them to produce healthy food in an environment increasingly controlled by corporate interests.
St. Pius School is home to one of Calgary's school yard naturalization projects that was initiated by parents 12 years ago. It maintains a beautiful school garden that children, parents, and teachers can be proud of!
If you want to learn more about "And This is my Garden," you can check out a copy from the Calgary Library, or go to this site
Kids Grow! Mission Statement and Description
Kids Grow! is a student directed,
volunteer led, pilot project seeking to implement children's
community gardening activities into existing Hillhurst and Sunnyside
community gardens. Student volunteers, selected by the Centre for
Community-Engaged Learning (CCEL) coordinate, promote, and implement
child-focused, garden-centred, educational and recreational
activities.
The goal of Kids Grow! is to involve children in community gardening, to increase gardening and food production knowledge, and to promote healthy and sustainable food choices.
The goal of Kids Grow! is to involve children in community gardening, to increase gardening and food production knowledge, and to promote healthy and sustainable food choices.
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