🌞 Summer is here, bringing more access to fresh produce! 🥬 Yet, many Canadians still face food insecurity. Discover how community gardens can help strengthen food systems and start your own gardening journey with our resources at ecosource.ca/publications! 👩🏽‍🌾

There are only 4 more weeks left of our Kids for Climate summer camp!🏕️ This year’s campers have had experiences cooking fun and healthy recipes, harvesting produce at the Iceland Teaching Garden, learning from Indigenous knowledge keepers, and having fun in the sun!☀️

We're looking for dedicated youth volunteers to help grow fresh produce for local food banks at the Malton Community Garden from now until end of October, every Thursday, 3-4:30pm *Please note this is a weekly commitment* If interested, email Deven Sikand at [email protected]

Challenge yourself to try new recipes with your fresh garden harvest! 🌿🍅🥕 Here's a quick and delicious veggie dip we make with our summer campers at the Iceland Teaching Garden: Mix Greek yogurt, chopped chives, parsley, dill, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

We'd like to highlight our gardeners who go above & beyond to keep our community gardens running smoothly, lovingly known as ‘Garden Stars’ at Ecosource! Meet Carol, a gardener at Churchill Meadows. She brings great energy to the garden and is always happy to share her knowledge.

Check out these amazing Cream Cheese Cucumber Bites to keep you cool this summer! They’re a great healthy snack option to have at home or pack in a lunchbox. Follow True North Kitchen for recipe true-north-kitchen.com/cream-cheese-c… Photo credit: True North Kitchen]

Excited to share upcoming workshop Plant Stories and Food Forests at our Community Climate Hub on Aug. 14. Our demonstration food forest at St. Hilary Elementary School is an abundant space & provides nourishment through berries, herbs, & flowers Register forms.office.com/pages/response…

Lovingly known as Garden Stars at Ecosource, these dedicated gardeners are always eager to assist and share their wealth of knowledge. This week, we’re featuring Andrew from Parkway Green Community Garden! Swipe to learn more about Andrew’s story.

#InternationalYouthDay celebrates youth and raising awareness about the issues and challenges they are facing today. Check out the Youth and Environment Report published by Statistics Canada showing how important environmental issues are for youth www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/42-28-0…

🌍 Join Our Team as an Environmental Educator! Are you passionate about the environment and eager to inspire the next generation? We're looking for a dedicated Environmental Educator to join our Waste Reduction team! 🔗ecosource.ca/employment-opp… Apply by Monday, Aug. 26 at 9am

Continuing with our Garden Star highlight series, meet Tom! He is one of the friendly faces at Garden of the Valley and has made great contributions to the site. Swipe to read Tom’s story.

Meet Roula, one of our cherished unofficial Garden Stars who tends to the Malton Community Garden with heart and dedication. Her generosity and strong sense of community make her an invaluable asset to our gardening crew. 🌿✨

Join PEYA & Credit Valley Conservation Youth Stewards in a native tree and shrub planting on Sat., Sept. 21! Event will take place at Andrew McCandless Park in Brampton, 10am-1pm. Attendees can earn up to 3 volunteer hours and snacks will be provided. 🔗 Register eventbrite.ca/e/youth-tree-p…

As summer ends, we reminisce about an amazing season at our Kids for Climate camp! From eye-opening workshops on Indigenous learning & conservation to exploring water cycles, our campers had a blast. They visited our Iceland Teaching Garden & harvested crops for the food bank

Check out our latest publication! It provides recommendations for designing accessible community gardens and programs for residents of all abilities ecosource.ca/publications City of Mississauga City of Brampton Town of Caledon The Riverwood Conservancy Community Living Mississauga Peel Region

Now that summer is ending, we’d like to say a huge thank you to the volunteers who came to drop-in sessions at the Iceland Teaching Garden! If interested in volunteering at teaching garden, we host weekly drop-in sessions Tuesdays, 4:30-6:30pm ecosource.ca/volunteer/

In honor of National Mushroom Month, we want to highlight the wonderful ways fungi are working hard behind the scenes to support the vegetables we grow in our gardens. Swipe through to learn all about them!

With National Day for Truth & Reconciliation on Sept 30, we encourage everyone towards reconciling unjust histories & ongoing oppression imposed on Indigenous people. A project created to raise awareness is @moccasinidentifier, developed by Carolyn King with Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation

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