The Think&EatGreen@School Project is a Community-University Research Alliance promoting change in what public school students eat, learn and do at school in relation to food, health and the environment. The project aims to engage students with the sources of their…
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The rain provided a wet reminder that we live in Vancouver, but it has relented as the 2012 Summer Institute participants headed outside into the Orchard Garden. And of course the amazing lineup of workshops and people presenting and attending…
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Tags: Andrew Riseman, BCed, Cooking up Curriculum, Education, Irrigation, Market Gardens, Metro Vancouver, Orchard Garden, Outdoor learning, Professional Development, Schedule, School Gardens, Summer Institute, Susan Gerofsky, Sustainability, teg, TEGS12, Think & Eat Green, Think & Eat Green @ School, UBC, Vancouver School Board, Watering, WIll Valley
When the sun is shining, the clouds are giving shade, seeds are in the ground, and sprouts are breaking through the earth…it’s time to celebrate. On a sunny Thursday last week, dozens of eager students at Queen Elizabeth Elementary poured…
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Tags: BCed, City of Vancouver Greening Grant, Education, Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society, Market Gardens, Natasha Tousaw, Queen Elizabeth Elementary, School Gardens, Society Promoting Environmental Conservation, SPEC, TD Friends of the Environment, teg, Think & Eat Green @ School, Urban Agriculture, Vancouver School Board, Vegetable Songs
Apparently Think & Eat Green @ School partners are not only thinking green, but thinking big as well. Big as in 1000 square meters of Asian greens, salad greens, beets, carrots, garlic, and a host of other vegetables sprouting on the…
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Tags: BCed, Brent Mansfield, Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society, Ilana Labow, Kevin Millsip, local agriculture, Market Gardens, School Gardens, Think & Eat Green, Think & Eat Green @ School, Urban Agriculture, Van Tech, Vancouver School Board, Vancouver Schools, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Technical School