Visionary for school gardens, holistic education, wellness cooking camps building community one garden at a time, mother of 2.
Vancouver/Burnaby BC
Joined February 2009
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Barb Koyanagi retweeted
Garden club afterschool program! Harvesting carrots and seeds for next year! @burnabyschools @Davidk604
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Back to school means it’s grant writing season for school gardeners! 💰 This updated post highlights available funding & even includes a section for free professional learning & resources teachers can access. Check it out! 👇 meganzeni.com/bc-school-gard…
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In Ojibwe our word for fire fighters is aategejig (pronounced aa-te-ge-jig). Ojibwe fire fighters blessing the grounds of the devastation left behind.
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For years, Kiss the Ground has shared the stories of farmers and ranchers transitioning to #Regenerative practices. “Five With a Farmer” is a new weekly feature connecting audiences with the heroes who grow our food. Farmers, in many ways are just like us.
🌱COMING SOON🌱
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Want to know what to do with those pesky blackberry canes in your yard? Talk to Nicholas at the SD 36 ScienceFair and he’ll tell you how to turn them into paper!! #sd36 learn # bced
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📢 Farm to School BC Grants for 2022 are now open!
We offer two types of grants: the Start-Up grants up to $3,000 and the Scale-Up grants up to $1,000.
The deadline to apply is Sunday, November 13. Learn more about each grant and prepare to apply at farmtoschoolbc.ca/grants.
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Farmers in Kenya are using solarpower to improve crop yields. The panels help reduce heat stress, reduce water loss, grow larger crops and cut energy bills.
We have the solutions. Stop the delays. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#ClimateEmergency #energy #tech #renewables
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F2SBC grants for the 2022-23 school year are opening on Monday, October 3, 2022!
To support school communities launching farm to school projects, we offer: Start-Up grants of up to $3,000 and Scale-Up grants of up to $1,000.
Learn more: farmtoschoolbc.ca/grants
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Grade 12 Burnaby Mountain Secondary student Casey Lo was acknowledged at council for her environmental stewardship and volunteering on garden programs in the school district. burnabynow.com/local-news/bu…
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Check out the @bbybeacon feature about two award-winning #BurnabySchools students who were recognized by the @CityofBurnaby for their sustainability work. Read about the projects at school by Smith at Sperling Elementary and Casey @BbyMountainSec: burnabybeacon.com/article/en…
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School gardens provide a growing number of opportunities. Read about a @CityofBurnaby Youth Environmental Award for a @BbyMountainSec student connected to her school garden work, and the benefits of a garden project at Royal Oak Alternate Program & more: ow.ly/A7Or50JFb5P
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The seeds were planted and with hardwork, dedication, teamwork, and passion our greenhouse is in full bloom. Truly something to marvel at all thanks to our incredible students of our bmss garden project led by @SproutingChefs @BbyMountainSec 🪴 💚
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Wow, how about this camouflage. (Wait for it). This is an Indian Oakleaf butterfly (Kallima inachus).
Nature is amazing. Protect it.
#ActOnClimate #climate #nature #rewilding
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“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” - President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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This school runs on #solar, is made from sustainable materials, & produces enough energy to power itself & the 50 homes around it. RT if every school get a solar upgrade.
We have the solutions. Implement them #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #GreenNewDeal
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Red tulips are starting to come into bloom now and in the coming weeks in 458 BC schoolyards (including the schoolyard at Forest Grove Elementary), thanks to @bcaitc's Planting a Promise program! Thanks to our program sponsors and kit-delivery partners!
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Almost any building, school, or parking lot could be turned into a #solar power plant and provide #cleanenergy for our cities and homes.
RT if think more buildings should get a #solarenergy upgrade.
#ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #GreenNewDeal #renewable
#energy
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🌱 Seeds to Start in April
Warmer weather IS on the way 😅. Rain + snow are still in the forecast for some regions across the country, so starting seeds inside & transplanting seedlings after last frost will work best for many of these starts.
#WestCoastSeeds
