Rebecca Jones wrote this great article in Education News Colarado on how introducing healthier school menus is not enough in getting...

Numerous people were displaced by the fire at 200 Wellesley last Friday, many of whom go to the schools we work at. In response, the St....

The lovely Candice Nsongo, Community Health Worker at the Centre Francophone de Toronto(CFT), was featured in an article in L’Express,...

Get involved in Green Thumbs Growing Kids by becoming a member!Our upcoming Annual General Meeting is on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at...

I am sad to say that this is our last week with the youth at Green Thumbs. It feels like we just started and are getting into the groove...

We were written up in an article by Justin Skinner of InsideToronto! Helping to create Green Thumbs in St. James Town – August 18, 2010 –...

As a product of the Food4Health Equity Project facilitated in partnership with Green Thumbs Growing Kids and the Wellesley Institute the...

CULTIVATING COMMUNITY: LOCAL YOUTH GROWING A HEALTHY NEIGHBOURHOOD When : Tuesday August 17th, 7 – 8 pm Where: Winchester Public School...

Growing Local Roots:  Advancing Urban Agricultural Movements in the Greater Toronto Area When: August 16th 2010, 6:30-8:30 p.m. ...

Goodness. It’s August! We’ve had Sarah, Jijo, J.J., Amanuel, Winston, Jiawen, Abie and Sail, the youth we’ve co-hired with Youth Voices...

Every Thursday evening during summer, families and children gather at Rose Avenue School Garden. With the summer evening drop-in program...

We are inviting  members to attend our first Members’ Summer Garden Tour and Lunch from 10:00 am to 1:00pm on Saturday July 24th. We...

Building earth block bed Lots of heavy lifting at GTGK last month! We’ve successfully built one garden earth brick bed at Winchester...

“This garden is so pretty and there’s so much food” – 9 year old girl at Winchester at lunch recess on Monday. I am super pleased when...

Green Thumbs Growing Kids and Youth Voices Research Group are seeking to hire and train eight youth who currently live in St. James Town...

Sarah Dobec, holistic nutritionist and also founder of Field Trip, is doing the Cancer Prevention Challenge, and has chosen us to donate...

Hello hello! We’ve been super busy here and have not had much time to update the blog with all the exciting stuff happening here at...

The children gorged on the Ontario asparagus sushi as their parents admonished them for eating so fast, got a kick out of the mocktails...

Sunday’s filled with music courtesy of great local talent who are contributing their time and musical gifts to our fundraiser: Watershed,...

We’re lucky to have her – the Green Goddess herself! Mary-Margaret McMahon, a public servant for the green-loving masses!

Thanks to our generous supporters we have a few more items donated for the silent auction this Sunday: *Baker Maria Nunez from Eat...

More details about the Garden Party  & Flower Tasting Fundraiser happening on Sunday May 16th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at Allan Gardens...

We are quite pleased to receive a mention from our friends at TDSB‘s EcoSchools  in their April Newsletter issue: Green Thumbs Growing...

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Lara helped grade 2 and 3 students build a fantastic EarthDay Cake in the lasagna-garden...