Welcome. The project started from a placement at university. Looking at the situation of school gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. There are many pieces of the puzzle and eco-justice, social justice, food security and education all find a home at my Blog.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Spring has finally come

Spring has finally hit the lakehead and the leaves are slowly returning to the trees around our city. The birds came back a while ago, first I began to notice the robins, singing from the top of the tress and now we have nuthatches and warblers in our spruce tree in our front yard.
Spring took a long time to return this year and we were teased by constant snowstorms throughout March and April. I felt so sad for the chilly robins as they tried in vain to celebrate returning to the north shore. I have been so happy to see how some of the schools in our area are embracing the outdoor classroom and beginning to plant their school gardens. Its wonderful to see the happiness on the faces of the children as they explain what seeds they have planted and where their new garden is going to be. We have some new gardens going in this year and hopefully these will offer some hope to other schools who wish to follow suit.
I think the faces of the children say a lot to me. Maybe Edward O Wilson was right and that we are all innately attracted to the natural world all around us. He coined the word, biophilia.Hopefully this new generation growing up will learn just how important it is to be outside and learn about the natural world and become the new ambassadors for a more sustainable world. 

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