Ontario youth between 18-35 are invited to attend the Water & Growth: Exploring Prosperity, Protection and Paradox along the Niagara Escarpment workshop October 28th, 2011 – October 30th, 2011 to learn about the relationship between economic growth and ecosystem protection. Continue reading Workshop: Water & Growth: Niagara Escarpment
On July 21, Santropol Roulant, a longtime Foundation grantee, unveiled their new rooftop garden and urban agriculture demonstration site to the public and media. Continue reading Santropol Roulant’s New Rooftop Garden Unveiled!
On July 21, Santropol Roulant, a longtime Foundation grantee, unveiled their new rooftop garden and urban agriculture demonstration site to the public and media. Continue reading Santropol Roulant’s New Rooftop Garden Unveiled!
The Swim Drink Fish Music Club is an online music and audio experience developed by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper in collaboration with other Waterkeeper organizations across Canada. Continue reading Music with a cause – Swim Drink Fish Music
Many eco-conscious people have fantasized about leaving it all behind to go live off the land and eat only what they grow, hunt or fish. But what would it really be like? Author Kristeva Dowling has put it all down on paper in a new book called Chicken Poop for the Soul: In Search of […] Continue reading Searching for food sovereignty in the Bella Coola Valley
This summer, an orchard has begun to take shape in a small post-industrial site on the Great Northern Way Campus, home of Evergreen BC. Continue reading Evergreen BC builds an urban orchard in Vancouver
Getting A Grip 2: Clarity, Creativity and Courage for the World We Really Want is a revised edition of a book that addresses the common feeling that the planet is in trouble and we have little control over the outcome. Author Frances Moore Lappé tackles the issues of the world by acknowledging the problems and the overwhelming task of dealing with them, and then doesn’t waste any time offering up solutions.Click through for our full review… Continue reading Getting A Grip 2
The underlying message in Julie Hill’s book, The Secret Life of Stuff: A Manual for a New Material World, is one of conscious simplification. Not one to slap the wrists of consumers, she professes a love of shopping and the joy she gets from the perfect “find” for pennies. She does, however, question the ways in which we currently try to “green” our buying habits.Click through for our full review… Continue reading The Secret Life of Stuff
Through support for Evergreen Brick Works, Ontario is helping to launch a new project that will advance new technologies in energy, transportation, green building design and water and waste management. Continue reading Ontario’s Sustainable City Innovation Network: Building Green Communities
Discover practical tips from sustainability experts and enjoy green exhibits, guided tours, kids’ activities, live entertainment, tree planting and more! Continue reading Our Greener Side Celebration
The 8th annual Ottawa EcoFair takes place September 17, 2011, from 10am-5pm. It celebrates green-living ideas, products and services with Ottawa’s grassroots community on display. Continue reading Ottawa Eco Fair
Join Art for Impact on May 4, at Vancouver’s Performance Works on Granville Island, for an evening of performances exploring how creativity and innovation can improve our relationship with our planet. Continue reading Art for Impact: Something out of Something
