Harvest4Knowledge is an Indigenous plant and traditional knowledge project taking place on the homeland of the Lekwungen people, now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. The project set out to bring Indigenous plants and traditional knowledge into the minds and hearts of children and youth. Six schools in School District 61 received grants to […]

  by Aaren Topley Spring is just around the corner and many schools are waking up their garden beds from their cold winter slumber. In the Capital Region we are lucky enough to be hosting the National Farm to School Conference this spring. With many teachers from across the country and our region attending we […]

  by Aaren Topley With a month into the new year, garden beds are resting, waiting for days to get warmer and longer. This slumber doesn’t mean that local food isn’t still on the minds and in the bellies of students; it just means we are enjoying simpler foods. Kale, root vegetables and winter squashes […]

  by Aaren Topley Students have been back to school for over a month now, and they have had a chance to grow their own produce, and eat all the late summer and fall produce our region abundantly grows. With winter around the corner, school gardens are slowly growing less and we are getting into […]