Sayeh first got to know DMWTD when she and her daughter volunteered for a garbage pick up in May 2019. The Don River is one of the 3 rivers that runs through Toronto and flows at the base of a stunning and large ravine system. If you’re interested in learning about this impressive river and […]
Are you missing the days we potted up seedlings together? Find out about some upcoming sessions to get involved once again.
Location: Whitby Public Library, 405 Dundas St W, Whitby, ON L1N 6A1 Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 I met Despina, one of the founders of the King Street Cooperative Community Garden when I spoke at a talk about growing native plants to increase harvest yields in community gardens. I then had a chance to visit the […]
Location: 130 Yorkview Dr, North York, ON M2R 1K1 – November 13, 2024 Yorkview PS is one of those schools that has all the different groups: staff, teachers, parents and parent council, working and supporting each other, so when Anca, on behalf of the parent council, approached Sayeh about winter-sowing programming for parents, Sayeh was […]
Pierre Berton Resource Library, 4921 Rutherford Road, Woodbridge, Ontario L4H 3C2 When Sanam saw that the Vaughan Public Libraries were hosting “Flight of the Monarch” workshops, she knew that it would be a great opportunity to collaborate on behalf of the Underhill Seedsitters. Cynthia and Corina from the library’s bilingual department were running the workshops […]
Location: Toronto, Ontario Date: September 7th, 2024 This past September, with the help of my fellow seedsitters, I had the great privilege of hosting a garden tour for my favorite society: North American Native Plant Society. I first joined this amazing society in 2015 and it has changed how I see my relationship with […]
Location: 43 Christie St, Toronto, ON M6G 3B1 On Sunday October 13, Sayeh and Mina joined Adam from the ReWilders group to replant the front gardens at the Christie Refugee Welcome Centre. Adam and others had already done so much of the heavy-lifting before we arrived, as they had removed landscape fabric and exiting plants […]
Location: 151 Brimwood Blvd, Scarborough, ON M1V 1E5 – Planting date: October 12, 2024 Pictures by Maia, Sanam, Sayeh and Susan Brimwood Blvd Junior Public School’s native plant garden was established a long time ago – at least 25 years ago – and Susan has been thinking about ways of getting the local community to […]
This was the first time I tried distributing native plant kits with germinated seeds.
Location: 555-Rexdale Boulevard, Toronto, ON L4V 1R8 – Planted: July 6th, 2024 Our group is always looking for ways to build equity in our communities and this post is a heart-warming story of one how USS member Danielle led one such collaboration with an inspirational program in Toronto. Sundance Commons is an agricultural non-profit that […]