Earth Day 2021: Bike Repair – CultureLink Tobermory Bike Hub

 Earth Day 2021 (3 pm – 5pm) Bike Repair – CultureLink Tobermory Bike Hub Presenter: Shuaib Alam, Program Coordinator CultureLink’s Bike Hub located at 15 Tobermory Drive in the Jane and Finch Community supports local cyclists and fosters a culture of repair and reuse. The hub helps people fix...

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Earth Day 2021: Community Compost with FoodShare

Earth Day 2021 (1 pm – 2 pm) Community Compost with FoodShare Presenter: Alanzo Byfield, Community Compost Educator Supported by: Orlando Gomez, Community Food Growing Senior Manager FoodShare operates the largest mid-scale compost program in Toronto, located next to a two-acre urban farm at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate. Community members are instrumental...

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Earth Day 2021: Plant-based Lifestyle and Food Demo with Urban Harvest, BCCF + Rexdale Community Health Centre

 Earth Day 2021 (2 pm – 3 pm) Plant-based Lifestyle with Urban Harvest – Black Creek Community Farm Presenter: Guildford Joe Thomas, a farmer and author AND Earth Day 2021 Food Demo with Urban Harvest – Rexdale Community Health Centre Presenter: Cori Blake, Urban Harvest Program Coordinator Learn from...

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Earth Day 2021: Reduce-Reuse and Learn with Rexdale Women’s Centre

 Earth Day 2021 (11 am – 12 pm) Reduce-Reuse and Learn with Rexdale Women’s Centre  Presenter: Kadra Howsi – Community Engagement Worker, Rexdale Women’s Centre Supported by: Kwame Anane Frempong – Programs Coordinator,  Community Reduce and Reuse Program – Share, Reuse and Learning Centre, Rexdale Women’s Centre Be inspired...

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Earth Day 2021: Sewing with Delta Family Resource Centre 

 Earth Day 2021 (9 am – 11 am) Sewing with Delta Family Resource Centre  Presenter: Bindya Chauhan –  sewing hub lead, Delta Family Resource Centre Repurposing old items reduces waste going into the landfill – Bindya Chauhan, sewing hub lead from Delta Family Resource Centre demonstrates how to repurpose...

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Callaloo and Saltfish Recipes + Reading nutrition labels and healthy pantry eating, with Sharlaine & Celia

 #UrbanHarvest workshop: Callaloo and Saltfish Recipes + Reading nutrition labels and healthy pantry eating, with Sharlaine & Celia The last Urban Harvest workshop of 2020, led by Sharlaine and Celia. They lead a workshop on reading nutrition labels and healthy pantry eating, featuring Callaloo and Saltfish, a delicious Jamaican...

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Live fermentation Urban Harvest workshop

Live fermentation workshop with Daniel

 #UrbanHarvest workshop: Live fermentation workshop with Daniel The Urban Harvest team would like to share a special opportunity to host you in a live fermentation workshop – where you could make sauerkraut along with our Urban Harvest leaders and other community members from the Black Creek Community Farm. The...

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Can With Us Part 2- Dehydration, Fermentation and Making a Meal with Preserved Goods

 In celebration of @wastereductionweek, the Urban Harvest team is partnering with @urbanharvestrexdale to host a day’s community virtual gathering. Can along with us and learn some food preservation skills! The #UrbanHarvest program at Black Creek Community Farm is a partnership between City of Toronto Solid Waste and Community Reduce Reuse Programs....

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Can with Us – Part 1

 This workshop took place on October 23rd, 2020 from 10am-12pm ET. In celebration of @wastereductionweek, the Urban Harvest team is partnering with @urbanharvestrexdale to host a day’s community virtual gathering. Can along with us and learn some food preservation skills! This session discusses food security, food waste reduction, jams/jellies,...

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