MEdSCI – Outside the Box: reflections on living and learning sustainably

Protected: Place, Diversity & Interconnection: A series of three reflections (3)

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Protected: Place, Diversity & Interconnection: A series of three reflections (2)

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Protected: Place, Diversity & Interconnection: A series of three reflections (1)

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Protected: Transformative Magic: combining fire and earth to create a Living Campus

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Protected: Go out and Play

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TRACKS Youth Program: Amazing integrative initiatives

Since I started working for the Camp Kawartha Environment Centre, I have heard the TRACKS program mentioned almost continuously. TRACKS stands for Trent Aboriginal Culture and Knowledge and Science and is a dynamic and dedicated group of educators and activists. This summer I have been thrilled to come into greater community with them. I wasContinue reading “TRACKS Youth Program: Amazing integrative initiatives”

Raising a Tipi: An invitation to community

I got up early on Friday, June 11th, to bike up to the Environment Centre. It was a very special day for me. I had been invited to participate in raising a Tiipii at the Camp Kawartha Environment Centre with Tracks (TRent Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge and Science). This was a joint venture with Camp Kawartha to strengthen community ties, share knowledge and support Indigenous knowledge keeping.

Three Sisters: Moundbuilding and Storytelling

One of the ideas I wanted to explore was the three sisters garden. I’ve long been a fan of companion planting and the science behind plant intelligence and communication is awe-inspiring (Kimmerer, 2015; Simmard, 2021; Simard, 2016).

Protected: Creating Chocolate Cells

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Food for Thought: Reflections on the Food Challenge

When I first read about the Food Challenge for my new course Education for Sustainability and Entrepreneurshipover the Christmas break, I got very excited. There were little firecrackers going off in my brain. There was so much scope here, and so much I wanted to do. I deeply believe that our relationship with food needsContinue reading “Food for Thought: Reflections on the Food Challenge”