It’s Time to Connect – Building Roots Brings the Candidates to the Community20201020164516
It’s Time to Connect – Building Roots Brings the Candidates to the Community
October 20, 2020
The park that gives the Moss Park neighbourhood its name has housed a tent encampment during the COVID-19 pandemic that has laid bare the lack of gove...
Adaptability20201015181031
Adaptability
October 15, 2020
We’re all in a transition now, as the pandemic reality sinks in: this isn’t a 3-month sprint, it’s an 18-month marathon. It’s very not clear how we ge...
The Building Roots Urban Farm20200603213415
The Building Roots Urban Farm
June 3, 2020
Kate Hamilton describes the anticipation of gardening season and the joys of managing our Urban Farm at Ashbridge Estate. ...
Keeping It Together (Part 3)20200603212431
Keeping It Together (Part 3)
June 3, 2020
Part three of Kate Hamilton's "Keeping it Together" series. Advice for maintaining our well-being while at home during Covid-19. ...
Cherry Date Bars – #NoFoodWaste20200505004923
Cherry Date Bars – #NoFoodWaste
May 5, 2020
I took them home because I hate to see food wasted and came up with this recipe using the cherry pie filling, chopped dates and bananas from the marke...
Keeping It Together (Part 2)20200429181730
Keeping It Together (Part 2)
April 29, 2020
Second part of Kate Hamilton's "Keeping It Together" series. Advice for keeping it together while staying home during Covid-19. ...
Keeping It Together20200320140357
Keeping It Together
March 20, 2020
Well-being is about mind, body, and spirit – or some would say mind, body, and emotions. This post is about mind....
The Transformative Powers of Art20200309160306
The Transformative Powers of Art
March 9, 2020
Art plays an essential role in cultivating community and promoting change. What is it about art that is so powerful when employed in this context?...
Defying winter – Part II: Go out to be out20200227162754
Defying winter – Part II: Go out to be out
February 27, 2020
Even just stand in a doorway with your face to the sun: delicious! But Toronto has more to offer: it’s exceptionally good for late-winter exploration...
Defying Winter20200117230205
Defying Winter
January 17, 2020
About now we get the coldest, snowiest weeks of the year. I want to hide. I want to stay indoors until April. I want to be a bear or a chipmunk so I c...