Wellesley Institute

Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.

Home Archives for Gardening

Gardening

Seeds, Soil, And Stores: A Pilot Study Of Community Gardening In Southeast Toronto

Sarah Wakefield |

Seeds, Soils and Stories

Principal Organization: University of Toronto, Department of Geography Partner Organization: Ryerson University, School of Nutrition Principal Investigator: Sarah Wakefield Researchers set out to gather systematic data on the benefits and challenges of community gardens in Southeast Toronto. Researchers held 10 focus groups, and interviewed garden coordinators and community members. The main benefit of community gardens […]

Continue ReadingSeeds, Soil, And Stores: A Pilot Study Of Community Gardening In Southeast Toronto  Download PublicationSeeds, Soil, And Stores: A Pilot Study Of Commuity Gardening In Southeast Toronto

Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.