programs and projects

As we deepen our own ecological thinking from listening to others around us, we putter away at making change in ourselves and invite you to participate as well, through one of our projects or your own. We hope that in everything we do, there’s a reflective thread of these learnings and values whether through an educational offering, special project an event , a cup of tea, or through the story that might be held in a vintage linen cloth.

Forest School Programming

Where our roots began. Beginning in the winter of 2014 with four boys now offers programming to over 250 children every year across four location in Calgary and surrounding area.

ReImagine Centre

In partnership with the Calgary Reggio Network Association we have launched a creative reuse project at the ReImagine Centre. It is modelled after the Remida Centre in Reggio Emilia. The ReImagine Centre is a visionary space that embraces waste pedagogies with the dynamic convergence of creative expression, environmental consciousness, and educational innovation. It will embody opportunities for creativity using "waste materials", fostering dialogue and collaborative action for local artists, schools and families serving as a catalyst for transformative change in Calgary. The Centre is located in the community of Franklin in NE Calgary. The website is in development but in the meantime follow the @ReImagine Centre on Instagram.

“Workshop” for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities

In the Fall of 2014, we began a pilot project partnering with the Janus Academy, a school for people affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder. For one day a week for a year we worked on developing nature-based vocational skills, teaching and learning together about vermicomposting, growing seedlings, nature-based art projects, planting, maintaining and harvesting a garden, and starting a green bag program. We are very excited to announce that we are returning to this project once again - offering day programs and classes at our instructional facility in NE Calgary.

River Run FibreShed

In partnership with Basil Ranch we are plotting away at a FibreShed of growers and makers in the Calgary and surrounding area. In the spring of 2024 together, we began a pilot project of growing flax for fibre and flowers for pigment at two private plots in Calgary. One plot is at the River Run communal garden in NW Calgary. River Run has been a community garden for the past 40 years and we are so proud to be a part of it. Watch for more information coming soon on the FibreShed project.