Archives: Abbey Gardens

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Video: Hear my voice: Including community voices at post-secondary institutions

On Thursday, November 22, 2018 CFICE presented Hear my voice: Including community voices at post-secondary institutions. In this webinar, presenters shared some of their experiences and strategies for bringing community voices more fully into the post-secondary sphere. The webinar touched on: How Abbey Gardens has advocated for community voices at... More

Friday, January 6, 2017

Environmentally-Friendly Events – Event Kits Included!

If you've been following Jenna Snelgrove's blog posts on the CFICE website, you'll know she's been working hard to research and prepare some pretty unique event kits for CFICE's Haliburton Partners, Haliburton Highlands Land Trust, and Abbey Gardens. Through her work, Jenna has prepared 4 event kits - one for each season. These kits... More

Friday, October 14, 2016

Education and Exploration in the Haliburton Highlands

Jenna Snelgrove, Community Environmental Sustainability (Peterborough-Haliburton) hub RA As a CFICE research assistant working with Sheila Ziman at the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust and Heather Reid at Abbey Gardens, both located in Haliburton, and U-links with Marie Gage, I have received the opportunity, working with Trent University Professors... More

Friday, August 12, 2016

Environmental Education to Encourage Local Land Stewardship

by Jenna Snelgrove, Community Environmental Sustainability (Peterborough-Haliburton) hub RA As the CFICE Research Assistant for Haliburton Highlands Land Trust and Abbey Gardens I am creating educational events that highlight the natural features and land stewardship activities of each of these organizations. In order to gain a better appreciation... More

Monday, January 25, 2016

Community First and Community-Trent Partnerships

by Nadine Changfoot, Community Environmental Sustainability hub (Peterborough/Haliburton) Academic Co-lead, with Annette Pedlar, POST Research Assistant On January 13, Trent University's Masters of Sustainability Studies (MASS) Colloquium featured the work of local community leaders, students and faculty. This event was brought together by the... More

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

The Future of Food is Local

By Julie Bourassa, CFICE Volunteer Food sustainability and climate change are increasingly urgent and intertwined issues. From the way we produce and package our food, to how much we consume – our relationship with food is not sustainable. While these are global issues, a powerful solution can be found in our very own local... More

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