Park People’s Executive Director, Erika Nikolai, has been honoured with the Distinguished Individual Award from World Urban Parks—an international recognition that celebrates her leadership and the growing national movement Park People has helped build here in Canada.
Why are events in parks important? How do grants fit into Park People’s larger goals for creating change in city parks?
Metro Vancouver seniors receive training and support to organize fun park activities, fostering social connections and physical activity among elders in their local parks and green spaces.
InTO the Ravines creates opportunities for Torontonians to come together to explore the ravines, learn about their social and ecological benefits, and champion their preservation.
Host free, community-led park activities in Toronto this summer with the No-Fee Community Activations Booking. This hour-long virtual session will walk you through the booking — what's eligible, and how to apply step by step.
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Organic Farmer, Herbalist, and Director, Apothecary’s Garden and Teaching Gardens at Churchill Park
Julia Hitchcock’s ancestors are from Latvia and England and she was born in Hamilton. Julia has been an organic vegetable farmer since 2001 – beginning at Plan B organic farm and, since 2012, urban farming with Backyard Harvest. Early on a curiosity about the field weeds led to the study of herbalism.
In 2015 herbalist Dan Riegler passed leadership of the Apothecary’s Garden to Julia. Located at the edge of forest, over the hill from the marshy tip of Lake Ontario, participants learn about medicinal plants, gather seeds, share herbal medicine recipes, enjoy wild foods and more. Julia is a mother of two teenagers and helps run a nature connection program at Planting Seeds of Hope, a Children’s Lands project close to Six Nations.