101-15334-123 Avenue

Edmonton, Alberta

T5V 1K8

To contact us:

Phone: 780-447-9600

Email: info@voicesofthesoil.org

Website: www.voicesofthesoil.org

Our projects included:

  

The Clareview Community EcoGarden (2000-2003)

“Soil for Healthy People and People for Healthy Soil”

 

The Clareview Community EcoGarden is designed to support area residents to increase self-sufficiency.  The Clareview Community EcoGarden offers community members an opportunity to build 'community', access locally grown food and flowers, create neighborhood beauty, gain knowledge and experience in business practices, horticulture, life skills, nutrition, and ecological practices. 

 

EcoYouth (2002-2003)

EcoYouth involves youth as young as age 8 through to University, with age relevant activities that fosters understanding, demonstration, and leadership, in environmental practices in soil building and composting at their home, with their peers, and in their community.   

 

Learning from the Voices of the Earth Conference (2002-03)

This conference profiled community gardens, habitat restoration projects, and school naturalization projects.  Projects had an opportunity to share their expertise and learn from the others. 

 

Youth Facilitation Workshop (2003)

Are you a youth facilitator, but often resort to lecturing, coercion and yelling?  If you work with children or youth this workshop is for you! Learn to create an environment where youth are excited about what they are doing, become involved and experience self directed community activities. 

 

Plant Watch Indicator Gardens and Children’s EcoCamp (2003)

EcoYouth mobilized community participation in Plant Watch activities, established Plant Watch Indicator Gardens, and offered summer EcoCamps that focused on Plant Watch, the ecology and lifestyles.