In an effort to support as many community members as possible to get back to their Jewish roots (in Canadian soil), we’re planting FOUR new gardens across the city. Our new sites are all south of Eglinton. We’re working hard…
Intern Reflections
By Orli Schwartz, 2014 Shoresh Intern As a past Shoresh Intern there are so many great experiences I gained from spending time at the Kavanah Garden and I would like to share some highlights with you: 1. Shoresh allowed me to connect…
Baycrest
Since 2012 we have been offering hands-on Jewish garden programming at Baycrest. Workshops include planting, weeding, watering, making herbal teas and preparing pickles! In 2014, in addition to running our regular, bi-weekly gardening programs at the Moutainview Day Centre we helped…
Why I Give
RYAN STORM: SAVING THE BEES FROM THE BIMA He’s only in high school, but Ryan Storm has already done so much incredible work to promote clean, sustainable eating and help preserve the environment. On his blog, Ry’s Ratings, he posts…
Testimonials
Community members have shared some really kind words about Shoresh and our programs! Here are some of the smiley notes we have received: ABOUT KAVANAH GARDEN PROGRAMS “The Kavanah Garden is a place that brings the words of Torah to…
Chanukah and Energy Conservation
By guest blogger, Zachary Sadowski December 3, 2014 The holiday of Chanukah is intrinsically linked to the idea of energy consumption and conservation. Everyone knows the basic idea of the story: many, many years ago a jug of oil thought…
Moving Forward with the Kosher Humane Organic Meat Movement in Toronto
0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false A Toronto resident chicken that lives at Bathurst and Eglinton The word koshermeans “fit” — and so, when applied to food, it means “fit for eating.” We would all…
Maxie’s Garden
When we hear the word “tzedakah,” many of us think of the word “charity,” or recall placing our parents’ pocket change in jangling boxes (known as a pushke in Yiddish) in Hebrew school or at synagogue. In fact, the word…