Owl Encounter in Noojimo'iwewin Gitigaan
Beginning with a Body: Found just inside Noojimo’iwewin Gitigaan’s entranceway garden, the pigeon had just begun to be plucked. Two parallel wounds on either side of the breastbone suggested powerful talons. On the back, identical wounds on either side of the spine. The strike had been from above and behind. The pigeon didn’t have a chance. I hadn’t found a body in the garden for some time, though I knew red-tail hawks hunted here. Our neighbour on Rushton Rd. had told us th
Praise and Gratitude for the Harvest
Soil. Sun. Water. Love. From spring to summer through autumn, the Hippo School children have learned all that our Plant Relatives need to grow. They have come to understand that plants offer gifts to us as humans, and to insects and other animals along the way. They’ve observed bees gathering pollen and butterflies nectaring in the Butterfly and Berry Garden. And they’ve found evidence of other animals harvesting, just as they do. Tuesday mornings in October have been all abo
Growing into Right Relationship
Elder Catherine Brooks in the Noojimo'iwewin Gitigaan garden. Six years ago, at the height of Covid 19, we welcomed Dr. Catherine Brooks...
IPSG and the Summer Solstice
Rev. Brigid Maya Douglas adds a prayer flag in the Noojimi'iwewin Gitigaan Garden. June 21 was a busy day for IPSG members, with...
IPSG at Park People Summit
Monarch Butterfly collaborator, Lumy Fuentes C. of Canada Nos Une leads a session. Pollinators carry pollen from one plant to another, a...
Laneway Butterfly and Berry Garden
Noojimo’iwewin Gitigaan first participated in Toronto Urban Agriculture Week in 2020, the year we built the Right Relations Food &...
10 Years of the Healing Forest
By Patricia Stirbys and Peter Croal Co Founders National Healing Forests Initiative Dear Elders, Knowledge Keepers, Healing Forest...
Creator Provides
Elder Peduhbun Migizi Kwe/Dr. Catherine Brooks (left) blesses the feast. With Betsy Anderson and Robin Buyers (holding strawberries)...
Soil, Water, Sun, & Love
Dan and Mary Lou Smoke teaching in August 2023. When Elder Mary Lou Smoke teaches "The Water Song," she urges singers to "sing as if your...
Good Food for All
The Medicines--as Joseph Pitawanakwat calls all Plants--are teaching we gardeners the subtleties of “green” these last sunny days....
