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Friday, March 2 • 10:00am - 10:15am
Opening Plenary Session

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We kick off the School Garden Summit with a plenary session featuring:
  • A Growing Mindset: Whats possible in Garden Education, Vanessa Young, Gardening at the U of S Programs
  • Gardens as Bridges for Reconciliation, Harvey Knight, Elder and President of the Muskoday Organic Growers Co-op (MOGC)
  • Innovative Movements in Education, Series of Pecha Kucha Talks, The Forest School Movement, Urban Agriculture and Community,  Nature-Grandparenting, Indoor Classroom Gardening

Speakers
avatar for Adrianne Begg

Adrianne Begg

Educator, Oak and Orca Bioregional School
Adrianne Begg is a passionate and imaginative teacher, school gardener, forest school mentor, and environmental educator from Saskatoon, SK.  She worked with AITC-SK for 7 years developing the School Garden programs, including Little Green Thumbs and outdoor garden projects.  She... Read More →
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Jana Miller

Wildernook Fresh Air Learning
Jana Miller can’t shake her experiential teaching and learning affliction. She caught the bug in her 20’s thanks to the Certificate in Ecological Education program, and has been pursuing transformative ecological and experiential education ever since. On her journey she studied... Read More →
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Adrian Werner

Urban Agriculture Program Manager, Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre
Adrian Werner is the Urban Agriculture Program Manager at the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre Garden Patch. He is an urban farmer, a passionate gardener, and is dedicated to sharing what he knows about sustainability, food security, and food production. He has held several education... Read More →
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Vanessa Young

Gardening at the U of S, University of Saskatchewan
Vanessa is a horticulturist, program coordinator, and instructor at the University of Saskatchewan. Working primarily in community outreach and professional development programming, including the Master Gardener and Prairie Horticulture Certificate programs, she can be found in her... Read More →


Friday March 2, 2018 10:00am - 10:15am CST
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