EcoCaledon 
Here are some details of Drawdown School Workshops: Background on Elementary Workshops Objectives: 1. To introduce elementary students to Drawdown 2. to engage students in Drawdown solutions at their school 3. To encourage students to bring Drawdown ideas home to their families. Approach/Curriculum: There have been two different approaches at the elementary level: i) Specific … Read more
Community Groups: Humberview Secondary and ecoCaledon Humberview Secondary School (Grade 10 Construction Technology Class) delivered the House building project. ecocaledon provided support through its’ “Walk the Talk” program. The “Walk the Talk” program is a program to encourage reducing the footprint of your life including your home. It was started with Town of Caledon Green … Read more
Program Details During March to May/June, elementary students across Caledon paint pictures that are displayed across Caledon in many businesses, schools and municipal locations (over 80 locations in 2018). This reminds drivers to not leave their car idling when going into a building. Businesses display posters Elementary Schools Participating in 2018 Paint a Picture for … Read more
Owner Profile: Debbe Crandall, Sarah Crandall Haney, Sheilagh Crandall and Marce Showell The Crandall sisters decided, upon inheriting their parent’s farm, to continue the tradition of farming and create the Mount Wolfe Forest Farm Community Supported Agriculture hub. Together, with 3rd generation farm manager Sarah Dolamore, they offer farm grown vegetables and fruits, farm grown … Read more
Owner Profile: Owen Goltz and Susan Graham Owen Goltz and Susan Graham are very community minded –offering to help other farmers and community members/consumers in their quest for sustainable farming and healthy food. Susan comes from a farming family while Owen was a “Arborist for most of his career. Together since 2010 they are striving … Read more
Follow Social Media: #stopsuckingtoronto Here is a link to a video from Breakfast TV about the 57Million straws we throw out every day in Canada….: https://www.bttoronto.ca/videos/the-importance-of-the-last-straw-initiative/ Community Group: You can encourage others to stop using straws, stop asking for straws or to bring a reusable straw etc. The purpose of this project: To eliminate straws … Read more
Community Groups and Region: Map of Peel Farms and other Fresh food providers Sustainable Agricultural Approaches to Farm The Region encourages sustainable farming practices.
Community Group We are a very small group of volunteers who want to help bring clarity to waste management decisions, for Town of Caledon residents. Waste management includes every item that you no longer want, whether it is a propane tank, plastic water bottle, worn out sweater, broken DVD player or plastic bag. Let landfill … Read more
Project Description: Engage with your local Community, Town and City On September 8, 2018 the “Rise for Climate Change” event was held in Guelph, Hamilton and Toronto plus many other cities around the world. Thousands of people came out in 95 countries to let governments know that we need action for Climate Change. In nearby … Read more
The Cidery was started in 2009 just in time to meeting the needs of a resurgence in Cider popularity in Ontario. Nicole Judge and Thomas Wilson built on their Apple Orchard producing great varieties of Cider along with gourmet food. A Toronto Star article summed it up this way, “They gravitated to high-end gourmet, artisan … Read more
