Ecosource

08/31/2026

Looking for a team building activity with real impact? Ecosource's Grow Local Food experience brings your team to our Iceland Teaching Garden in Mississauga for hands-on planting, watering, and harvesting. All produce gets donated straight to local food banks.
We still have plenty of space for more corporate groups this growing season! 🥕
Led by our urban agriculture experts, get your hands in the dirt, learn about growing local good, connect with your team all while giving back to the Peel Region community. Book your spot: https://ecosource.ca/corporate/ 🌿


[ID: Several volunteers from a corporate group working together to lay compost on one of the growing beds at Iceland Teaching Garden]

08/28/2026

🌱 Want hands-on environmental education right in your community? Ecosource's Mobile Workshops come to you! We travel across the Peel Region to your preferred location to deliver engaging sessions on local food growing, urban agriculture, and sustainability.

Interested in hosting a workshop? Learn more: https://ecosource.ca/mobile-urban-agriculture-gardening-workshops/



[ID: Ecosource employee at a mobile workshop for Streetsville Horticultural Society, explaining vermicomposting to participants]

08/25/2026

🌱 URBAN AGRICULTURE LEADERSHIP LAB 🌱

Ready to grow your leadership skills? Join Ecosource for a unique professional development opportunity to cultivate your leadership potential in urban agriculture.

🌿 This FREE eight-module series led by expert facilitators dives into how to develop and operate urban agriculture programs.

📅 Thursdays | Oct 8 – Nov 26
⏰ 10 AM – 12 PM

🔗 Register now: ecosource.ca/ua-leadership

[ID: poster with program details. On the right, there is a photo of a woman holding a basket of vegetables]

08/19/2026

Created by one of our interns, the Climate Impact Tracking (CIT) Toolkit aims to support urban agricultural growth. Our Iceland Teaching Garden team is looking for volunteers to help us monitor climate impacts this gardening season! Sign up at: https://ecosource.ca/iceland-garden-volunteers/

[ID: Slides of volunteer call out and screenshots from the toolkit]

08/18/2026

Our Advanced Teacher Training Program took place this spring, with six modules covering food systems, Indigenous perspectives, nature-based learning, climate change, pollinators, and gardening! 🌱🐝

We learned from experts in the field through hands-on workshops, including practical resources for educators to bring back to their classrooms. Congratulations to the teacher education team on another successful year delivering this program and thank you to all the educators who joined us! 🎉

This program runs annually. Check out our website next spring for updates!

[ID: Photos of Advanced Teacher Training participants during program module activities including an ecosystem web activity, cooking, and exploring an outdoor space and nature classroom resources. Text congratulating the team on another successful year of the program and thanking educators for joining us.]

08/14/2026

As one chapter closes, another begins! We want to recognize the incredible contributions of our outgoing board members and welcome those stepping into new roles.

A heartfelt thank you to Amanda Deschênes, our outgoing President, for her dedication and leadership. We're excited to welcome Mark Medland as our new Board President. We also say goodbye and thank you to our outgoing Treasurer, Cathy Jazokas, and welcome Vinesh Mistry into the role. Thank you as well to outgoing board members Pamella Bailey and Rob Ridley for their time and commitment to Ecosource.

Please join us in welcoming our newest board members, Karen Dewar-Jain and Odile Vander Zaag!

We're excited for the next chapter with our board team. Thank you all for being part of the Ecosource community.

If you are interested in joining our team, check out our current Board posting here: https://ecosource.ca/volunteer/

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Slides 1-2: Ecosource Executive Director Britt McKee with Board members]

08/10/2026

Join us at our Malton Community Centre Pop-Up for live gardening demonstrations and planting your own herb garden! We'll be giving away free balcony boxes and seeds to get you started. We hope to see you there! This event is drop-in.

📅 August 11, 2026 | 🕘 5:30-7:00 PM
📍Malton Community Centre, 3540 Morning Star Dr., Mississauga

[ID: A promotional poster for Ecosource's "Learn to Grow" Park Pop-Up event. The graphic features a green background with illustrations of flowers, leaves, gardening soil, and bees. The poster includes event details: August 11th at Malton Community Centre in Mississauga from 5:30–7:00 PM]

08/07/2026

08/06/2026

Join our team of passionate educators inspiring children, youth, and adults to connect with the environment.

We're hiring:
🌿 Program Facilitator
🌿 Environmental Educator

📅 Apply by: Monday, August 17 at 9:00 AM

👉 Learn more & apply: ecosource.ca/employment

[ID: Flyer with job posting information on the left side. On the right side, there is a photo of an educator with students]