Community Outreach

• Seedy Saturday Organizer 2006–2017

Community Projects:

• Baywoods Forest Project, 2005–2014
  Designed and built a micro Acadian Forest at The Bayview Community School.
• Park View Education, Outdoor Classroom, 2007–2013
  Design and implementation, coordination and ongoing support.
• Bridgewater Community Garden Network, Hodge Podge Community Garden, 2010–2017
  Founding member, organizing committee and core team.
• Living Shoreline Summit, 2013 Cambridge, Maryland USA.
• Petite Riviere Community Park, 2011–2014
  Remediation of a toxic site to a Community Park.
• Living Shoreline Project, 2011–2014
  Partnership with Ecology Action Centre, Halifax.
• Gaff Point Trail, 2008–2009
  Partnership with the Nature Conversancy of Canada trail improvements.
• Saint Mary’s Boat Club, Living Shoreline, 2016–2017, Halifax NS
• South Shore Waldorf School & Kindergarden, Children’s outdoor/nature play area.

Sponsors

• Helping Nature Heal Softball, 2009–2017
• Cooper’s Pen Community Soccer Initiative, Falmouth Jamaica, 2014–2017
  Helping Nature Heal spotted a need, created, and now sponsors, a youth soccer program in Falmouth Jamaica. The program hosts around 100 Children under the age of 21. We supply the program with equipment to participate.

Guest Speaker

• Shelburne Garden Club, 2014–2016
• Queens County Garden Club, 2014–2016
• Saint Mary’s University, Ecological Restoration, 2012–2015
• NSCC Natural Resources & Environmental Technology, 2011–2013
• Nova Scotia Association of Gardens Club, AGM, 2011
• Waldorf School & Shambala, Environmental Education Conference, 2011–2013
• Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute 2011
• White Point Beach Resort, Organic Gardening 2007
• Eco–Logic Home Show, Halifax 2007
• Nova Scotia Recreation Professionals in Health, Horticulture as Therapy, 2005