The edge is where we work as landscapers and educators. At Helping Nature Heal, we engage in healing and restoring the edges between human activity and our ecosystems. These edges are often challenging, but we see them as places of growth and opportunity: the opportunity to plant a tree that will capture carbon, to reintroduce… [Read More]
Helping Nature Heal—Living Shorelines
HNH Species Stockyard – Enviro Commitment
HNH Species Stockyard – Enviro Commitment & Remediation Obligation HNH will acquire native plants, seeds, cutting and root divisions from the Native Species Stockyard. HNH will use plants and seeds which have originated locally along with “Adopted Heritage Plants.” HNH will make the best effort not to transport and plant locally adapted seed more than… [Read More]
Golden Rules of Gardening – Working with Nature
Helping Nature Heal’s Golden Rules of Gardening—Working with Nature Respect the soil: build its nutrients with mulch, manure and HNH Liquid Kelp Concentrate Grow your favourite vegetables Avoid over-planting – focus on quality, not quantity Remember, most vegetables are happiest with lots of sun Keep your crops healthy and happy by rotating them annually Make… [Read More]
Our Commitment
We are not just a business, we see ourselves as an umbrella where sustainability projects can incubate and grow. We understand that you cannot split economy, society, and environment, they are an interconnected web with each part relying on the others. If there is no environment to work in and keep workers healthy then there… [Read More]
Helping Nature Heal—Sustainability
Helping Nature Heal Green Roof
Seed Freedom
Today, Helping Nature Heal joins the 2012 Global Citizens’ Alliance for Seed Freedom. The organization Navdanya is founded by Dr. Vandana Shiva, who came to Nova Scotia earlier this year. Vandana Shiva fights for Earth Democracy– a combination of nature and human rights. Seed freedom is at the heart of her work because seed patenting… [Read More]