Downsview Park’s Free School Programs are available for booking September to the end of June. These curriculum-based half-day workshops teach sustainability via diverse topics, from food to flight. Teachers, daycares, home schooling groups and youth community groups can sign up. Programs are free during the school year, but bookings go fast so sign up today! Go to www.downsviewpark.ca or email learn@downsviewpark.ca for more information.

Plan ahead for next summer – Downsview Park now offers customized summer school programs in July and August, for an affordable fee, to community groups, daycares and other groups interested in a field trip to Downsview Park that is educational and fun. Email learn@downsviewpark.ca for more information.

Downsview Park’s Urban Agriculture Pilot Project is underway. FoodCycles has joined Downsview Park’s Sustainable Community and has set up shop in one of the three greenhouses along Keele Street. Buy fresh, chemical-free vegetables grown on site at FoodCycles on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For exact times and more information visit their website, http://foodcycles.org/sale

If you’re interested in renting a plot or leasing space in the greenhouses, contact jdow@downsviewpark.ca