Join Equal Ground Community Gardens for this special episode of The Community Garden Podcast. Join Taylor on a field trip to the Tollgate Technological Skills Centre greenhouse to chat with students from the Green Industries program about environmental issues that they believe in. Taylor and students chat about ideas to decrease climate change impact on communities, endangered tree species, fruit trees in neighbourhoods, best practices for foraging, mycelium, among many other topics. Visit the full show notes page at thecommunitygardenpodcast.ca to see a list of full resources.

To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.

Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected].

This podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

Join Equal Ground Community Gardens as we chat with Samantha Cockman, a new addition to the Brantford gardening community! Samantha has recently moved from the neighbouring city of Brantford and is beginning her gardening and plant journey in a slightly different climate. Taylor and Sam chat about growing herbs indoors, houseplants for beginners, foraging, medicinal plants, and engaging kiddos in nature. Taylor also provides some insight into EGCG’s new community greenhouse opening soon!

To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.

Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected].

This podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

Join Equal Ground Community Gardens as we chat with Elsa Mann from the Mount Forest Community Garden. This community garden operates multiple styles of gardening and addresses multiple needs, located in the heart of Mount Forest, Ontario. This space serves as a place to meet new friends, grow nutritious food for the community, relax and recharge, and connect. Elsa and Taylor discuss how Mount Forest Community Garden got started, its accomplishments, plans for growth, and stories of community connection. They also discuss Hügelkultur, black walnut trees, and advice for starting a community garden. Check out the full show notes at theccommunitygardenpodcast.ca. To learn more about Mount Forest Community Garden, visit www.mountforestgarden.com.

To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.

Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected].

This podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

Join Equal Ground Community Gardens as we chat with Chad Martin from the Brantford Station Neighbourhood Association, plus multiple other organizations. Chad is a huge community changemaker that is doing amazing things in Brantford. Chad and Taylor sit down to chat about plans for a Health and Wellness Garden project, but also touch on community networking, individual actions to contribute to your neighbourhood, mentorship, community gardens on the front lawn, and the importance of leaving your community better than the way you found it. Check out the show notes at thecommunitygardenpodcast.ca for additional resources mentioned in this episode.

To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.

Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected].

This podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

Join Equal Ground Community Gardens as we chat with Gillian Aitken, a local beginner gardener who just wrapped up their first season gardening, while growing in Brantford, ON on sterile land. This conversation was stuffed full of little gardening tidbits and problem solving, discussing beginner friendly brambles, cauliflower problems, navigating sterile soil, tomatoes for beginners, growing zones, and seed saving basics. Don’t forget to check out the full show notes at thecommunitygardenpodcast.ca

To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.

Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected].

This podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

Join Equal Ground Community Gardens as we chat with Keith and Robyn from Branching Out Brantford (and other essential organizations within the city). These changemakers chat with Taylor about an organization they operate that supports fruit tree owners and harvest sharing, as well as other organizations that focus on community connections and food sharing. We touch on food rescue systems, gleaning, unique recipes to use large amounts of harvest, and common pests we battle in our gardens. Join us for an inspiring talk with folks who care about their community.

Do you have a skill or space to lend to Branching Out Brantford? They’re looking for assistance with cold storage, a volunteer to launch a website, and an arborist to assist with advice on fruit tree maintenance. Email Branching Out Brantford at [email protected]a if you can help!

To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.

Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected].

This podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

Join Equal Ground Community Gardens as we chat with mother and son duo Mary and Ash about their experience container gardening as well as being Host Gardeners for the 2024 season! Mary and Ash are full of tips and tricks that gardeners should consider utilizing and also have unique advice for folks gardening in tight and shady spaces. Mary, Ash, and Taylor chat about pandemic gardening, unique ways to deter squirrels, concerns about recycling horticulture plastic, among many other things. Tune in and don’t forget to check out a full list of links and resources mentioned in the full show notes page at thecommunitygardenpodcast.ca.

To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.

Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected].

This podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

Join Equal Ground Community Gardens as we chat with Kay Hughes from Jason’s Wheelhouse Kay comes from a family of farmers and dives into how they incorporated gardening in their life again, and also their involvement at Jason’s Wheelhouse and how the facility uses gardens in their programming. Kay and Taylor chat about growing vegetables in grow bags, the fun of growing artichokes and tomatillos, sensory garden ideas including sound gardens, and pests including groundhogs, slugs, and earwigs. Tune in and don’t forget to check out a full list of links and resources mentioned in the full show notes page at thecommunitygardenpodcast.ca.

To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.

Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected].

This podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

Join Equal Ground Community Gardens as we chat with EGCG’s President Kat Schneider. Taylor and Kat discuss Kat’s gardening origin story, how she came to volunteer with Equal Ground, the process of starting the host garden program, backyard chickens, keeping honey bees, and so much more! If you’re interested in registering for the 2025 Host Garden Program, you can do so here. Tune in and don’t forget to check out a full list of links and resources mentioned in the full show notes page at thecommunitygardenpodcast.ca.

To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.

Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected].

This podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

Join Equal Ground Community Gardens as we chat with Kathleen Foldvari, Garden Champion of Sunny Hill Community Garden in St George, Ontario. Taylor and Kathleen chat about the process of getting the community garden running, engaging children in nature based activities, the dreaded soapy cilantro, how to combat losing your gardening tools, among other things! Tune in and don’t forget to check out a full list of links and resources mentioned in the full show notes page at thecommunitygardenpodcast.ca.

To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.

Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected].

This podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.