Back to School – With Healthy, Sustainable Lunches
Tip of the Week: Sustainable Local Food Lunches – by Allison Andrews for Sustainable Orillia I would like to be able to tell you that I only sent my children […]
Tip of the Week: The economic benefits of trees
The evidence is clear. Ensuring a healthy tree canopy across a community or city is key to improved health for citizens, reductions in certain types of crime, and, if the […]
Biodiversity: Variety is the Spice – and the Source – of Sustainable Life
The study of genetics originated almost 200 years ago when an Augustine Friar, Gregor Johann Mendel, began studying the inherited characteristics of the Abbey’s garden plants. Following the publication of […]
Orillia’s Urban Forest – A close-up look at Orillia’s tree canopy
Orillia has a long and beneficial relationship with the trees that shade our streets, line our waterfronts, and populate our parks. These magnificent trees are one of the most frequently […]
If you Want a Forest – Start Planting Trees!
Somerville Seedlings — Growing forests for the future – Gord Ball, for Sustainable Orillia Every year, Somerville Seedlings tree farm grows about 3 million trees to sell. At any given […]
Ten Top Actions for Manufacturing and Agriculture Teams
“Let’s not be too busy to save our world.” (BF Nagy, The Clean Energy Age, final sentence) One of the best books we’ve come across for ideas on how to […]
Celebrate the Future on Arbour Day!
Celebrate the Future on Arbour Day! J. Sterling Morton, one of the early leaders of the Arbour Day movement, said, “Other holidays repose upon the past; Arbour Day proposes […]
How to Avoid Bird Strikes
Tip of the Week: Avoiding bird strikes on your windows – by Kari Klassen for Sustainable Orillia COVID-19 has brought some unexpected experiences, but a sudden rise in concern for […]
Tip of the Week – Plant Local – Include Native Plantings in your Gardening Plans
Spring 2021 … a time of renewal that has happily been gentler and earlier. The season always brings a burst of energy, heightened this year by months of sequestering from […]
Food Systems Responsible for a Third of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A new study, published in Nature Food and conducted by researchers from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, found that food systems […]