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  • Pollinator Gardens

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    julia
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    We are starting up a pollinator garden at Grosvenor Lodge beside TREA’s composter demonstration site. Thank you Nature London for your support. We also look forward to our new partner’s local expertise – check out https://www.pollinatorpathwaysproject.com/connect. Last, we have a new flyer and have reorganized the public viewing of TREA’s composters and ground covers making them…

  • London’s First Urban Agriculture Steering Committee

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    Diane Szoller
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      TREA is excited to have attended the City’s first Urban Agriculture Steering Committee meeting this month. The goal is to develop a plan engaging community to become involved with all the strategy’s many action opportunities. A final report at year end will be strategized for Council’s consideration. March 2018 Newsletter

  • TREA Video

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    Diane Szoller
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      During February and March TREA is developing a TREA video specifically to talk about TREA and its opportunities, as well as creating a new TREA pop-up display panel and new project flyers. February 2018 Newsletter

  • Governance, Special Projects and Events

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    Diane Szoller
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      TREA is taking special time now to map out the year 2018. This includes governance, special projects, presentations, special events and volunteer opportunities.   January 2018 Newsletter

  • LEN’s Day of Refle-Action

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    Diane Szoller
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       TREA and participate with LEN’s Day of Refle-Action held on Nov. 17 with other community groups. Amazing updates and idea sharing took place and a fabulous lunch was catered by Growing Chefs.   December 2017 Newsletter

  • GreenDrinks

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    Diane Szoller
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      TREA welcomes 2 new Board members – Colin Baird and Melissa March. Recent activities – we were pleased to be on a team in the finals at GreenDrinks, Oct 5 on the topic of community energy planning.    November 2017 Newsletter  

  • Western Fair

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    Diane Szoller
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      We was pleased to have a message at Western Fair this year (Sept 8-17) in conjunction with displays organized by Friends of Urban Agriculture (who are partnered with the Fair). Also in Sept, TREA had a display at Doors Open on Sept 16 held at Grosvenor Lodge where TREA has its office (see photo). A…

  • Green Directory

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    Diane Szoller
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      This fall TREA is moving to finalize a new version of its Green Directory, a successful program TREA has offered for several years. More recently over the last 5 years, it stepped back as EcoLiving London established a commercial listing of retailers and advertising stream, but now that is not offered so the Green…

  • Compost Awareness

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    Diane Szoller
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      TREA is starting to expand composting awareness efforts by attending smaller park special events in London promoting waste diversion and composting. Our thanks goes to those inviting TREA.      July 2017 Newsletter

  • Earth Overshoot Day

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    Luis Patricio
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    Aug. 2, was Earth Overshoot Day, the date when humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth can regenerate over the entire year, according to Global Footprint Network, the research institute specialized in natural resource accounting that has developed the Ecological Footprint metric. Human activity currently consumes 1.71 times more renewable natural resources and ecological…