To say it’s been a challenging year may be the largest understatement ever made. But through it all we have seen a shining light pierce the veil of uncertainty to make all involved gleam with pride. That’s right, through the support of our partners and hardworking...
GivingTuesday is upon us. Also known as the “Opening day of the giving season” it is a global movement for giving and volunteering which occurs as soon as Black Friday and Cyber Monday have concluded. It is a time when charitable organizations, the business community,...
Natural Factors’ 2020 Celebration of Great Health digital event recently concluded. The FREE virtual health summit was held over 2 days (November 5th and 6th) and featured Canada’s top naturopathic doctors discussing natural approaches to improve your health along...
Given the reality of the global pandemic, online or distance learning for many students has increased in its popularity. But even before the current demand for online learning, we saw the opportunity to leverage the advantages of this method of learning to incorporate...
National Child Day is celebrated in Canada on November 20th of each year. It honors the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child which provides a road map of what is needed to raise healthy and happy children and youth. Our Foundation lives by this mission 365...
There a good chance that your kids have jabbed a utensil into a pumpkin at home or at school this month. But aside from creative carving they may not know that a pumpkin has many other uses, ones that are much more sustainable than spending a couple of weeks...
This “at-home” activity invites youngsters to collect and save seeds that can be used for food and/or to grow new plants in the next growing season.
Never before has there been a greater call to make natural whole foods a part of our diets. It’s one definitive positive to come from 2020 and as we move towards the future it will be our guiding light to healthier living. It’s for this reason that this year’s...
The 8th annual International Day of Charity is upon us (September 5th). The intention of this occasion is as it sounds, but allow us to share the United Nation’s definition: “The International Day of Charity was established with the objective of sensitizing and...
#RealLifeHeroes start young… World Humanitarian Day is a UN designated day (August 19) of recognition that celebrates the concept of people helping people and raises public awareness of compassionate assistance worldwide. There may never have been an more important...
Get outside and have some fun! Shopping at a local Farmers Market, farm or Fruit & Veggie Stand offers lots of opportunity for children of all ages to discover how we use plants for food.
We recently shared an update on the Foundation’s Seeds of Inspiration (SOI) educational resources program which to date has reached nearly 100,000 students across Canada. While we’re extremely proud of our team and grateful to all of the partners who have helped build...
Last year we provided a review of our Seeds of Inspiration (SOI) program as we reached over a thousand schools throughout the country. You can read more on the background of SOI here, but allow us to share a snippet from the program’s mission statement: “A seed, like...
Discovering plant parts is lots of fun and this “at-home” activity is flexible enough to be fun for
children of all ages.
One year ago the Plant a Seed & See What Grows Foundation helped launch yet another school garden program in Canada, at Deer Lake School in Burnaby, BC. As the current school year (such as it is) winds down, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at the...
The circle of life is nature’s infinite way of withdrawing and giving back life to the earth. When a living thing passes it supports the birth of another. For example, when an animal dies in nature, its’ remains play an important role contributing to...
Spearheaded by the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND), Naturopathic Medicine Week (May 24-30, 2020) is an annual affair that seeks to teach Canadian communities about the value of naturopathic medicine, healthy living, and disease prevention....
Rachel Parent, our friend and long time affiliate told her story of how her hunger for the truth and love for animals led her to be a vegan in our previous “Be Kind to Animals Week” post. More on that conversation here: Q: Why did you or your family choose to...
In our recent post “Be Kind to Animals Week”, we interviewed Veronica Kacinik, RD, MSc, PHEC, CDE and Board Member of the Plant a Seed & See What Grows Foundation to get her perspective on different eating patterns which includes eating meat for some and...
Many people are surprised to learn that Be Kind to Animals Week has been around for over a century. It is not some trending new concept being driven by celebrity Instagram posts nor a response to recent events. It all started back in 1915 when Dr. William O. Stillman,...
