Our update on the East Kensington School Garden, Surrey, BC In partnership with the Surrey Schools Board, the East Kensington school garden is one of the four school gardens that the Foundation funded in that community. After it received funding last school year...
Celebrating Earth Day 2021
While we have made some great strides over recent years, there is still a lot of work to do to protect the provider of the precious resources that we depend on to thrive. With Earth Day 2021 (April 22) upon us, households and classrooms have the perfect chance to...
How to Celebrate World Health Day in Your Community
A bright horizon awaits future generations with your support today There has never been a more appropriate time to recognize the importance of community health. The World Health Organization (WHO) agrees as we enter World Health Day this April 7. Over the past five...
5 Mood Boosting Foods (to Grow) to Make Your Kids HAPPY
International Day of Happiness was on March 20 but we waited to release this article because it’s important to chase the feeling on the other 364 days of the year too. While there are a lot of things that make your child smile, such as a good book or a day out with...
Top 10 Coolest Wildlife Pollinators for Kids to Discover
Your kids know about the birds and the bees, as pollinators, but what they may not know is that there are over 1,000 species of pollinating animals in Canada. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg as there are more than 100,000 different animal species that pollinate...
Breaking the Link Between Discrimination and Food Security in Canada
The United Nations (UN) recognized Zero Discrimination Day falls on March 1 of each year, making it the perfect time to revisit an issue that is very important to our Foundation—food security. The two socioeconomic principles are closely tied together throughout the...
Family Day Activities for 2021
Family Day is upon us, but this year you can’t exactly perform an online search for organized events in your city. Does this mean you should resign to the sofa to watch hours of Netflix? In the evening perhaps, but during daylight hours there are some great things to...
La récolte : Le moment de faire des réserves de semences
Cette activité convient aisément aux enfants de tout âge. Les grands peuvent s’amuser à aider les petits.
Chasse au trésor au marché fermier
Cette activité convient aisément aux enfants de tout âge. Les grands peuvent s’amuser à aider les petits.
Découvre les différentes parties d’une plante !
Cette activité à réaliser à la maison convient aisément aux enfants de tout âge et peut être répétée et téléchargée pour plusieurs repas. Les grands peuvent s’amuser à aider les petits.
Mais d’où vient mon repas ?
Cette activité à réaliser à la maison convient aisément aux enfants de tout âge et peut être répétée et téléchargée pour plusieurs repas. Les grands peuvent s’amuser à aider les petits.
How Your Child Can Make Early Preparations for Their Spring Garden
Have you pledged to foster your young child’s green thumb for the new year by starting a backyard garden? While we may be in the middle of winter it’s never too early to begin the preparations. There are some great ways to get your kid excited about your household’s...
Plant a Seed & See What Grows, Grows Beyond Expectations in 2020!
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...
What Will You Do This #GivingTuesday?
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,...
Celebration of Great Health 2020 : Event Recap
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...
Encompass School Garden: When Online Learning Underscores the Importance of Outdoor Experiences
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...
How to Celebrate National Child Day, With Your Children
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...
What Else Can Your Kids Use Pumpkins For?
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...
Harvest: Seed Saving Time!
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.
Organic Week, Every Week
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...