The tree planting season is coming to an end, and we are thrilled to announce that we have grown Hamilton’s urban forest in partnership with CityHousing Hamilton with 8 new native trees planted! Join us on a tour of our latest Hamilton Tree Equity project planting locations: Our first stop is at Sherwood Place, a…
Adding native plants in our gardens, balconies, yards, and parks – even small patches – helps to build a more resilient, sustainable, and healthy Hamilton. That’s why we’re excited to share our collection of native wildflower plants, grown in the EcoHouse solarium, with you. Our 2022 Native Plant Sale order form is now open with…
As spring is slowly coming to an end and summer is just around the corner, Green Venture is wrapping up its first CityHousing Hamilton (CHH) tree planting initiative. Last year, we started off this project by conducting tree inventories using the Neighborwoods© assessment across 20 CHH properties across Hamilton. We were able to assess almost…
Across the globe, cities are experimenting with tiny forests or micro-forests as a way to connect people back to nature and to grow trees in dense urban areas. Traditional tree plantings that require a lot of space don’t always fit in cities, and urban tree planting has, up until recently, been dominated by non-native species.…
Halloween season is upon us! Many of us at Green Venture LOVE Halloween, but we don’t love the waste that comes with it. Here are our favourite easy tips for cutting down on the waste – but not the fun – of Halloween! Pumpkins In Canada, we grow roughly 80,000 tonnes of pumpkins each…
We have officially come to the end of our first tree inventory of CityHousing properties in Hamilton. Our team has completed a detailed Neighborwoods© assessment of close to 1000 trees at 20 properties across the city. This past summer has been filled with much joy and success for our tree inventory team and community volunteers.…
The first Miyawaki Forests in Hamilton will be planted at Windermere Basin this October! A collaboration between CanPlant and Green Venture, and in partnership with the City of Hamilton’s Forestry section, the microforest will be planted based upon the innovative Miyawaki method of reforestation. Community members will be helping to plant trees on October 2,…
In Canada, National Tree Day takes place on the Wednesday of National Forest Week in September. Today, September 22 we are celebrating trees! Originally, we wanted to celebrate by giving back to the trees at EcoHouse but the rain has us indoors thanking the trees for all the hard work they do in rain! Depending…
In celebration of National Forest Week Green Venture is making September urban forest month with Communi-TREE! Connect with us this month to learn more about our urban forest, engage in stewardship activities, and grow our canopy! Trees are important to our daily lives from cleaning the air we breathe, to cooling our cities, and helping…
Do you have a broken household item? Don’t throw it away! Bring in your small electronics, basic wooden furniture, bicycles, clothes, and more, and our local community mendors and fixers will repair it for free! Find out more below. When and where is the Repair Cafe? On July 27, 2021 from 4:00 PM to…