Robin Jenkinson – Our Canada Project

RobinJ

School/Organization: Salt Spring Elementary
Grades/Ages: K-5
City: Salt Spring Island
Province: British Columbia

Pesto Pizza Local-Food Mealkits

Posted on: 06 Jun 2023

Categories:

Climate Action

Good Health and Well-Being

Life on Land

Reduced Inequalities

Responsible Consumption and Production

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Zero Hunger

Action: They created a pizza recipe using school-garden-grown parsley and green garlic, along with local-farm-grown green garlic, wild-harvested nettles, and BC-grown bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, and red onions. The cheese and flour were Canada-grown. They...

Salt Spring Elementary Farmstand

Posted on: 27 May 2022

Categories:

Climate Action

Good Health and Well-Being

Life on Land

No Poverty

Partnerships for the Goals

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Reduced Inequalities

Responsible Consumption and Production

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Zero Hunger

Action: We built a school farmstand to share veggies, seedlings, food, flowers and more with our greater community.

SSE COMPOSTS!

Posted on: 10 Dec 2020

Categories:

Good Health and Well-Being

Quality Education

Responsible Consumption and Production

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Zero Hunger

Action: First, they consulted with the Victoria Compost Education Centre (https://compost.bc.ca/), who supplied them with a rat-proof design for a three-section compost bin constructed with recycled wooden pallets. These bins were then built by parent volun...