Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA) annual conference and AGM:
“Good for the Soil, Good for the Soul”.
September 18-20 at the Iganatius Jesuit Centre of Guelph.
Keynote Speaker: Marjorie Harris
For more information view the conference brochure.
Registration information available on the CHTA website.
*Photo credit Trevor Scot.
Home Farm Horticultural Therapy Education
-NEW Practical Training- Fall 2009
30 Hours of hands-on instruction over 5 Days
Hosted at The Julien Project in Guelph, Ontario
Monday September 14th – Friday September 18th
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. daily
Affordable on site accommodation available.
*For more information see full Program Details.
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Home Farm
Presents
Live On-line Reading Group – New
Winter 2009 – 2010
SHARE LEARN DEBATE CHALLENGE
All sessions 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Eastern S.T. // 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Pacific S.T.
Readings explored from the perspective of the Horticultural Therapist with the implications to our field examined. Meetings take place in the virtual classroom.
This ain’t no ordinary Horticultural Therapy reading list…
Book List:
Tuesday November 3rd, 2009
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Author: Richard Louv
Tuesday December 1st, 2009
The Gardener’s Manifesto: Changing the World and Creating Beauty One Garden at a Time
Author: Lorraine Johnson
Tuesday January 12th, 2010
There is a Season: A Memoir
Author: Patrick Lane
Tuesday February 2nd, 2010
Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime
Author: Kenneth I. Helphand
Tuesday March 2nd, 2010
The Green Belt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience
Author: Wangari Maathai (Nobel Peace Prize Recipient)
Cost:
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$70 – $100 Cn sliding scale (you pick) – All 5 Sessions (due October 19th)
- $25 Cn – Individual Sessions
*For more information see full Program Details.
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