Environment Office receives grant for sustainable landscape

06/15/2011

The Kahnaw�:ke Environment Protection Office of the Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke would like to announce that they have received a $5,000 grant from the Rebuilding Nature program to establish a sustainable landscape at the Kanata Healthy House.

The grant program is supported by The Home Depot Canada Foundation and Evergreen. �This project would not have been possible without the support of all the hardworking volunteers,� said Lynn Jacobs, Environmental Advisor/Projects Coordinator.

As part of the grant, volunteers from The Home Depot (St-Constant), MCK and the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project spent a day building raised garden beds, a three-bin composter, as well as planting trees, berries, vegetables and herbs.

�The Rebuilding Nature program is an effective way to ensure groups receive funding and support required to make their projects possible,� stated Geoff Cape, Executive Director of Evergreen. Paulette Minard, Manager of Community Affairs for The Home Depot Canada added, �We are proud to provide funding and volunteer support to help the Kahnawake Environment Protection Office complete their local urban stewardship project as part of our longstanding partnership with Evergreen.�

The sustainable landscape will serve as a demonstration site for community members, schools and other organizations who want to learn more about pesticide-free gardening. The Environment Protection Office will showcase their new office and sustainable landscape during their Open House on June 29th from 8:30-12:00. Everyone is welcome.