PCGS Internship Blog

It’s been a week since the end of my time at the City of Markham Sustainability Office, and I’ve been visiting other sites in the area to provide both anchors and comparatives for my research.  The work going on in the municipal office is important, but the greater context matters even more.

The first thing that [...]

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Ridge to Reef Farm

Slow Down Dinner

Every once a month or so, the Farm will host a slow down dinner.  It is a six course meal made from all organic locally grown food from the farm or neighbors.  This donation based dinner helps bring the community together to share our wonderful food and bridge [...]

Now that my internship at the City of Markham is complete, it’s hard to believe six weeks flew by so quickly.  When I look at the variety and range of projects, meetings, and events I participated in it’s hard to believe it was only six weeks.  The staff at the Markham Sustainability Office were a delight, [...]

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Salt River Bay National Historic Park

First Permaculture Client

The other day we were able to experience our first real life permaculture design project.  The Salt River Bay National Historic Park, also commonly known as Columbus Landing, was created in 1992 by Congress to preserve, protect, and tell the story of its rich contributions to [...]

River Access

During my time here I have taken time apart from the office to look around and notice the various sustainable features in the city, as well as the potential.  This is a diverse and vibrant community with a strong economy and effective government, so a great deal is possible.

Historic Main Street, Unionville

A PV [...]

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