Recently, the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust added a new Research Committee to our committees. The Research Committee leads internal research activities (including feasibility studies and scenario planning), coordinate stakeholder engagement, and provide guidance, advice, and inputs to external research projects. Inspired by great examples from US, the committee aims to use “research” strategically to support community organizing, policy work, and … Read More
The Co-op Cred program is GROWING
In 2013, we launched the successful pilot project of the Co-op Cred program with PARC Ambassadors Team. This year, we have been working toward the expansion and scale-up of the Co-op Cred program. In so doing, we aim to assess the viability of the Co-op Cred Program as a neighbourhood-based economic development tool. This expansion phase has continued to be … Read More
Hihglights of Food Flow Accomplishments
The Food Flow project is a two-year project supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. As we are approaching to the end of this project cycle, we have started to reflect on what we have accomplished since the beginning of 2013. While a full evaluation report will be released in Spring 2015, here are highlights of 5 key accomplishments from the … Read More