Seed To Table Program - Kingston Galloway

Reflections on the Seed To Table Program from Toyin Coker of The Permaculture Project GTA a project of TOVACO.

The Permaculture Project GTA is working with Permaculture design principles which extend from the position that, "The only ethical decision is to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children" (Bill Mollison, 1990). 
"This tribe through relationships like the one we have with Seed To Table will give individuals the ability to design their own environments and build increasingly self-sufficient human settlements — ones that reduce our reliance on industrial systems of production and distribution and that are identified as fundamentally and systematically destroying the Earth's ecosystems. Where better to focus, educate and plant these seeds of critical thought and ecological balance than in the youth of today our leaders for tomorrow." - Toyin Coker
The TPPGTA has in its design created space for education through workshops and seminars, providing blitz style redesign for indoor and outdoor spaces and working with the community to make resources readily available as people move towards their self reliance. Seed To Table in recognizing the work of Toyin Coker has allowed TPPGTA a great building opportunity as we expand and grow our range of work. TPPGTA, is working throughout the GTA and this is the first long term relationship we have fostered. Bringing methods in structure in the early stages of the program, and bringing energy into the classroom, Toyin has been able to bring an intricate network with her, plug in the interwoven relationships, and the multitude of organizations doing the important work centralized under TPPGTA.
Some of the work in the program includes; working in the garden with the youth and creating space for discussions, inviting the members of TPPGTA to host hands on workshops with the youth like making "Seed Balls" (putting seeds in a clay mold to protect them from the elements, this is a great technique for urban spaces), being an active representation of the permaculture values and ecological thinking.