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We engage in out-of-the-box environmental projects such as recycling pens, farming mealworms, and growing an urban garden to help keep Earth beautiful.

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Did you know green beans can be yellow or purple? 🟡🙂🟣 End of season harvest of 50 lbs tomato, eggplant, peppers, beans, & beets last month for @FTNDurham 👨‍🌾We love the work @FTNDurham does for our community!

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"The snow crab population shrank from around 8 billion in 2018 to 1 billion in 2021...human-caused climate change is a significant factor" 🦀😶🌍 https://t.co/igyBWFv34w

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Did you know the average person eats ~2 lbs garlic a year? 🧄😮 Pleased to provide 60.5 lbs to @FTNDurham tomato 🍅 garlic 🧄 squash 🎾 potatoes 🥔 last month 😀

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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! 🍎🙂🦃We are so thankful for all our participants and partners!

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@karmaverity @FTNDurham @takingitglobal Potatoes are grown as a vegetable crop, eaten like other vegetables and taxed as a vegetables crop, which makes the tuber a vegetable.

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Did you know potatoes were the 1st vegetables grown in space? 🥔😀🚀 Pleased to harvest 75 lbs tomato 🍅 beets ❤️ zukes 🥒 potatoes 🥔before the start of school for @FTNDurham. Thx to @takingitglobal, Gov of Canada, & Canada Service Corps! #RisingYouth #leaderstoday

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Mini potatoes from our garden seem perfectly mealworm-sized 🥔🐛We were happy to provide Toronto Wildlife Centre with ~13000 mealworms and clover 🍀last month! TWC rocks! 🦅🐍🦇Please support wildlife rescue in your area! 😀
#mealworms #wildliferescue

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A big thank you to the Township of Uxbridge for their giant box of used writing instruments last month! Special thanks to Maggy Bell for her ongoing amazing support! 🖍️😀🖊️These will go to @staplescanada for recycling at @terracycleca 🙂
#savetheenvironment #recyclingmatters

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Potatoes are bad when shrivelled, but plant them for new potatoes! 🥔😀🍟 Very happy to have 82 lbs potatoes 🥔 zukes 🥒 & tomatoes 🍅 for @FTNDurham last week! 😄
Thx to @takingitglobal, Gov of Canada, & Canada Service Corps! https://t.co/wQnX3X2YR0 #RisingYouth #leaderstoday

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Did you know eggplant is the King of Vegetables? 👑🍆 Excited to contribute 50 lbs eggplants 🍆, tomatoes 🍅, peppers 🌶️, & cukes 🥒 for @FTNDurham this month! 😄 Thx to @takingitglobal, Gov of Canada, & Canada Service Corps! https://t.co/wQnX3X2YR0 #RisingYouth #leaderstoday

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Big thanks to Whitby Public Library @whitbylibrary for their recent contribution of used pens and markers. Special thanks to Emily Smith, Teen Services Librarian, for her ongoing support!🖍️😀🖊️These will go to @StaplesCanada for recycling at @TerraCycleCA 🙂
#savetheenvironment

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Did you know squirrels love to eat kale, especially curly kale? 🥦🐿️ Harvested ~12 lbs of kale for the squirrels at @TWC_Wildlife this month 😀 We appreciate everything TWC does to save our wildlife!
#wildliferescue #kale #gyo #growyourown

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Did you know birds are immune to pepper spice?🌶️🐦😀 Happy to have 46 lbs peppers🌶️,cukes🥒, tomatoes🍅,potatoes🥔,and beets❤️ for @ftndurham early this month! 😄

Thx to @takingitglobal, Gov of Canada, & Canada Service Corps! https://t.co/wQnX3X2YR0 #RisingYouth #leaderstoday

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"Among the challenges...is a reluctance to touch discarded PPE or waste bins...discarded PPE isn’t highly hazardous and doesn’t pose much risk of infection."
https://t.co/I0qe3sYCUq

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Thx to Team Copeland for awesome zukes! 43 lbs zukes & cukes 🥒 & tomatoes 🍅 for Feed the Need in Durham @FTNDurham last month!

Thx to @takingitglobal, Gov of Canada, & Canada Service Corps for helping us fight hunger! https://t.co/wQnX3X2YR0 #RisingYouth #leaderstoday

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Sweet beets are quite the treat for our mealworms! ❤️🐛 We were excited to support @TWC_Wildlife last month with ~13,000 mealworms 😀 They help so many wild animals! Please support wildlife rescue in your area 🐦🐺🦉
#mealworms #wildliferescue

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Many thanks to Women's College Hospital @WCHospital for their recent contribution of used pens and markers. Special thanks to Amanda Gosse for her amazing support! 🖍️😀🖊️These will go to @StaplesCanada for recycling at @TerraCycleCA 🙂
#savetheenvironment #recyclingmatters

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"We are under exploring the catastrophic scenarios of climate change."😶🌍
https://t.co/3k9TMgD4Rd

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"We are under exploring the catastrophic scenarios of climate change" 😶🌍
https://t.co/qWNTC4bOZC

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Pleased to put together 23 lbs zukes & cukes🥒, kale 🥦, chilis🌶️, tomatoes 🍅, & beets 💜for @FTNDurham this month

Thx to @takingitglobal, Gov of Canada, & Canada Service Corps for supporting our efforts to fight hunger! https://t.co/wQnX3X2YR0 #RisingYouth #leaderstoday