Volume VI, Issue 10

Brisdale Public School

Inserts:

3 steps to quality summer child

care for your child Eco schools—update Help your child focus on a goal this summer and achieve it

Ecofest—outdoor festival Keep track of your child’s vacci-nations

On the road again—how to keep your cyclist safe Summer activities that boost

learning We Welcome the World Crossing Guard Appreciation

Day Changes to pedestrian signals in your neighbourhood

Ministry revamps special education website

Preparing for summer sun Plan ahead with the 2010-2011

elementary school year Challenge—Eat local food

May highlights 1

School Success 1

Bussing Eligibility

Lunchroom Supervisors

Child to Child

Overdue Library Books

& Report Cards

Day Schedule 2010/11

Staff Changes 2010/11

2

Student Writing—

Grade 1

Brisdale's Best May

3

Brisdale PS Info

Schools Attuned

EQAO Dates to Remember

School Council

4

Inside this issue:

May highlights & thanks from

June 2010

School Success

The Brisdale Bear

had the pleasure and honour of hosting our second Cana-dian Citizenship Ceremony, welcoming 44 new Canadian citizens to our community including a Brisdale student and her family. The grade 5 students along with our grade 2 choir had the opportunity to be a part of this great com-munity event.

We also had the opportunity to welcome our new Kinder-garten families at an engag-ing and exciting Welcome to Kindergarten evening hosted by all of our Kindergarten teachers. We look forward to having our new students join us later in the fall.

During the month of June, we will continue to celebrate and showcase many of our student talents and bring our school year to a close. Please talk with your son/daughter about which activity or event his/her class or group is involved with.

One event to which we would like to draw your attention is our fourth annual Spelling Bee competition that will be

jointly hosted on June 9th, by our teachers and our School Council. We look forward to this fun, community literacy event.

Thank You

On a final and personal note, I would like to thank the many well wishes from students and families that I have received over the past weeks and days in anticipation of the arrival of my baby. My husband and I are very much looking forward to parenthood. As I prepare for my maternity leave later this week, although I will miss not being here for the final month of the school year, I will leave knowing that the great staff at Brisdale will continue to support your children and ensure that the school contin-ues to be a welcoming and safe learning environment for everyone. We are thankful to Mr. Gary Goulden for his lead-ership during this time as well.

We wish all of our students a fantastic end of the school year and all of our families a

safe, enjoyable and restful

summer holidays!

As we welcome the warm weather we are getting ready to wrap up another school year at Brisdale. Mrs. Fra-leigh, Mrs. Vokey and myself would like to thank our entire community for your continu-ous support, interest and commitment to making our school the BEST it can be.

For our final newsletter issue this year, as usual, it is with pleasure we highlight a few notable events from the previ-ous month. Once again, Mr. Taylor and the Brisdale Bounce skipping team daz-zled us with their impressive jumping skills during the Jump Rope for Heart kick off assembly. Two weeks later we had another very suc-cessful school-wide Jump Rope for Heart event. We sincerely thank our school community for your support of this event. As a school we raised over $12, 000 dollars. Your contributions continue to support a research lab facility to stay open and your gener-osity is greatly appreciated.

During the month of May, we

During this time of the year, we reflect on our accomplishments over the year and begin setting plans and goals for the following year. Our School Success goals, based on identified areas of need, provide us focus and direction. Through the leadership of our 3 school success committee co-chairs and all teachers, we continued to implement various initiatives, as well as refine our teaching practices to further support student success.

As we begin the 2010-11 school year in the fall, we will be concluding two of our three goals while our third goal will be in place until the end of the following school year. Towards the end of the next school year we will begin planning our focus for the Teaching and Learning as well as Leadership for Learning areas.

Teaching and Learning – Reading - goal: ―By June 2011, we will increase by 10% the number of stu-

dents achieving at provincial standard in reading. ‖ Leadership for Learning-Schools Attuned -goal: "By June 2011, we will annually increase by 10%, our

students' knowledge of their own strengths in their learning."

Climate for Learning - The Future We Want – goal: ―By June 2012, we will see a decline in student

reported bullying incidents by 10%.‖

“If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.” ~ Dorothy Law

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STAFF CHANGES FOR 2010-11

Several staff have completed a year long occasional teaching assignment with us for teachers who have been on leave. We would like to thank them for their dedication to our students.

Ms. J. Wilkie, Kindergarten Ms. Copland, Kindergarten

Ms. E. Moreau, Grade 1 Ms. C. Douglas, Grade 2/3

Ms. J. McKillop, Grade 2 Ms. M. Makiel, Grade 3

Ms. S. Therrien, Grade 4 Ms. K. Suzuki, Music

With thanks for their commitment and caring, we say good-bye to several staff leaving our school.

Mrs. K. Singh, Kindergarten Mr. D. Taylor, Grade 3/4

Mrs. S. Gazdar, Grade 4 Ms. A. Takashima, ISSP

Mrs. E. Von Zittwitz, ISSP Ms. U. Sajjad, TA

Ms. N. Lubin, TA Ms. M. MacDonald, TA

Also, we would like to thank Mrs. S. Fraleigh, our Vice-Principal, for her leadership and contributions to our school as she moves to a new location in the fall. Lastly, we wish Mrs. J. Barnes all the best as she enters retirement.

We are pleased to welcome the following teachers that will be join-

ing us in September. Ms. N. Marchant, Grade 4

Day schedule for 2010-11

Please note that although our school hours will

remain the same for next year our balanced

day schedule will change slightly.

8:30 a.m. Supervision begins

8:43 a.m. Entry bell

8:45 - 9:25 Period 1

9:25 - 10:05 Period 2

10:05 - 10:45 Period 3

10:45 - 11:05 DPA

11:05—11:45 Nutrition Break #1

11:45—12:25 Period 4

12:25— 1:05 Period 5

1:05 - 1:45 Nutrition Break #2

1:45 - 2:25 Period 6

2:25 - 3:05 Period 7

8:45 — 11:15 a.m. Kindergarten

12:35— 3:05 p.m. Kindergarten

Lunchroom Supervisors - Brisdale is currently hiring occasional lunchroom supervisors for September 2010. If you are interested, please submit a current resume to the main office. Candidate must also have an up-to-date criminal record check on file with PDSB.

Child to Child - Cookie Orders

The students and staff involved in the Child to Child group at Brisdale would like to thank all of the families who

ordered cookies from Terra Cotta Cookies for supporting our fundraising efforts for Sick Kids Hospital. We would like to

remind everyone who ordered cookies to bring their money ($1.00 per cookie ordered) to school on Wednesday, June 16, as the cookies will be delivered to the students during the Nutrition Breaks that day.

Bussing Eligibility

Please visit the link below to find out if your child is eligible

for bussing:

1. ww.businfo.stopr.ca - at the top right hand corner,

select the school year you are inquiring about.

2. On the main page, click on “Transportation Eligibility”

3. Enter your house number, street name, city.

Select Peel District School Board, enter student’s grade and

then click on submit button.

4. If you are eligible for bussing you will receive a message that says: “You are eligible for transportation”.

5. If you are not eligible for bussing, you will receive a

message that says: “You are NOT eligible for transpor-

tation”. The website will also provide you with walking

directions.

6. Our Courtesy Seating is not available until mid October.

Library books/report cards

Just a reminder that all library books and

materials are due back to the library by

Friday, June 11th.

If any library books/materials are not re-

turned to the library, the student will not be

able to receive his/her report card.

First day of school

First day of school for students will be

Tuesday, September 7, 2010.

Teacher supervision in the school yard begins

at 8:30 am.

Grade 1 students share their thoughts…

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Brisdale’s Best June's theme:

HIGH EXPECTATIONS

Students who have high expectations:

always show interest and curiosity in opportunities for new

learning

identify their strengths and areas for improvement

set goals and revise those goals as they are met

always reach for the stars!

Here are our Brisdale‘s Best students who demonstrated

perseverance during the month of May:

K— Sydra, Savannah, Gurtej, Naleyah, Vithunan, Damanpreet,

Naythan, Harsh, Danielle, Sarmad, Noah, Melite, Abhina

Gr. 1 — Ashley, Jessena, Sam, Aruij, Arvin, Sobaan

Gr. 2 — Elijah, Gurleen, Marwa, Zarifa, Shruthi, Steven

Gr. 3 — Shakira, Akashdeep, Amina, Shruti, Devin, Anushanth,

Farheen

Gr. 4 — Humraj, Ilyas, Tamika, Barathavavan

Gr. 5 — Richard, Abhineet, Kay Ann, Suchismita, Robin, Randeep,

Sahil

I try to touch the stars when it is really,

really, really high. I get my brother and

sister and they help me. Vrinda

My dad thinks my smile lights up the whole

room. Christopher

My high expectations is to get A+’s on my last report card and I

also want to be able to count to 1300 in 76 minutes. Also to go to

the last level in swimming class without failing. In my swim-

ming report, I hope I get these words:

stupendous, excellent and wonderful. Kavi

Brisdale Public School

370 Brisdale Drive

Brampton, Ont.

L7A 3K7

905-840-2135 phone number

905-840-8093 fax number

Dates to remember…..

Please refer to the school calendar sent out last week for the many important dates throughout the month of June.

Suzana Budetic

Principal

Wendy Vokey

Vice Principal

Sue Fraleigh

Vice Principal (.5)

Barb Elder

Office Manager

Mark Haarmann

Superintendent 905-451-2862

Steve Kavanagh

Trustee 905-457-3132

From the School Council

Brisdale Public School

Website

Thank you to all parents for your support and involvement in

the School Council as well as in our Brisdale school community.

EQAO for the year!

Another year of the Ministry of Education's EQAO assessment is under way at Brisdale Public School! Our Grade 3

students entered this assessment with a positive attitude and lots of excitement. Most importantly, they were very

well prepared for the challenges of this assessment thanks to the commitment and dedication of their teachers, and

the hard work of the students themselves. Teachers and students worked throughout the year, further developing and

refining their reading, writing and numeracy skills. Our ISSP and ESL teachers also worked diligently with many stu-

dents, providing additional support as needed.

The students will be writing one test each day for six days and shall finish the testing on June 10th.

Students EQAO assessments are scored during the summer months, and results will be made available to schools early

in the fall. Individual student results will be sent home as soon as they are available. We look forward to a well-

deserved rest, while we patiently wait for the results of our hard work.

Brisdale Public School is a Schools Attuned School

Here is a final update for the year from the Schools Attuned Committee in provid-

ing you with some strategies to strengthen your child’s Higher Order Cognition.

Higher Order Cognition refers to thinking creatively, trying new things and

understanding and using steps to solve problems. It consists of concept formation,

critical thinking, creativity/ brainstorming, problem-solving, rule use, reasoning/

logical thinking and mental representation.

Students who enhance their higher order cognition through reasoning/logical

thinking are able to come up with sensible thoughtful answers to complex issues.

Here are some strategies to help your children develop their reasoning/

logical thinking skills:

- when reading to your child, stress cause and effect relationships

- when discussing texts, use questions to enhance their reasoning (e.g., “Why”,

“How”and “What if”questions.)

- students who use mental representation are able to portray new ideas in their

mind so they are meaningful and lasting

Here are some strategies to help your children develop their mental rep-

resentation skills:

- encourage your child to find several examples or nonexamples of concepts (e.g., If

you are discussing the concept of “love”, your child could talk about his/her family

or his/her favourite dessert as examples of the concepts and he/she could talk

about his/her dislikes as nonexamples of “love”.)

- encourage your child to draw pictures and diagrams of a new concept he/she

learned at school or at home and have him/her label them and/or explain the com-

ponents of the pictures/diagrams

For more information, visit: http://www.allkindsofminds.org

3 steps to quality summer child care for your child

If you have a school-age child, finding summer child care can be a real challenge. But you can follow these

three simple steps to help you choose a program that’s best for your family. It will mean a summer full of

fun and learning for your child—and peace of mind for you.

Step 1

Call Child Care Info Peel

905-890-9432 or 1-888-836-5550

Child care experts provide specific information about summer camps and other child care providers in your

neighbourhood. They can answer your questions and give you information to

help you choose the program that’s right for your family.

It’s a good idea to call the info line early to give yourself enough time to in-

vestigate potential programs and make your decision before the program fills

up.

Step 2

Schedule an appointment to meet with the program director or to speak over

the phone, so that you can get more information about the program. If possi-

ble, visit the program or the facility in which it will be held. The more infor-

mation you have, the better you will be able to decide if this program is a good

"fit" for your child and your family.

Step 3

When you are checking out summer programs, don’t be afraid to ask a lot of questions—it’s the best way to

make sure you have all the information you need. In general, you will want to ask questions about the pro-

gram, staff, health and safety practices, food provided, and costs.

For more information, call Child Care Info Peel or visit www.cdrcp.com/ccip.html

EcoSchools Update

The Eco-Schools team would like to thank the entire Brisdale School Community for all

of your help and support for our environmental initiatives this year. With your support we

have made Brisdale a greener place!

With hot dry days of summer fast approaching, the Eco-Schools team would like to pro-

vide some helpful tips on how you can make your summer as ‗green‘ as possible.

Water Saving Tips for Hot

Summer Days

In summer, water demands are often at their peak,

frequently leading to serious water shortages.

Here are some indoor and outdoor tips for saving

water

Indoor:

Run the washing machine and dishwasher only

when it is full

Take shorter showers (5—8 minutes)

Do not leave the water running unnecessarily

when brushing your teeth

Adjust the water flow for the task at hand

Outdoor:

Do not over water your lawn—your lawn only

needs half an inch of water every two weeks to

stay healthy

Water during the early morning or late in the

evening to ensure that the

water reaches the roots of your grass

plants and does not evaporate in the

hot mid-day sun

Energy Saving Tips for Hot

Summer Days

Keep your blinds or curtains closed in the morning. This will

help block out the morning sun and keep your house cooler all

day long

Ensure your home thermostat is set at the appropriate tem-

perature -

2°C higher during the day and 4°C at

night

Use fans to reduce your air conditioner use by half !

Benefits of Rain Barrels

Rain barrels are attached to your downspout and are meant to

collect rain water which can then be used for watering.

Rain barrels are available from home build-

ing centres (Home Depot, Rona) and the

Brampton Community Recycling Center at

an approximate cost of$50.

Help your child focus on a goal this summer and achieve

it—

Suggested goals:

Bolster core learning skills

Encourage your child to keep a diary or journal of individual or family activities.

Take time each day for the whole family to read by themselves or together—even 10 or 15 minutes is

fine.

Introduce children to the library's summer reading program.

Encourage your son to follow a favourite newspaper comic strip all summer.

Have your daughter write letters or send postcards to cousins, grandparents and friends.

Get close to nature

Give your daughter a garden plot in the yard, a window box or a planter. Ensure your child assumes full

responsibility for the plants.

Read the daily newspaper's weather map. Let your child figure out what the weather is like where

friends and relatives live.

Camp out for a night in your backyard or at a provincial campground.

Develop a sense of responsibility

Ask your daughter to take charge of family recycling (get containers, wash the jars, stack the papers,

etc.)

Teach your son how to take care of his clothes, sort and fold laundry, use the washer and dryer or help

at the laundromat.

Encourage your child to plan a party. She can help decide on the guests, phone or send invitations, plan

the food, get the house ready, greet and introduce the guests, and clean up.

Get organized

Encourage your son to start a collection—rocks, stamps, baseball cards, bottle caps, marbles. Ask him

to arrange them by categories, colour, or alphabetically.

Ask your daughter to organize photographs in an album by date or activity.

Suggest swapping paperbacks, comics, or magazines with family and friends.

Free outdoor festival celebrates student achievement,

environment

Your family is invited to attend Ecofest on Saturday, June 19, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This free,

outdoor music and environment festival will feature:

- live entertainment, workshops and games, including a performance by Liam Titcomb

- award presentations to schools that achieved Ontario EcoSchools certification

- school and organization displays showcasing accomplishments and sharing tips for sustainable living

- a local food barbeque

- tours of the Britannia Schoolhouse and schoolyard activities

To reduce waste, bottled water will not be sold at this event. Please remember your reusable water bot-

tle that can be refilled at water stations

Ecofest is taking place at the Britannia Farm, located at 5520 Hurontario St. in Mississauga (beside the

Peel board office). Visit www.peelecofest.com for more information on the event.

Keep track of your child's vaccinations

To attend school in Ontario, children require an up-to-date immunization record, unless you have a

valid exemption. When your child receives a new vaccination, remember to contact Peel Health and

provide the information. Peel Health monitors immunizations on a regular basis to ensure all children

attending school have been immunized.

Make sure Peel Health has an up-to-date record of your child's immunizations by calling Health Line

Peel at 905-799-7700; Caledon residents can call toll-free at 905-584-2216. Translation services are

available.

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On the road again—how to keep your cyclist safe

Here are some tips you can review with your child to ensure bike season gets off to a great start:

The right fit

children should be able to straddle the bike with both feet on the ground

a bike that is too big or too small can be a safety hazard

the helmet should fit—if it's too loose, it could fall off, if it's too tight, it's uncomfortable

Get noticed

a young child's bike should be equipped with a bell and reflector

older riders should have a light and/or reflectors

Follow the rules

no riding on busy streets

no riding at night

Stop for all STOP signs

Actions that cause injuries

driveway ride out—not stopping and looking both ways before entering the street

running the stop sign

turning without warning

cycling in the dark

Following the leader-one child goes through a stop sign or misses a parked car but the second

cyclist doesn’t

Summer activities that boost learning Kindergarten to grade 4

Sorting and stacking – Teach classification skills with dinnerware. Ask your child to match and

stack dishes of similar sizes and shapes. Also have your child sort flatware – forks with forks, spoons

with spoons. This is like recognizing the shapes of letters and numbers.

Comic strip writing – Use comic strips to help with writing. Cut the segments of a comic strip apart

and ask your child to arrange them in order. Then ask your child to fill in the words of the characters

(orally or in writing).

Float and sink – Encourage hypothesizing (guessing). Use several objects – soap, a dry sock, a bottle

of shampoo, a wet sponge, an empty bottle. Ask your child which objects will float when dropped into

water in a sink or bathtub. Then drop the objects in the water, one by one, to see what happens.

Grades 5 to 8

Follow the news – As a family, choose an important news event to follow for a day or two. Ask each

person to find as much information on the topic as possible – read newspapers, listen to the radio and

watch TV news. Then talk about what everyone learned.

Pro and con: what do you think? – Make a family game of discussing a special issue. For example,

"Teenagers should be allowed to vote," or "There should never be any homework." Ask your children

to think of all the reasons they can to support their views. Then ask them to think of reasons opposing

their views. Which views are most convincing? For variety, assign family members to teams and have

them prepare their arguments pro and con.

Stretch, run, walk – Ask your child to do at least one kind of exercise every day. For example, run or

walk briskly for 10 minutes. Walk, when possible, instead of driving, for any distance less than a

mile. Have your child make a week-long exercise plan. Try to think of a modest reward for sticking to

the plan and exercise with your child.

Let your voice be heard – Promote good citizenship. Help your child write a letter to the editor of the

local newspaper about an issue affecting children – for example, suggest that a bike path be built near

the school or that a city event be planned for youngsters. Children are citizens, and their ideas are

worth hearing.

The Peel District School Board’s We Welcome the World Centres located in Brampton, Malton and

Mississauga, are the first point of contact for all newcomer families to become familiar with the edu-

cational system in Peel. The centre’s are open all year—including the summer months.

In addition to providing literacy and numeracy assessments, We Welcome the World Centres provide

newcomers with a host of services including: reception, orientation, interpretation and referrals.

At each centre parents/guardians and students will discover:

- computer portals—guided introduction to the Peel Welcome to School Kits and other Peel re

sources

- settlement service information

- translation of materials to support the reception and assessment process

- age and grade appropriate educational and related program resources

- audio-visual materials to explain the adult education program

- professionally administered child-care (only available during assessment and

orientation process)

- information about various community supports and programming available

For more information about the We Welcome the World Centre and the services they provide,

call 905-366-8791.

Crossing Guard Appreciation Day

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Take a moment to thank your neighbourhood crossing guards

for helping to ensure a safe journey to and from school

for thousands of children every day

Ministry revamps special education website

The Ministry of Education has enhanced the special education component of its website.

The site provides:

- a special education update that describes new and ongoing special education initiatives

- access to school board special education plans and parent guides to special education

- individual education plan samples

- links to school board profiles (including contact information of school boards and schools)

- questions and answers for parents

- regional special education offices and contact information

- roles and responsibilities of school boards and parents

- updated resources and policy documents

Check out the new site at www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/speced.html

Preparing for the summer sun

Excessive exposure to the sun can lead to health concerns such as sunburn and

skin cancer. As summer approaches and the weather gets warmer, it is necessary to apply sunscreen to protect

ourselves from too much sun damage and burns.

In summer, we are exposed to higher levels of ultraviolet (UV) rays. This exposure is a risk factor for devel-

oping skin cancer and cataracts later in life. The UV index is the measure commonly used in Canada to assess

the strength of the sun’s UV rays risk on a given day.

What is the UV Index?

The index scale ranges from 0 to 10. The higher the value, the more intense ultraviolet rays.

The UV index is calculated daily by Environment Canada using ozone and weather information. It can vary

from day to day with changes in the ozone layer – the thinner the ozone layer, the higher the index reading.

How to protect your family from the sun?

Wear a hat (preferably with a broad brim), sunglasses and protective clothing on sunny days.

Use sunscreen with a SPF of 15 or greater whenever you're outdoors.

Encourage your children to play in shady areas if they are outside for a long period of time.

Remember that sunburn can occur even on a cloudy day, as up to 80 per cent of UV rays can penetrate light

clouds, and 40 per cent of UV rays can bounce back from sand, water or concrete.

Plan ahead with the 2010-11 elementary school year calendar

First day of classes for all students: September 7, 2010

Last day of classes for elementary students: June 30, 2011

The number of instructional days for elementary and secondary students: 188

The number of professional activity days for the elementary and secondary: 6

School holidays

Labour Day: September 6, 2010

Thanksgiving Day: October 11, 2010

Winter Break (inclusive): December 20, 2010 to December 31, 2010

Family Day: February 21, 2011

Spring Break (inclusive): March 14 - March 18, 2011

Good Friday: April 22, 2011

Easter Monday: April 25, 2011

Victoria Day: May 23, 2011

Elementary professional activity days

Professional Learning Day: September 2, 2010

In-school professional activity/ reorganization/teacher planning: September 28, 2010

Reporting to Parents: November 26, 2010

Report Card Writing/Assessment Day: January 14, 2011

Professional Learning Day: May 9, 2011

Report Card Writing/Assessment Day: June 6, 2011

Challenge:

Eat Local Food

Our local grocery stores in the Brampton supply us with a great variety of food all year long. This

is a great luxury to what was available over each season a century ago! While we have access to

many different kinds of fruits and vegetables at any given time of year the choices we make at

the supermarket does have an impact on the earth.

Food travels, on average 2500 km before actually reaching your plate, these distances are in-

creasing each year. Think about oranges from Florida, kiwi from Costa Rica as examples of how

far your food comes. Trucks and airplanes hauling food these great distances also mean tons of

greenhouse gases that are being added to the atmosphere. This contributes to global warming

which has a domino effect on our environment. Global warming disrupts ecosystems and habitats,

which normally provide important services such as food security, pest and disease regulation and

watershed protection.

Transportation is not the only thing that deserves consideration. High fuel prices increase the

shelf price of globe trekking foods. There is question about harvesting fruits and vegetables

early in order to have them ripe when they arrive at the grocery store. Weather and politics are

becoming more unpredictable which leads to unpredictable food supplies.

For many reasons, reducing your consumption of well-travelled food will begin to have a positive

affect on the earth. You do not need to give up favourite no-local foods – just buy food in season.

Local food is fresher, tastes better, it keeps us in touch with the season and makes ‗food secu-

rity‖ a local matter. Find a farmer‘s market. Read a book about sustainable living. Small changes

put in place by many add up to BIG changes for our environment – WE ALL CAN MAKE A DIFFER-

ENCE !

This Month You Can Make A Difference!

Your food choices can support local sustainable farming.

Buy local fresh foods in season at farmer‘s markets (Brisdale is surrounded by farm markets start-

ing in mid June and going through to Thanksgiving – Georgetown, Mississauga, Brampton, Milton)

Check out the following web sites http://www.localeating.ca/ www.eatwellguide.org

http://www.buylocalthinkglobal.com/Ontario.cfm

Eat at restaurants where the chefs use local foods:

www.traveltowellness.com/canadahealthyrestaurants

Grow your own fruits and vegetables.

Store (can, freeze or dry) food to enjoy year round.

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them."

-- Albert Enstein