Food & Garden - UHN Earth Month 2024: Week 2

This week's focus is Food & Garden! Test your knowledge with a few quick questions.
Questions or comments? Reach us at green@uhn.ca

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* 1. UHN planted its first Indigenous Healing Garden in 2021, called the Michener Gitigan, entering its 4th season! What are some of the medicinal plants you'll find there? Hints here

Buckthorn, periwinkle, phragmites, purple loostrife, giant hogweed

Sweetgrass, sage, goldenrod, cedar, strawberry

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* 2. What should we eat for a healthier self and healthier climate? Hints Here (select all that apply).

Eat more plants

Eat less meat

Eat more local food

Eat more packaged and processed food full of yummy excess sodium

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How can we plan, prep and cook our meals sustainably? Hints Here (select all that apply).

Plan and shop for meals, buying just what you need

Buy 3-for-1 yogurt (it’s on sale!) then toss half when it rots

Compost food waste instead of throwing in garbage

Get all meals delivered in disposable containers with plastic cutlery and lots of condiments packets

Switch your gas stove to an induction range (ditching the fossil fuels)

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What is a flexitarian?

A very bendy person

A person who likes to flex their muscles

A person who eats mostly vegetarian, but sometimes adds meat and fish. Maybe for health reasons or climate reasons or both.

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* 5. UHN’s Toronto Rehab Institute has several spots … UC, LC, BC … where patients help grow food and flowers, then use it to cook and eat as part of their therapy (therapeutic for staff too). What does Bickle’s wheelchair-accessible GROW garden acronym stand for? Hints here

Great Radishes, Onions, & Watercress

Garden Rehab On Wheels

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* 6. Most places, including UHN's food courts, have restarted giving discounts for people who bring a reusable mug or container. Are you more likely to bring a reusable mug now?

Nah, I like disposables

Absolutely! I will lug a mug and save my 10-25 cents depending on the shop.

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* 7. The Green Team is partnering with the Toronto Nature Stewards to renew some parkland on Saturday April 13, 10 am - 12 pm. What will we be doing? (select all that apply) Hints here

Pulling up invasive species like Buckthorn to help native species thrive

Tidying up litter

Meeting and working alongside like-minded coworkers

Bringing family members if they like (psst, teens can get volunteer hours)

knitting tiny sweaters to keep the daffodils warm

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Food & Garden - UHN Earth Month 2024: Week 2

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* 1. UHN planted its first Indigenous Healing Garden in 2021, called the Michener Gitigan, entering its 4th season! What are some of the medicinal plants you'll find there? Hints here

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* 2. What should we eat for a healthier self and healthier climate? Hints Here (select all that apply).

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* 3. How can we plan, prep and cook our meals sustainably? Hints Here (select all that apply).

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* 4. What is a flexitarian?

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* 5. UHN’s Toronto Rehab Institute has several spots … UC, LC, BC … where patients help grow food and flowers, then use it to cook and eat as part of their therapy (therapeutic for staff too). What does Bickle’s wheelchair-accessible GROW garden acronym stand for? Hints here

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* 6. Most places, including UHN's food courts, have restarted giving discounts for people who bring a reusable mug or container. Are you more likely to bring a reusable mug now?

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* 7. The Green Team is partnering with the Toronto Nature Stewards to renew some parkland on Saturday April 13, 10 am - 12 pm. What will we be doing? (select all that apply) Hints here

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* 8. Where do you work?

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