Welcome to the Connected To The Land Podcast, sponsored by LEM Products. On this week's episode, Ian talks to Laurie Thompson, the Principal of Kikino School, on the Kikino Metis Settlement (180km NE of Edmonton, Alberta). The Kikino School was recently awarded the Community Agriculture Grant by Peavey Industries for, ‘Let’s Grow Together’, an initiative in support of a traditional medicines and healing garden for the students that will ultimately benefit the entire community. In the Cree language, “KIKINO” means “Our home”
Laurie Thompson says: “Our children and families will learn that health does not come from a place that is broken. This wellness garden will teach us all that mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health is a continuous cycle of rejuvenation that requires ongoing care and action. Just like the plants that do not thrive alone, our garden will teach us the health that can be found in families."
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