Roncy REmarket - May 30
2026-05-30 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Roncesvalles United Church, 40 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6R 2L6, Canada
Roncy REmarket
May 30 10 am to 3 pm
Roncesvalles United Church, 240 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, ON M6R 2L6
email Danielle Marcos at contact@earthstarbotanicals.com
647-832-3197
An ecologically minded street fair promoting zero waste through reusing, repurposing, repairing, recycling, upcycling. Earthstar Botanicals will be selling pollinator plants and offering pollinator education at the event.
to download poster: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1owJYrkCQbaMBPBnnmo8oxumEUu89wP-P/view

Douglas Counter Garden Tour 3 - May 30
2026-05-30 11:00 - 12:30 | Douglas Counter, location given on registration, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Tour 3: Saturday, May 30, 11:00am to 12:30pm
New this year, Block Ambassador Douglas Counter is kindly offering Project Swallowtail members free SPRING TOURS of his native habitat gardens located near the Etobicoke Civic Centre. This 1.5-hour tour includes tips on increasing the habitat value of your garden, minimal spring maintenance sympathetic to pollinators, spring plant identification, choosing species, and more.
Douglas brings 29 years of practical, hands-on experience gardening with native plants to these tours of his prairie, woodland, and storm water infiltration boulevard gardens, which together cover 84% of his property, contain over 110 species of plants, shrubs and trees, and are beautiful examples of what’s possible in an urban setting.
Spaces are limited, so please RSVP to Douglas today at dcu.humanature@rogers.com and include your tour date in the subject line of your email. Douglas will confirm location details with guests.

May 31 - Essential Ecosystem Engineers
2026-05-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Milky Way Garden, 87 Milky Way, Toronto, Ontario, M6H 3Y2, Canada
Essential Ecosystem Engineers
Learn about invasive jumping worms and beneficial red wigglers in the garden!
May 31, 2 pm to 4 pm
Milky Way Garden
87 Milky Way, Toronto ON M6H 3Y2
$1 to $20 sliding scale Registration is required
Sullivan Dyment is a Toronto-based researcher, writer, visual artist, and environmental advocate. He specializes in urban resiliency and soil stewardship. Currently completing a Master of Environmental Studies at York University, Sul’s work focuses on the intersection of invasive species management and community-led conservation. He is a certified pollinator steward, coordinates the gardens at his building and has his own pollinator and food gardens at home.
The Subterranean Shift and Jumping Worms
Sullivan will guide gardeners through the critical transition from traditional soil understanding to the modern reality of the jumping worm crisis. This part of the presentation pulls back the curtain on the quiet arrival of Amynthas species in Ontario, illustrating how these invaders aren’t just “different worms,” but biological combatants that actively destroy healthy soil. Sullivan will empower our audience to recognize that containment is a human behaviour challenge. By understanding this, we will move from ecological grief into a position of power. Instead of risking any role in unintentional spread, we spearhead the fight. This section is about arming ourselves with the biosecurity protocols and the “activist mindset” needed to protect the native ecosystems we’ve worked so hard to restore. We aren’t just gardeners anymore; we are the first line of defense..
Joe Durand is a prominent urban agriculture advocate, educator, social worker and founding board member of Green Thumbs Growing Kids. He currently helps gardens set up compost systems and specializes in teaching about soil food web with Compost Toronto. He frequently collaborates with local community initiatives, including West Neighbourhood House, the Milky Way Garden and Anishnawbe Nibi Gitigaan.
Red Wrigglers, Soil Heath and Gardens
Joe will be discussing the role of red wrigglers, a specific type of earthworm, in composting and soil microbiology. He will provide microscopes so we can take a closer look into the compost the Milky Way gardeners have created. We’ll discuss topics such as compost tea, the use of commercial fertilizers, soil health and its critical role in our ecosystem.

Douglas Counter Garden Tour 4 - June 6
2026-06-06 13:00 - 14:30 | Douglas Counter, location given on registration, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Tour 4: Saturday, June 6, 1:00pm to 2:30pm
New this year, Block Ambassador Douglas Counter is kindly offering Project Swallowtail members free SPRING TOURS of his native habitat gardens located near the Etobicoke Civic Centre. This 1.5-hour tour includes tips on increasing the habitat value of your garden, minimal spring maintenance sympathetic to pollinators, spring plant identification, choosing species, and more.
Douglas brings 29 years of practical, hands-on experience gardening with native plants to these tours of his prairie, woodland, and storm water infiltration boulevard gardens, which together cover 84% of his property, contain over 110 species of plants, shrubs and trees, and are beautiful examples of what’s possible in an urban setting.
Spaces are limited, so please RSVP to Douglas today at dcu.humanature@rogers.com and include your tour date in the subject line of your email. Douglas will confirm location details with guests.

Garden Planting Day - June 7
2026-06-07 10:00 - 15:00 | 11 Tyndall Ave., 11 Tyndall Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M6K 2E8, Canada
Garden Planting Day
Sunday, June 7, 10am to 3 pm
11 Tyndall Ave.
Snacks and Drinks Provided
No experience necessary
All are welcome

Fun Tenant and Community Planting Day - June 13
2026-06-13 10:00 - 15:00 | 30 Springhurst Ave., 30 Springhurst Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M6K 1B3, Canada
Fun Tenant and Community Planting Day
Saturday, June 13 10am to 3 pm
30 Springhurst Ave.
No experience required
All welcome!

Pollinator Week - June 22-28 2026
2026-06-22 - 2026-06-28 | Pollinator Partnership Canada (P2C), PO Box 73619 RPO Wychwood, Toronto, Ontario, M6C 4A7, Canada
June 22 – 28, 2026.
Pollinator Partnership
Pollinator Week is an annual celebration in support of pollinator health that was initiated and is managed by Pollinator Partnership. It is a time to raise awareness for pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them. The great thing about Pollinator Week is that you can celebrate and get involved any way you like! Popular events include planting for pollinators, hosting garden tours, participating in online bee and butterfly ID workshops, and so much more.
However you choose to celebrate this year, be sure to register your event on the map below, and share your story with us by tagging us on social media using the hashtag #PollinatorWeek.
https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-week
https://www.pollinator.org/canada
Activities are in many places.
The address below is their Toronto office.
BioBlitz:
Join the Pollinator Week Bioblitz on iNaturalist! Be a part of this community science project and help collect data on the distribution of pollinators across Canada, the United States and Mexico during Pollinator Week (June 22-28)
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/pollinator-week-2026-pollinator-bioblitz
BioBlitz Toolkit
Never participated in a bioblitz or need a refresher? Our Bioblitz Toolkit provides everything you need to participate in the event, from guides to photography tips. Download the iNaturalist app, explore the world around you, and become a vital part of conservation efforts today!
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Solstice Garden Tour 1 - June 24
2026-06-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Douglas Counter, location given on registration, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Solstice Tour 1 (evening): Wednesday, June 24, 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Join block ambassador Douglas Counter for a free Summer Solstice Tour of his native habitat gardens located near the Etobicoke Civic Centre. Offered on two dates, this 1.5-hour tour includes: transitioning from spring to summer bloom; increasing the habitat value of your garden; forming a healing connection with the land and a sense of place through wild gardening; propagating native plants from collected seed, and more.
Douglas brings 29 years of practical, hands-on experience gardening with native plants to these tours of his species-rich prairie, woodland, and storm water infiltration boulevard gardens—each a beautiful example of functioning habitat.
Each guest will receive a free organic native plant of their choice (4 inch pot) propagated by Douglas from seed collected from his gardens; additional plants will be available for $4 each.
Spaces are limited, so please RSVP to Douglas today at dcu.humanature@rogers.com and include your tour date in the subject line of your email. Douglas will confirm location details with guests.

Solstice Garden Tour 2 - June 26
2026-06-26 13:00 - 14:30 | Ontario
Solstice Tour 2 (afternoon): Friday, June 26, 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Join block ambassador Douglas Counter for a free Summer Solstice Tour of his native habitat gardens located near the Etobicoke Civic Centre. Offered on two dates, this 1.5-hour tour includes: transitioning from spring to summer bloom; increasing the habitat value of your garden; forming a healing connection with the land and a sense of place through wild gardening; propagating native plants from collected seed, and more.
Douglas brings 29 years of practical, hands-on experience gardening with native plants to these tours of his species-rich prairie, woodland, and storm water infiltration boulevard gardens—each a beautiful example of functioning habitat.
Each guest will receive a free organic native plant of their choice (4 inch pot) propagated by Douglas from seed collected from his gardens; additional plants will be available for $4 each.
Spaces are limited, so please RSVP to Douglas today at dcu.humanature@rogers.com and include your tour date in the subject line of your email. Douglas will confirm location details with guests.
