Would you like to get your hands dirty and grow your own food this year? Are you an experienced gardener but interested in some new tips? Have you thought about planting your own vegetable garden, but don’t know where to start? As the birds get busy foraging building blocks for nests, and the sun shines down, warming our earth, it is time to start prepping for the upcoming growing season.  Read below on some tips you can do now to set yourself (and your garden) up for success. 1. Think about what you and your family eat, and what capacity you have to maintain the garden.  Do you mak ..read more

This past year with help from the City of London, The London Environmental Network supported four London Residences in creating a rain-garden on their property as they were experiencing significant flooding. In total, around 900 square feet of land within the London was converted into aesthetically pleasing, stormwater management rain gardens! What is a RainGarden you might ask? A rain garden is different from a normal garden as it is specifically designed to capture and manage rainwater runoff from roofs and other non-permeable surfaces. A rain garden is built away from the house foundation ..read more

Big thumbs up to London’s Green Bin program! Starting January 15th, 2024, Londoners can decrease their carbon footprint by participating in London’s Composting Program! So what’s the big deal with composting anyway?  Food scarps that get put into garbage aren’t able to properly decompose in landfills. Instead, they rot and release gasses into the atmosphere, which contributes to the warming of our planet. When we compost, we decrease waste from entering our landfills. If more food waste is being composted, less ends up in landfills helping to reduce the greenhouse gas effect.  In add ..read more

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What is the London Environmental Networks Green Infrastructure Program?  The London Environmental Network (LEN) Green Infrastructure (GI) program supports the London community at large. Green Infrastructure refers to “the natural vegetative systems, engineered features and green technologies that collectively provide society with a multitude of economic, environmental, and social outcomes”. (Green Infrastructure Ontario).  Basically, GI uses natural processes to deliver and increase green spaces, biodiversity, and sequester carbon, which helps to build climate resilience. GI can be a ..read more

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