Caring for the Planet

Leaside Garden Society – Speaker Series presents:

Speaker: Clement Kent

Topic: Caring for the Planet

Date: Thursday April 11th, 2024

Time & Place: 7pm In-Person at Leaside Library (165 McRae) – Guests Welcome

I’m a gardener, re-greener, scientist and plant lover. Although I’ll try growing almost

anything for fun my core interest is using gardens, parks, and other public spaces to re-

green the ecology of where we live. I’m the author of “How to Make a Pollinator

Garden”, and practice what I preach, having helped create many pollinator gardens in

front yards, city parks, and roadsides.

I have a particular interest in what it takes to make grassroots re-greening initiatives

successful. I was on the Advisory Board of the City of Toronto’s Pollinator Protection

program, and I do workshops with groups wanting to create green oases in their

neighbourhoods.

I study insects – their behaviour, their genetics, and the “big-data” area called

genomics. Among the insects, bees are a special focus.

I’ve been a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (honeybee

professionals) and I received the Canadian Pollinator Advocate award for 2011 from the

North American Pollinator Protection Campaign. I’m an adjunct professor at York

University and VP of the Horticultural Societies of Parkdale & Toronto. I helped found

the Parkdale society in 1987 and Project Swallowtail in 201

Caring for the Planet: gardeners, fire, water, earth, air, and Life

What do gardeners, philosophers, scientists, spiritual people, and radical ecological re-greening groups have in common? How can gardeners help Care for the Planet? How can this be done locally, by smaller groups?

Why should we care about how our parks and plazas are designed? When can we help improve designs?

About Clement Kent, Ph. D.

I’m a gardener, re-greener, scientist and plant lover. Although I’ll try growing almost anything for fun my core interest is using gardens, parks, and other public spaces to re-green the ecology of where we live. I’m the author of “How to Make a Pollinator Garden”, and practice what I preach, having helped create many pollinator gardens in front yards, city parks, and roadsides.  I have a particular interest in what it takes to make grassroots re-greening initiatives successful. I was on the Advisory Board of the City of Toronto’s Pollinator Protection program, and I do workshops with groups wanting to create green oases in their neighbourhoods.  I study insects – their behaviour, their genetics, and the “big-data” area called genomics. Among the insects, bees are a special focus.   I’ve been a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (honeybee professionals) and I received the Canadian Pollinator Advocate award for 2011 from the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign. I’m an adjunct professor at York University and VP of the Horticultural Societies of Parkdale & Toronto. I helped found the Parkdale society in 1987 and Project Swallowtail in 2019.