not far from the tree

Hello, I’m Peggy from A.Y Jackson Secondary School and I have participated in Generation Green, a new program by Live Green Toronto.

This morning I met up with Laura at the Wychwood Barns. We walked around some neighborhoods and handed out some flyers to homes that seemed like they would have fruit trees or plants, and we also handed out some flyers to houses that we passed by. As we walked she taught me which kinds of fruits belonged to which plants or trees, but I’m sure I won’t be able to tell the different when I’m by myself!

After handing out a couple of flyers, we went to do a Generation Green video. I was really nervous about the interview because I got really tongue tied when the camera was around, but it was really fun. I had never done a interview infront of a camera before, so it was an really nerve-racking and an exciting experience.

When we were done doing the interviews and done with the video we continued on handing out flyers. We passed by Humewood House (a partnered agency with not far from the tree), but we stopped when Laura spotted the blooming blossoms near the House. Laura took some pictures of the blossoms which were so beautiful. And along came a bee, it was so fuzzy and chubby that I thought it was cute.

Before the day started, I was really nevous about job shadowing because of the interviews and I didn’t really know what we were going to do. But the day was so much fun and Laura was the nicest person I’ve met. I’m really glad I got the opportunity to participate in Generation Green’s job shadowing.