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Wild by Nature, Beautiful by Design.

About Grand River

For more than 20 years, we’ve been exploring what happens when food, beauty and ecology grow together.

 

A landscape alive with possibility — berries within reach, herbs beneath your feet, fruit ripening overhead, flowers humming with pollinators.

A garden that changes with the seasons, invites you in, and gives something back.

We’ve brought this vision to more than 30 landscapes — from private gardens and schools to community spaces, municipalities and Indigenous-led projects.

Beyond the garden, discover something extraordinary...

Forest Hieghts Community Food Forest
Design Services
Forest Hieghts Food Forest

Consultation 
Every landscape holds a story waiting to unfold.

Together, we’ll explore your space & vision, uncovering opportunities for food, beauty, habitat & abundance.
Forest Hieghts Food Forest

Workshops 
Get wonderfully inspired.

Hands-on experiences in food forests, edible landscapes & ecology - designed to get people growing, discovering

& connecting with the living world.

Microgreens Workshop

Speaking 
From soul to soil

 

Engaging talks weaving food, ecology, culture & belonging

- created to spark conversation, shift perspectives

& inspire action.

Portfolio

Portfolio

FOOD FORESTRY & COMMUNITY
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ECOLOGICAL DESIGN 
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talks

Speaking 

Vandana Shiva
With Dr. Vandana Shiva
 

Stories. Ideas. Inspiring Change.

Nicola Jane brings food, ecology, culture & belonging into conversations that challenge, connect & inspire.

Edible Landscapes · Food Forestry · Pollinator Pathways · Biodiversity
Indigenous Land Practices · Land Regeneration & Reconciliation · African Diaspora Food & Land Practices · Climate Change Mitigation

  

Keynotes · Panels · Workshops · Community Events
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"Nicola Jane has a deep understanding of the soil. She is a natural teacher..."

​​Annette Spangler

WATERLOO PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD

"Learning about biomimcry, permaculture and the ease of no till gardening from Nicola Jane inspired

me to create my own food forest in my forest."

Amanda Farquhara

MEADOWLANE SCHOOL COUNCIL

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