Recreating Eden
Recreating Eden is a Canadian lifestyle and gardening television documentary program. Its aim is to examine the physical, mental, and spiritual healing effects that gardens have on their keepers
| Recreating Eden | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Lifestyle - Gardening |
| Created by | Merit Jensen Carr Donna Gall |
| Narrated by | Bonnie Dickie |
| Theme music composer | Michael Richard Plowman Shawn Pierce |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Merit Jensen Carr |
| Producers | Joan Jenkinson Barry Floc'h Donna Gall David M Fox Sandra Moore |
| Release | |
| Original network | HGTV(Canada Seasons 1-2) VisionTV (Canada) TVO (Canada) Knowledge (Canada) TéléMaison (France) Canal+ Poland UKTV Gardens |
| Original release | 2002 – 2008 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
History
Recreating Eden was originally broadcast on HGTV Canada in 2002, but after two seasons was not renewed.[1] It was then picked up by VisionTV for an additional three seasons.[2] As of 2010, the series has not been renewed for a sixth season.
Community Garden Initiative
VisionTV and Recreating Eden teamed up in 2007 to create the Community Garden Initiative, a project to fund green communities in cities and towns across Canada. The program ran successfully for two years, funding six projects.
2007 recipients
- The Youth Garden in Dufferin Grove Park organized by FoodShare of Toronto.
- The Garden of Lite in Winnipeg.
- The Julien Project in Guelph.[3]
2008 recipients
- Greenest City in Toronto.
- North Central Community Garden in Regina.
- Bayview Memorial Park Stream Restoration in the township of Oro-Medonte.[4]
References
- Oswald, Brad. "Bloom to Improve." Winnipeg Free Press 28 May 2006
- http://www.icangarden.com/document.cfm?task=viewdetail&itemid=6357/ VisionTV Press Release
- http://www.visiontv.ca/Media/Releases/vtv_eden.html VisionTV Press Release
- http://www.s-vox.com/Media/Releases/recr_edenJuly2008.htm/ S-Vox Press Release
External links
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