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Meet Nicola Jane

About Grand River

Nicola Jane is an award-winning environmentalist and founder of Grand River Food Forestry. For over a decade, she has transformed homes, schools, and community spaces into thriving edible landscapes through food forests, pollinator gardens, workshops, and regenerative ecological design.

Forest Hieghts Community Food Forest
Design Services

Ecological Design Services

simple ways to grow food & restore nature

Forest Hieghts Food Forest
Oprington Community Housing
Forest Hieghts Food Forest
Forest Hieghts Food Forest
Microgreens Workshop
Expert guidance for your space, goals and budget.

Consultations   

Custom Designs 

Custom edible landscape plans tailored to your property.

Design Kits 

Beautiful ready-to-grow food & pollinator gardens.

Food Forest Builds

Edible landscapes Designed for homes
and communities.

Workshops 

Hands-on  ecological workshops that inspire action.
Portfolio

Featured Projects

talks

Ecological Talks

Vandana Shiva

Speaker Topics

  • Edible Landscapes

  • Agroforestry / Food Forestry

  • Pollinator Pathways

  • Climate Change Mitigation

  

  • Increased Biodiversity

  • Global Indigenous Land Practices

  • Land Regeneration & Reconciliation

  • African Diaspora & Agriculture

Conntact

Let's Grow Something Beautiful

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  • YouTube

"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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