Environmental
Stewardship
& Placemaking
2015
2016
2005 - Present
2015
Faculty and Staff workshop and pollinator garden build.
2021
Faculty and Staff workshop and pollinator garden build.
2022
2021
2015 - 2021
2022
WHO I AM
About Me
Nicola Jane, is an award-winning Ecological Landscape Designer whose land practices mitigate climate change, increase biodiversity & address' food sovereignty.
She champions community capacity building, supporting ecologically sustainable projects. Specializing in underutilized public / private green spaces, inclusive community engagement, global land acknowledgements, reconciliation, restoration, sustainability & spiritual ecology.
"Nicola Jane is a true "community builder." Skilled at teaching and leading. It was great to see her include kids, older folks and people who experience disabilities. If you are looking to build community and team spirit. I highly recommend Nicola Jane."
Steve Snider
HORIZON
"Learning about biomimcry, permaculture and the ease of no till gardening from Nicola Jane inspired me, not only to create my own food forest in my garden, but also to co-lead another community project to build a large pollinator garden in a local park."
Amanda Farquhara
MEADOWLANE SCHOOL COUNCIL
Online Courses
PERMACULTURE DESIGN CERTIFICATE
Study modules, practical exercises photos, fieldwork & videos
YOUR POLLINATOR GARDEN GUIDE
Enhance your life and overall wellness
A Step-by-Step Guide
YOUR FOOD FOREST GUIDE
Create a beautiful biodiverse ecosystem
A Step-by-Step Guide
For Both Beginner & Seasoned Gardeners
A peak inside
the book
If you found the history you learned as a child, erased your people from the story, what would you do, or say and who would you say it to?
This compelling and thought provoking question is at the root of the noteworthy and inspiring book,
BLM COLLECTION ~ Soul to Soil.
This book emanated from the epic journey Nicola Jane embarked on, the "Sankofa 100 Miles To Freedom Tour 2022."
The tour was designed to bring awareness to the African Diaspora Freedom Fighters of Southwestern Ontario, their resilience, tenacity and heroism.
"Nicola Jane is a wealth of knowledge, her connection to the Earth runs deep. She has the wisdom of her ancestors while sharing from a place of kindness and reverence".
Annette Spangler
WATERLOO PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD
"Nicola Jane has a deep understanding of the soil. Which has translated to me having more pollinators in my gardens! I had the lucky fortune to meet her on her Sankofa 2022 van tour. Her YouTube videos have helped my understanding of Ecological Wellness".
Samantha Kristoferson
CO-FOUNDER KW PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZERS