Branching Out – Nurturing Connections & Community
2021 Conference
About The Conference
CHTA 2021 Conference
2021 marks the second year the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association has gathered together virtually to celebrate our passion for connecting people, plants and nature.
Together we will experience horticultural therapy activities, tools to inspire your HT/TH practice, a look at inspirational programming, exciting announcements and an opportunity to build our community and connect over our love of the natural world around us.
This year most all presentations are live with the opportunity for Q&A and some are pre-recorded sessions. The conference recordings will be available for 60 days post conference so you will experience the opportunity to watch what you may have missed during the conference and re-watch what you loved.
It means the world to us to have you join in and celebrate this opportunity for Branching Out – Nurturing Connections and Community.
CONFERENCE & AGM DETAILS
DAY 1
Thursday, September 16th
1:00pm – 4:00pm PDT
Key Presentations:
Dawnn McWatters – Home is in the Garden: Starting over during unprecedented times
Judi Vinni – Networking Event – Word Coud Activity
Plus:
Meet your CHTA Board Members
&
so much more!
DAY 2
Friday, September 17th
9:00am – 4:00pm PDT
Key Presentations:
CHTA Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Awakening the Senses with:
Katie McGillivray, HTR
Sarah Shapiro, HTR
Mary Partridge, HTR
Amy Petersen, HTR
Michel Gauthier – Canadian Garden Council
Trish Rainville – Metis Wisdom, Horticultural Therapy and Indigenous Tools for Healing
Judi Vinni – Regional Branches Gathering
Cathy Archibald – Branching Up! – Techniques and Applications of Vertical Farming
Plus:
Meet our International Members
Breakout Rooms
Book Giveaways
&
so much more!
DAY 3
Saturday, September 18th
9:00am – 4:00pm PDT
Key Presentations:
Cliff Thorbes – Virtual Guided Nature Walk
Katie McGillivray – Reflective Practice and HT
Alejandro Prescott-Cornejo and Sheryl Hanula– Integrating the Power of Photography into your HT/TH Practice
Nicola Thomas – Grand River Food Forestry – Care for the Earth, Care for Each Other, Share the Wealth
Plus:
Earthwise Society
One Green Square Wellness Consulting
Book Club: Braiding Sweetgrass
Book Giveaways
&
so much more!
