Recreating Eden
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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 |
Original release | |
Network | HGTV(Canada Seasons 1-2) VisionTV (Canada) TVO (Canada) Knowledge (Canada) TéléMaison (France) Canal+ Poland UKTV Gardens |
Release | 2002 2008 | –
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
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- The Youth Garden in Dufferin Grove Park organized by FoodShare Toronto.
- The Garden of Lite in Winnipeg.
- The Julien Project in Guelph.[3]
2008 recipients
[edit]- Greenest City in Toronto.
- North Central Community Garden in Regina.
- Bayview Memorial Park Stream Restoration in the township of Oro-Medonte.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 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