World Water Day Community Town Hall - The Problem and Promise of Peat

In celebration of World Water Day on March 22, Water Docs and Regenerating Toronto are co-hosting this event in anticipation of the upcoming gardening season. We will learn and discuss peat use in Ontario and why its continued use is problematic for our climate and much more.

The evening will feature a screening of the 2023 film The Breathing Lands and other short films, expert speakers* and information on alternatives to peat in gardening, as well as a connection to solutions and actions to take to help attendees make a difference, both locally and globally.

How are the immense peatbogs of the Hudson Bay lowlands in Ontario connected to the potting soil you use? How are they and the peatlands around the world connected to the carbon cycle, the water cycle, the very breath of the Earth? How are these intimately connected to Indigenous cultures? And how is the peat mining industry interrupting that precious balance? What are the actual problems and promise of peat? Join us to get to the bottom of it all.