This story begins where most good ideas do: Sitting around a campfire on a warm July night.
While on summer break from Queen’s University in 2021, Emily Pope. Reily Morrison, Rupert Davies and Hanna Davies worked at No. 9 Gardens.
“My parents own No. 9 Gardens,” says Rupert. “My sister Hanna and I were taught about the importance of giving back and cultivating our communities. We are both really creative individuals and so a lot of our time was spent thinking about how to transform our creative interests into climate solutions.”
Emily and Reily shared their concern for the environment, hence their desire to work at No. 9.
“It was such a perfect time for me to meet Hanna and Rupert and be part of No. 9,” Reily says. “I was finishing my degree in Global Development at Queen’s and I felt like there was a lot of negativity and focus on the problems in the world. I felt
