Origin Native Plants is your source for high-quality native plants. Our plants are grown using seed collected ethically from sites throughout southern Ontario and Manitoulin Island.
Founded in 2019, Origin Native Plants is a small nursery nestled within the agricultural lands of the Ignatius Jesuit Centre, a thriving community committed to organic agriculture, ecological restoration, and environmental education.
Origin Native Plants was inspired by Grand Moraine Growers, a plant nursery in Alma, Ontario with 25 years of experience in exceeding the needs of their clients. Under the guidance of owners Paul Sheppard and Jim Dougan, we will continue to offer the same high-quality plants.
We recognize the significance of the Dish with One Spoon Covenant to this land and offer our respect to our Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Métis neighbours as we strive to strengthen our relationships.
Today, this gathering place is home to many First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and acknowledging them reminds us of our important connection to this land where we work and grow. It’s a great privilege to be here and we are grateful for this every day. We strive to work on addressing truth and reconcile with the wrongs done in the past.
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Alex is a Certified Ecosystem Restoration Practitioner with 20 years of experience in restoration, green building, design, and management. Alex specializes in ecological restoration, drawing on expertise in fluvial geomorphology, glacial geology, ecosystem disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR), coastal processes, shoreline stabilization, and low impact development (LID) solutions. Their work encompasses a wide range of projects, including watershed stabilization, the creation of fish and aquatic habitats, and the design and implementation of innovative rainwater management systems.
