Recreating Eden
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 (2002) – 2008 (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

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

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

• 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

• Greenest City in Toronto.
• North Central Community Garden in Regina.
• Bayview Memorial Park Stream Restoration in the township of Oro-Medonte.^[4]