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The Cooper-Hewitt Landscape Design Awards, 2006

The Cooper-Hewitt recently announced their 2006 National Design Awards. Three lucky Landscape Architects were recognized for advancing the fields of urban planning, park, and garden design. I , myself, am a gardener who leans towards ADD styles and eclectic designs, I often find the field of Landscape Design

World Food Day 2006

World Food Day was first organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1979 to bring public awareness concerning global food issues and the importance in supporting agriculture. World Food Day is now celebrated on October 16th in 150 countires. Event

Presentation: Why Gardening Rules

I'm giving a short 30 minute presentation tomorrow evening (Tuesday) for the University of Toronto Community Garden Group as a part of "Alternative Frosh Week." As a former poor university student I just love the fact that University campuses now have community gardens. Homegrown, fresh food

Fall Harvest Treats

pumpkinpie.jpg I spent yesterday afternoon multi-tasking between a series of deadlines and making fall treats: pumpkin pie, and green tomato chutney. The chutney recipe can be found on page 154 of the You Grow Girl book. Since the oven was blazing,

Canadian Organic Growers

My husband and I recently joined a local organic community garden, and were pleased to find when we paid our seasonal rate for the plot, that we had also acquired membership in Canagian Organic Growers--the national information network for organic gardeners, farmers and consumers. The local group meets

Food for Thought

Ann Slater of the Ecological Farming Association of Ontario takes on CropLife Canada, a trade association for the manufacturers, developers and distributors of pesticide and GMO products that has been working on a smear campaign targeting organic food production. Why is CropLife Canada so keen to

YGG Warm Winter Wear Drive

What: Knit or crochet up beautiful, warm woolies for charity. Mittens, arm warmers, hats, and scarves are all fantastic. A YGG forum member suggests keyhole scarves as anything that wraps around the neck can be uncomfortable and even unsafe for women coming from violent experiences. New

CobraHead Precision Weeder and Cultivator

Cobrahead I am a strong believer that gardening does not, and should not, require a lot of "stuff". Container gardeners especially can get along with their hands, or a fork, spoon, and kitchen shears if need be. However, the right tool can make you feel

‘Chinese Five Colour’ Hot Peppers

'Chinese Five Color' Hot Pepper At a Toronto area You Grow Girl meetup last week we discussed our gardening successes and disappointments of the last year. Beth, a rooftop container gardener mentioned that she was most disappointed by her container-grown 'Chinese Five Colour' (or

Passionfruit

Miniature Passionfruit My passionflower vine grew a passionfruit! This may seem like small hat (or other small things) to those of you living in the warm, Southern regions of the world, but it's a BIG deal to a Northern gardener like me. I have

Danny Seo’s Simply Green Giving

Harper Collins touts him as "the eco-conscious, creative wonder kid," but just what makes Danny Seo an environmental stylist? First and foremost, Danny is actually a

Foraging in the City

This article in today's Toronto Star is interesting. It's about people harvesting from neglected or owner-less trees in the city. It made me think about an apple tree that is sitting off the side of the exit ramp I take every day on my way home from

Saving Tomato Seeds

It's mid September and sadly most of the container-grown tomato plants on my rooftop are on their last lap. A few green stragglers remain and the vines are starting to yellow and fade. Thankfully I've got another crop still running over at my community garden plot

Cold Frame Advice

This week the weather has definitely started taking a turn to Fall here in Vancouver. While we've got our moments of heat mid day, as soon as that sun gets behind a cloud I find myself reaching for my wool gardening sweater. Bye, bye summer. Sniff. Sniff. One

Vancouver Area Garden Events: Music & More

Two upcoming garden related events to tell those of you in the Vancouver environs about: First up, if you're a fan of Community Gardens and Buttless Chaps (by which I mean the band of course), come on down to the show at the Railway this Thursday

‘Black Pear’ Tomato Inside

Because you asked, here's a photo of the inside of the 'Black Pear' tomato. 'Black Pear' Tomato Photo by Gayla Trail I ate another one yesterday afternoon. They really are soft, dense, sweet, and rich. Whether or not they beat out my #1

‘Black Seaman’ Tomato

Update: The first of the next batch has ripened. I had both my neighbour and my spouse do a taste test and we all agree that while it is tasty, it doesn't stand up to the black indeterminates like 'Black Krim' or 'Black Plum'. My final

Cooking, Canning, and Putting Up Food

I've been busy canning and putting up food, so the updates here have been fewer than usual. Anyone notice? After all the labor and love I put into growing my babies, I refuse to let them go to waste. So besides taking baskets to friends, neighbors,

Blackberries

Blackberries The blackberry bushes have been incredibly prolific at the Community Garden this year. I'd swear the plants have doubled in size, each vine exploding with fat, juicy fruit. I had thought that perhaps our cold winters curbed their invasiveness but I'm starting
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