Archive: February, 2010
The Requirement to Garden
This is a long one. I suggest you make a cup of tea and a snack before starting.
"And now listen carefully. You in others-this is your soul. This is what you are. This is what your More Seeds and Such That Will Need to Be Stuck into Some Soil, Somewhere
Last week I traveled to Montreal to speak at the Montreal Seed Fair and sign copies of the "Grow Great Grub" book in support of the collective food gardening group, Action Communiterre.
Toronto's Repurposed for the Garden: Forceps
The other day, while shopping in the plant section of the Montreal Botanical Garden's gift store I came upon a long pair of forceps that a staff member must have forgotten, left sitting among the cacti.
In that moment it occurred to me, aha, Caladium ‘Thai Beauty’
Click title to see full photo. February at the Community Garden
We popped over to the community garden yesterday afternoon with a frozen pail of compost. I thought I would take some pictures so you can see what it looks like in the middle of winter.
As you can Upcoming Grow Great Grub Events in Toronto
I've got a very busy week ahead. The best gardening event of the season, Seedy Saturday, is taking place this coming Sunday, February 21st followed by the Grow Great Grub Book Launch Party on February 24th.
Let's start with Seedy Saturday, which is held on a Sunday
Field Trip to Richters Herbs
Last Friday, a friend with a car (THANK YOU JOHN, I hearby bequeath my first born to you. The cat is also an option.) drove Davin, myself, and another friend on a field trip to READ MORE...Grow Great Grub Book Giveaway Winners
Winners of my new book Grow Great Grub have been selected using a random # generator and they are:
Gina, who is inspired by "...The heirloom tomatoes at the San Francisco farmers market: 10th Annual Montreal Seed Fair
I hear that snowstorms have hit many of you, and that a bunch of snow is set to dump all over my region sometime late this week. What better time to get excited about seedstarting?
This weekend marks Montreal's 10th Annual Seed Fair (aka Seedy Saturday & Sunday). It's












