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Reflections on Where I Am

Since moving to Nelson I've discovered many things, not only about small towns, but also just about living in a climate that is pretty much smack dab in the middle of where I grew up, and where I've been living the past five years. I also have no land.
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Kelly : November 22nd, 2006 : 5 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Herbs, Places, Seasonal, Containers, Seeds, Propagation

The Future of Food

I recently sat down and watched, The Future of Food, a documentary that investigates the problems we face in the industrialization and corporatization of food production. Wow, I can't say enough about this film and am sorry it took me this long to make a point to
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Gayla : November 16th, 2006 : 8 Comments
Posted in: Reviews, Link, Info, Ecology, Food

Compostable Bags

Compostable Bag Good on Mountain Equipment Co-op in implementing the use of compostable, biodegradable bags in their stores. We use canvas bags and avoid taking plastic whenever possible, but I am really happy to see a real alternative moving into the marketplace.
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Gayla : November 15th, 2006 : 3 Comments
Posted in: Link, Ecology, Stuff

The Eggling Experience: Update 1

Germination has taken place in both the Eggling and the Real Egg. The Real Egg showed a few sprouts about 6 hours before the Eggling. Sorry about the lack of photo to accompany this update however both seedlings are microscopic in size and I don't have a
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Gayla : November 9th, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Seeds, Stuff

Rockin out to Heavy Petal (Interview with Andrea Bellamy)

Andrea Bellamy, of the garden blog Heavy Petal, is hard core about getting dirty. She recently completed UBC’s Garden Design program, freelances as a garden designer and a garden writer, follows organic and sustainable principles, and attributes being her parents for instilling good gardening values in her.
Renee : November 8th, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Link, Gardeners

Mutant Veggies at the Fall Fair

A friend and I attended The Royal, Toronto's big city attempt at a country fall fair. I was unable to make it over the last few years and forgot how good it is. Fall fairs are like cultural anthropology that happens close to home. There's
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Gayla : November 6th, 2006 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Veggies, Events

Fall Clean Up: Perfect Timing

This may not seem as remarkable to those of you currently outside of the South Coast of our Canadian shores, but I managed to get in a good three hours of garden clean up this weekend and not get soaking wet. This my friends, almost defies the laws
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Emira : November 6th, 2006 : No Comments
Posted in: Journal, Seasonal, Link

Container Garden Clean-up

Today was a dry and mild reprieve from the awful cold, wet and sometimes windy late fall weather we've been enduring here in Southern Ontario -- a good day to do some garden work. I have found frozen water in the trays underneath the containers on the
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Gayla : November 5th, 2006 : 4 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Seasonal, Containers, Info, Gardening 101

Recycled Garden + Contest

I've started a new contest on the site. The prizes are copies of Tsia Carson's book, "Craftivity." I tend to make contests that are simple to enter but thought it would be fun to do one that is more interactive. I love to
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Gayla : November 4th, 2006 : 1 Comment
Posted in: Link, Ecology, Art/Craft

Does Not Contain Spinach

nospinach.jpg Oh man. I don't know what to make of the level of paranoia we've reached about the recent spinach/ecoli outbreak that has compelled Epic Roots, grower and distributor of mache to go this far in disassociating their product from the maligned
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Gayla : November 3rd, 2006 : 3 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Link, Food
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