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Container Gardening - The National

fire1.jpg I have a great deal to tell you about the gardening I have been doing over the past weeks. But before I can do that the marginally anal retentive side of me demands that I address my appearance on The National last

Nettle Soup

nettlesoup.jpg In the spirit of Be Nice to Nettles Week, we tried our hand at a batch of nettle soup using the site recipe as a basis. Let me tell you that a half pound of nettles is a whole lot more

Be Nice to Nettles Week

I first discovered stinging nettle one day while book shopping on Harbord Street, a popular used book area of Toronto. One of the stores had a selection of herbs sitting out front. Anyone who knows me knows I am a sucker for herbs and am impulsive

Starting a Successful Community Garden

I've been receiving requests for information on starting a community garden since posting about my experience working with the H.O.P.E Community Garden Group here in Toronto. Starting a community garden is an awesome experience but it is also quite an undertaking. Starting a garden

First Harvest of the Season

firstharvest.jpg You can't beat an early spring harvest courtesy of cold-hardy perennials. I've barely done anything in the garden and I'm already raking in the food stuffs! Clockwise from top right: Onions, dandelion greens, garlic chives, chives, lemon balm. These chives have been growing in a

Rolled Petals

tuliprolls_sm.jpg I was stopped by these tulips while out walking with my camera recently. I love the way the petals have rolled down as the flowers die. Nature sure is neat.

Scotts versus TerraCycle

TerraCycle Inc -- a company started by a college student that sells liquid worm poo fertilizer in recycled pop bottles -- is being sued by Scotts makers of Miracle-Gro claiming that the product package designs are too similar and confuse customers "...because some TerraCycle plant foods have

Making a Community Garden

parkdalehopegarden2_sm.jpg Parkdale, the neighborhood where I have made my home for most of my adult life houses approximately 75% of its residents in apartments with 38% residing in high-rise towers without access to outdoor space. This neighbourhood is incredibly diverse with people hailing from

Water for All Occassions

alexwilsoncg1.jpg This is one of the smartest rain barrel contraptions I have seen, spotted at the Alex Wilson Community Garden here in Toronto. They don't have access to a downspout but turned that around by setting up some kind of pipe system

“You Grow Girl” in Shameless Magazine

I'm proud to be included in the recent issue of Shameless Magazine, an independent magazine for strong, smart, and sassy teen girls that breaks the mold of the typical diet tips and beauty trends magazine. I interviewed with writer Caroline Pelletier on growing food which can be found

12 Reasons Why I Don’t Grow Edibles in My Street Garden

allium_blue.jpg When I started digging what would eventually become the street garden I had no idea that it would evolve into a social and scientific experiment. People often ask me if I grow food in this garden. The following twelve points should clear

Prince Charles, Slow Food, and Sustainable Agriculture

A friend of mine recommended this New York Times piece about Prince Charles and his involvement in the Slow Food Movement. Be sure to listen to his speech on small-scale and sustainable agriculture given at the Terra Madre conference in Turin, Italy (2004).

Peta 2 Magazine

I was recently interviewed for Peta2 magazine as a way to get young vegetarians excited about growing their own food. They've got a contest going to win a You Grow Girl prize pack that includes the You Grow Girl book, an "I Heart Dirt" t-shirt,

Gardener’s Anxiety

Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Photo by Gayla Trail) Sharp-Lobed Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba) These tiny, pretty pinkish-white flowers are one of the first blooming woodland natives to make an appearance in early spring. They are happy in partial shade with nutrient-rich soil, and can withstand very mild drought.

This is What $80 in Seeds Looks Like

Sooooooo........... I'm ready for my intervention. seeds_april11.jpg Approximately $80 worth of seeds (plus duty charged by Canada Post) showed up in the mail over the last few days. That would be in addition to the COUNTLESS seeds I already have. And the ones that

Chickens!

Chickens Photo by Gayla Trail I often dream of hens clucking around in a small garden pecking at bugs and laying fresh, organic eggs but alas that is not going to happen living in the cold, white north with no backyard or shelter against raccoons

La Plaza Cultural

Once again I am trying to catch up on the garden visits I have made over the last three months. La Plaza Cultural is a community garden in New York City's Alphabet City neighborhood (9th and Avenue C) that I have visited twice but only from

Tomatoes to Grow in Containers (or anywhere else for that matter)

Lots of tomatoes.  Grown on my rooftop in containers. Since I have begun talking about seeds and showing photos of my little seedlings, people have been writing in to ask me what I'm growing. I have been purposefully avoiding saying too much about

Lee Valley Windowsill Seed Starter

Last spring the world aligned in such a way leading to what I can only describe as a collapse in judgement wherein I purchased an actual device to start my seeds in. Firstly, I am a gluttonous gardener and had compiled a frightening collection of seeds to

It Has Begun… Seeds 2007

Have you started your seeds yet? This has been the most common topic on everyone's mind lately and the question I have been asked most in the last few weeks. People should know by now that I'm a late start. I rarely get my seeds
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