It's like the wild animal kingdom around here lately. We discovered dozens of these newly hatched garden spiders (Argiope aurantia) crawling all over the sides of the compost bin at the community garden the other day. 
Spring is (supposedly) here in Toronto, which means it's time to start talking about gardening! As a result, I've got a bunch of confirmed events on the roster in Toronto over the next few weeks.
Seed-Starting 
I listened to this essay about the importance of physical labor by urban gardener Mary Seton Corboy yesterday morning on the This I Believe program and thought it was so brilliant I had to share. 
Hell, yes. here's something to help you... or... ummm... me... get through the last days of winter. Eighteen back issues of Organic Gardening magazine, dating from 2005 to 2008 are available in their entirety for free viewing on Google books.
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