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Window Shopping

I'm a sucker for email newsletters. They offer information and window shopping all in one great big ol' job-distracting, e-mail notifying beep. So, imagine my surprise when today's Best Bets from New York Magazine was gardencentric! Granted, the suggestions are
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Renee : January 15th, 2007 : 1 Comment
Posted in: Link, Pests & Disease, Stuff

Community Input on Pesticide Use

The municipality where I live is posing a question to us, the residents: How can we develop "a program to preserve human health and environmental quality, at the same time respecting the residents of the Municipality of Clarington"? I love that the word "respect" appears in this question/statement. There
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Amy : January 9th, 2007 : No Comments
Posted in: Places, Link, Ecology

Don’t Plant, Do Plant

I came across this "Don't Plant a Pest" brochure put out by the California Invasive Plant Council that could be handy for those of you in the Bay Area. I like that instead of listing invasives with a stern warning against planting, they offer reasonable
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Gayla : January 8th, 2007 : No Comments
Posted in: Link, Info, Ecology

Amateur Phenology

So. Ummmm. Who's a little freaked out by this crazy weather? They say Canada is totally backwards especially for an El Niño year with the west coast all wet and wild and the east unseasonably warm and snow-less. I've heard that things are also a
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Gayla : January 5th, 2007 : 7 Comments
Posted in: Journal, Flowers, Seasonal, Link, Info, Ecology

Where to Get Dandelion Seeds

I posted back in October about my new-found culinary interest in dandelion greens and a few of you have been writing to ask where I got the seeds. In my case the dandelions have been coming up all on their own in my commuity garden.
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Gayla : January 4th, 2007 : 6 Comments
Posted in: Herbs, Link, Seeds, Food

Affordable Gifts For Gardeners (To Buy)

I'm not one to go nuts with the gardening products since a lot of required gardening materials are either one-time buys (like good shears), tools and containers that can be purchased used, or items that can be fashioned from recycled materials (i.e. plastic water bottles) -- I am
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Gayla : December 19th, 2006 : 2 Comments
Posted in: Reviews, Seasonal, Link, Stuff

Mary Jane’s Farm

I posted about this over on my personal blog this morning, so apologies for the cross posting for any keeners out there. I found Mary Jane's Farm, a magazine/resource/catalogue/lovely-thingy, the other night at Chapters (of all places), while killing time waiting for my fella to
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Emira : December 17th, 2006 : 6 Comments
Posted in: Reviews, Link

Hello Hamilton!

I'm going to be doing a couple of events on Sunday, January 14. 2007 in Hamilton, Ontario. If you're in the area do come out to one or both of these events and say hi! You Grow Girl Book signing at Mixed Media 174 James
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Gayla : December 16th, 2006 : 3 Comments
Posted in: Link, Events, You Grow Girl

Vegan Cranberry Thumbprints

I'd never been a fan of cranberry sauce that is until I started making my own. If you have ever made jam before, cranberry sauce is much like making jam, and just as easy to can. With fresh cranberries readily available, now is the
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Renee : December 15th, 2006 : 5 Comments
Posted in: Link, Food, Recipes

Compostable Dishware

sugarcanecup.jpg I discovered these compostable cups made of a sugar industry derivative called "bagasse" while partaking in my weekly cup of solar-roasted cacao drink at the Farmer's Market. That's my used cup in the photo above. Online environmental products store Branch carries
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Gayla : December 15th, 2006 : 1 Comment
Posted in: Link, Ecology, Stuff, Food
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