Stinging Nettle (Pinhole)
A photo I took for World Pinhole Photography Day, an event that just happened to coincide with my first stinging nettle foraging expeditition of the season. I am an accomplished multi-tasker. 
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A photo I took for World Pinhole Photography Day, an event that just happened to coincide with my first stinging nettle foraging expeditition of the season. I am an accomplished multi-tasker. Foraging Stinging Nettles
I went out foraging stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) last weekend. I harvested young leaves for eating and have set aside most to be made into a liquid fertilizer for my plants. Stinging nettle is very high in Rolled Petals
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
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
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
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I interviewed with writer Caroline Pelletier on growing food which can be found
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).
Spring Blooms
I took a few photos of the flowers currently in bloom while out walking the other day. Those of you in warmer climates can feel superior or at least laugh at how behind we are here in Southern Ontario. At least I can stop sending psychic S.O.S
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