Photo by Davin Risk
Sigh. This view of my roof garden from the door feels a million miles away today.
Remember summer? Yeah, me neither. If not for photographic evidence I would have to assume these so-called memories are in 
Panoramic of the Roof Garden July 21, 2007.
The following was found in my archives and is dated for July 14.
Lately, I have been receiving emails asking me to talk more about the community garden. I will admit that I am so horribly behind in writing about progress there that it's been difficult to know where to begin. So this morning 
I had a TV crew here for about 2 hours one scorching hot and humid afternoon in August shooting a segment on heirloom vegetables for a show called "Living in Toronto." There are other "Living ins" across Canada however the first 
With both the gardens and the Farmer's Market in abundance these days, it's become canning central around here. I'm on a personal mission to find a use for just about everything. Last weekend was the whole 50 pounds of tomatoes insanity 
Because I woke up this morning and said to myself, "Self, you do not have enough tomatoes. Must. Get. More. Between the bowls in the fridge, the bowls on the counter, the bowl that was just roasted, the bowl that was 
And earlier this evening we enjoyed Homemade Oven-roasted Heirloom Tomato Soup.
How To:
It's so simple you'll be asking yourself why you didn't make it before. Cook longer in the oven or heat it up afterwards in a pot and you've got sauce good 
Whomever says tomatoes can not and should not be grown in pots has not witnessed some of the surprising discoveries I have made over the years. While out biking yesterday afternoon, I happened upon this fully mature, volunteer cherry tomato growing up from 
The bottoms of all of the 'Purple Calabash' tomatoes are so bumpy and mishapen that they are morphing into cartoonish grumpy old man faces as they ripen and mature. Today a friend remarked that we are so programmed to accept perfectly smooth-shaped produce 
Aside from several handfuls of 'Whippersnapper' tomatoes that started ripening over a month ago there have been tomatoes here and there but not in the numbers we're starting to see on the roof and over at the community garden plot. Despite a 
The result of some interesting cross-pollination found at one of the farm stands at the Farmers Market this afternoon. I've seen some strange mixes in the past but let's just say I don't see anyone using this miracle of nature as the 
Adorably teeny tiny Mexican Sour Gherkins (Melothria scabra) are starting to pop up all over the vines I've got growing at my community garden plot. The fruit in the picture is about half and inch or so and should be approximately 1-2" when 
I made a quick trip to my community garden plot yesterday where several large zucchinis and cucumbers were quickly expanding into over-sized monster vegetables. I had been gone for 6 days and Davin was unable to get into the garden with a poorly 
I had big plans, HUGE PLANS, to use this post to write about exciting topics that were guaranteed to delight and amuse, but then we popped over to the community garden this evening to check on the first zucchini -- which you can guess 
I just returned from my community garden plot where I harvested a ton of onions, garlic, and borage. They were all overflowing in the plot and some needed to be sacrificed for the good of the garden and future harvests. The garlic 
The heat has been oppressive around here over the past few days but since I am such a glass half-full person (uh huh) I choose to overlook the stink of my fellow bus passengers and the inability to breath air, and instead turn 
The Scene: The sun is about to disappear entirely and my rooftop deck is now mostly illuminated by the painfully bright and orange security light next door. I am still outside moving pots around and pinching back basil flowers. My neighbor steps 
There are roughly five mint varieties in this bouquet including clockwise from top right: Chocolate mint, Pear mint, Ginger mint, Lemon Mint (with the crazy flowers), and Mojito mint (not seen).
Mint has got to be the most abundant herb in the garden and as 
A little red and sort-of white for Canada Day courtesy of my rooftop garden. We were hoping the 'Whippersnapper' would be ripe and ready for eating by today's national holiday -- some celebrate with a two-four of beer, over-sized sparklers, and things
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