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Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

Photo by Davin Risk All Rights Reserved The garlic mustard population is really getting out-of-hand at the community garden this year. I've discovered loads of it in unused areas of disturbed, lousy soil and it is expanding rapidly into the edges around plot beds.

Food Gardening is on the Rise

More and more publications are reporting on the changing tide towards growing our own food, most especially in urban areas. This is something I can sense with my own eyes and ears as more and more community gardens crop up in every city I visit, and as

Assorted and Sundry for 08/02/28

Micheal Pollan on The Hour speaking about his new book, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. When the weight of a dollar is greater than the value of the earth - A great post from Renee on the rapidly changing face of organics. Green Roofs:

Experiencing Fresh Cacao

Photo by Gayla Trail On our third day in Cuba we took a trip organized by our hotel up into the Sierra Maestra mountains. There were a few different legs to the excursion, the first of which was a stop at around the halfway mark

Holiday Gifts for Gardeners to Make

I know that time is getting tight now as the Holiday Season kicks into gear but I wanted to be sure and mention some gifts to make if you're coming up dry on ideas for the gardener friend in your life. A lot of these ideas use

Edible Fall Container Planting

falledibles_20072.jpg During the spring and summer months I grow indeterminant tomatoes (large, vine plants) in large garbage bins like this one purchased for $10 each a number of years ago at the local Ikea. The flat grey colour has faded significantly over the years but

Okay, NOW It’s Fall

asters.jpg Break out the apple cider and make some treats, Fall is officially here. And while the weather is happily still very late-summer-like the signs of autumn are everywhere, especially in the harvest. One of the farmers had pie pumpkins at the

City Farming — New York Mag Article

In a recent New York Magazine feature entitled "My Empire of Dirt", writer Manny Howard takes on the arduous task of growing a farm, complete with flora and fauna in his Brooklyn backyard to explore just what is involved in trying to feed himself locally for one

Living in Toronto - Growing Heirloom Vegetables

1mydeck_cbc.jpg 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

Making Low-Sugar Pepper Jelly

pepperjelly.jpg 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
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