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Waste in the Garden

Waste in the Garden

Growing even a tiny amount of food makes a more powerful connection to everything you eat.


Strathcona Gardens

Strathcona Gardens

Strathcona Community Garden turns 25 years old this summer. What a peaceful place!


On Being a Gardener

On Being a Gardener

Random thoughts from a beginner gardener.


Apartment Farm

Apartment Farm

Growing food in unlikely spaces


Garden Wisdom

Garden Wisdom

As someone with ten black thumbs, I am easily intimidated by real gardeners. What I so enjoyed about last spring’s seed-starting workshop with Sharon Hanna of Hot Beds is that she keeps things simple, and will direct people to the lazy method wherever possible. A mantra like ‘I like slugs’ might be counter-intuitive, but it’s [...]


Invasion of the Bathroom Shiitakes Part II

Invasion of the Bathroom Shiitakes Part II

Grow your own shiitakes from an inoculated block


Invasion of the Bathroom Shiitakes Part I

Invasion of the Bathroom Shiitakes Part I

How we came to grow shiitakes in the bathroom