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Overnight it has gone from winter to gardening season in Vancouver – or at least that’s how it seemed yesterday when the deluge of the previous week opened up to a blue sky and mild temperatures. This propelled me to the garden centre, already… Continue Reading “And….. we’re off!”
Permaculture is the harmonious integration of the landscape, people and appropriate technologies, providing food, shelter, energy and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way.” Bill Mollison I first heard the term permaculture about thirteen years ago, out of the mouth of my… Continue Reading “In the Bookshed: Two on Permaculture”
I haven’t done a Bookshed Review for ages – mostly owing to the fact that when I’m reading and writing for school, I don’t have room for much else. But since its term paper time, and I’m procrastinating – not to mention dreaming that… Continue Reading “In the Bookshed: The Layered Garden”
This year, it was time to attempt an experiment I have always been interested in: Three Sisters planting. This involves planting corn, pole beans and squash together to allow for the symbiotic growth of all three. “Corn provides a natural pole for bean vines… Continue Reading “A mad, beautiful experiment – in photos.”
It’s been on the list of projects since June – but I finally got it done today! That is, my project to turn an old (busted) arbor into a woodshed to keep our firewood dry-ish without having to store it on our back porch.… Continue Reading “Last project of summer”
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