Red Cedar
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Tag: Gardening
I've got yard-itch!
It’s that itchy time of year for yard projects on the wet coast. Warm enough (sortof) to get outside and do some thing, but too wet for most. But if you don’t get your infrastructure done by the end of March, it seems like… Continue Reading “I've got yard-itch!”
Upcoming Garden Workshops
Just wanted to alert folks in East Van to the Cultivating Food, Cultivating Community workshop series being hosted by Village Vancouver at the Strathcona Community Centre. Check out the Village Vancouver events pages for more information! Sunday, February 6, 2011 | 1:30–4:30pm Food Crops:… Continue Reading “Upcoming Garden Workshops”
In the BookShed: Eco-yards
Eco Yards: Simple steps to an earth-friendly landscape Laureen Rama New Society Publishers March 2011 It was some kind of perfect timing that this book ended up in my mailbox when it did – particularly given the Urban Crow plan to strip our front… Continue Reading “In the BookShed: Eco-yards”
Some thoughts on canning, mid-winter
We’re about halfway through the months when canned food is most appreciated – a supplement to sparse local foods available, a taste of the past harvest and market purchase. As I’ve written previously, B. and I did an awful lot of canning last summer… Continue Reading “Some thoughts on canning, mid-winter”
In the Bookshed: Gardeners love planners
About this time of year, every gardener I know is busily engaged in the dreaming process of gardening. There isn’t much else to do in January in areas where the ground is frozen solid – and here on the coast it’s a little too… Continue Reading “In the Bookshed: Gardeners love planners”
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