I was going through some old files recently and came across the keynote speech I gave at the American Community Gardening Association conference in Toronto […] Read More
Category: urban agriculture
A friend shared this photo with me on Facebook this week. It’s the community garden at the Eden Project, St Blazey, Cornwall, England. The photo […] Read More
This vine produces tiny little watermelons that taste like lime infused cucumbers. I wasn’t able to find the seeds online at West Coast Seeds, my […] Read More
Yes it’s my real name. No I was born in the fall. No my parents weren’t hippies. Of course there’s a story to how I […] Read More
I bought seeds this week. On the weekend I’ll be heading to my community garden to get my plot prepped. Here’s my to do list: […] Read More
There are some super sustainability offerings coming up at Simon Fraser University. The first two courses below are part of the certificate program that I’m […] Read More
I first met Margaret Haga when I was working at City Farmer. She had taken over the management of the Maple Street Garden from Barb […] Read More
My prolific friend David Tracey has just written another book: The Earth Manifesto. The launch for his latest creation is tonight at People’s Co-op Bookstore […] Read More
On my run the other day I was blown away by how many leaf blowers I saw. Homeowners and hired gardeners were blowing perfectly good […] Read More
We had a great time at our community garden seed saving workshop on Saturday in Kitsilano. I was really struck by how much of a […] Read More