Tag Archives: Gardening

Cultivate a Better World

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

Our food system has to change to be more sustainable. It has to respect the farmer, it has to respect the soil, it has to respect the animals, and it has to respect the fact that there is just way too much … Continue reading →

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Put it UP

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

I have been busy. Most nights you will find me up to my elbows in food. Literally. Big pots of apples, simmering and tenderizing, getting ready for applesauce. Huge bowls of cucumbers, sitting in icy salt water, crisping up in … Continue reading →

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Apple Tree

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

I feel like I am finding my way. Things are coming together, unfolding more or less how I hoped they would. I had a dream and a desire to localize my eating, and now that the growing season is underway, I am … Continue reading →

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Berry Me

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

Out here on the Canadian prairies, we can’t seem to grow much fruit other than berries. We can squeeze out apples okay, and the odd person has a pear or plum tree that manages to survive, but other than that – … Continue reading →

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Food Grower (me)

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Check out what I pulled out of the garden a few days ago. I went in for some maintenance thinning on the carrots and beets. The square foot gardening book said to plant two carrot seeds in every hole, so … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Fields Forever

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

Local strawberries, grown here – have you ever tried them? Now that I am in the process of converting to eating local food year round, I have got to plan ahead for those long winter months. So when local strawberries come into … Continue reading →

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Make Your Bed – Part III

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

My garden is now growing. I constructed my garden beds (Part I) and filled them with dirt (Part II). Then it was time for the fun part. Planting! Planting is definitely pretty easy. The hardest part is deciding what to … Continue reading →

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Make Your Bed – Part II

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

The garden beds have been constructed (see Part I) Whew. After long winter months of dreaming where I would put them and what they would look like – they are done. Now I have to fill them with dirt. I should … Continue reading →

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Make Your Bed – Part I

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

My muscles ache. I feel a heavy tiredness within my body, and an excitement of what lies ahead. That’s right. I am setting up my garden. Over the last few weekends, I have built my garden beds. Two weekends ago, … Continue reading →

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Plant Babies

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

A few months ago I thought it would be a good idea to try to eat more locally grown foods. The more I thought about it, the more I realized how big an impact my food footprint has on my … Continue reading →

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