I had the pleasure of attending the Urban Agriculture Forum hosted by Lush Valley Food Action Society, in partnership with North Island College, the City of Courtenay and a Plan H committee. No matter where you are from, please fill … Continue reading
Category Archives: Growing Food
Bean Learning
In anticipation of this weekend’s rainfall, I made sure to collect all of my drying bean pods off of their vines. I could tell that the pods were ready for harvest because as I plucked at the dry shells, several of them … Continue reading
A Kale Tale
I have Curly, Lacinato, Rainbow Lacinato, and Red Russian Kale varieties growing in our garden. There are aproximately 8 plants each of the 4 varieties for a total of 32 producing plants. The two of us could probably get by with … Continue reading
August ~ Press Pause
It’s mid-August and my gardens resemble a jungle of vines and glossy leaves rather than a vegetable plot. This is what I have been waiting all winter for 🙂 The sweet taste of fresh-from-the-vine bursts of flavours are frequent, daily indulgences as … Continue reading
My Mistake
I started my own Cauliflower this year. Everything was going along smoothly, the seedlings were looking good and I spent quite a few days hardening them off. A couple of weeks ago, I planted several out in the garden. The first … Continue reading