I’m a farm girl at heart, even though I was raised in the city. As a child, our family had a weekend home in Washington state on Silver Lake. My favorite part of heading to the lake for the weekend, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Growing Food
Planting Strawberry Seedlings
I added a Strawberry bed to the front yard vegetable garden last week. The new plants were so small, I decided to use take-out chopsticks to mark their placement. With the chopstick markers, I was able to apply … Continue reading
Welcome To My Blog Page
We’ve left our food gardens, community and Lawn to Food Urban Farmstand in Comox to be closer to family. Now settled in Coquitlam, we’ll build a permaculture-inspired landscape over the next few years. As the gardens develop, I’ll continue my passion for #insteading (a lifestyle where one actively chooses to grow, nurture, upcycle and beautify their surroundings with available materials instead of purchasing new) through creating inspirational art, natural soaps and upcycled projects in my Junco Studio. Watch for the Junco Studio booth at Summer Craft & Farmers Markets throughout the Lower Mainland of BC.
- transforming Lawn to Food production
- Junco Studio Upcycled Art <> Home Skills Teaching <> Market Booth
Brusselsprout
A topic that I am passionate about is …”How do I get my kids to like vegetables”. One answer to that questions is to not impose your dislikes, or others dislikes, on to children. Give them a fresh start. Encourage … Continue reading
Sweet Potato Experiment
I can tell it’s November by watching the rain fall sideways. Today’s To-Do list included mulching my garlic bulbs with straw but I thought I’d get blown away, and who knows where the straw would end up? I brewed a … Continue reading