I’ve been spending some of my recovering-from-surgery time sorting through my seed collection, my large seed collection. If I had the space to grow more vegetables, I’d definitely take advantage of that opportunity. Sadly, that’s not going to happen this … Continue reading
Category Archives: Growing Food
Winter Light
Winters on the west coast of British Columbia can be drab and wet. Our current weather forecast is for 10 straight days of cold and rain. Yuck. The lack of daylight hours (only 9 or 10 hours in December and … Continue reading
DIY Pest & Disease Management
I was schedule to teach an outdoor workshop on vegetable garden pest and disease management. Unfortunately, I had to cancel my appearance due to contracting Covid. As I am writing this blog post, I am still testing positive, but with … Continue reading
Zero Waste Broth
Someone asked me the other day, what I used in my soup broth to make it so flavourful. My answer was short, “Whatever was in the fridge that needed to be used up”. They seemed a bit shocked that I … Continue reading
Spring Chard
Our multi-coloured Swiss Chard from last summer has burst upwards with new growth! After nearly a year of feeding us nutritious greens, now it will flower and go to seed. I find that Swiss Chard is a great substitution for … Continue reading