About 12 years ago, I dreamt about setting up a small farmstand in our suburban neighbourhood. The previous season was my first year growing food in the front yard, which provided abundant produce plus an unexpected perk: Being in the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Comox – Hillside Ave
Urbanite Raised Beds
I started creating our backyard vegetable garden beds two years ago, using random materials that I found on our new property. Some rocks, bricks and pieces of wood were used to retain a couple of the beds, but the rest were just dug out of … Continue reading
Our Backyard Project
Wouldn’t it be great to cash out … sell the large family house and then purchase a small home with an ample yard? We could grow plenty of food for the two of us and slowly move into semi-retirement. That was the … Continue reading
Lawn to Food in Our Front Yard
In the spring of 2012, we started expanding our vegetable garden from the back yard to the front. The front yard is sheltered and receives more sun than our back yard, (except for one shadow-casting tree) so it made … Continue reading