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Square Foot Gardening
Do you want to implement square foot gardening in your backyard garden? This blog post will outline the history of square foot gardening, the benefits …
Setting Up an Indoor Veggie Garden!
The following is part one of a three part series on how to set up and enjoy fresh greens grown indoors year round. Dar Corrigan …
Five Winter Gardening Ideas
The Canadian winter season can feel very long, especially as we are patiently awaiting the start of the upcoming gardening season. Last winter, we wrote a blog about a dozen fun winter …
All About Jerusalem Artichokes!
All About Jerusalem Artichokes! There is a lot to love about Jerusalem artichokes. These unusually named vegetables are easy to grow, require little maintenance and are native to southern Ontario. In fact, for all you …
10 Things to do in November
If you live in Ontario, summer comes and goes in the blink of an eye. It seems like just yesterday we were sharing advice on how to plant …
Bringing Tomato Plants Inside Over the Winter
The following article is by guest contributor Linda Crago, owner of Tree and Twig Heirloom Vegetable Farm. Linda has been growing organic heirloom vegetables for …
There are many reasons to save the seeds from your vegetable and herb plants. Saving seeds preserves biodiversity, allows you to retain control of our
Do you struggle with pests in your garlic? Are you unsure of how to handle diseases in your diseases in your garlic? This post outlines
The following is an interview with Halton Food Volunteer, George Willms. George has been involved in our community garden with Open Doors at St. Christopher’s Anglican
With the constant heat and drought, it may feel like summer will never end but in five short weeks the kids will be back in school (in some form
The following post was contributed by Milo, an 11-year-old backyard gardener from Oakville. Okay, hi. My name is Milo, and today I’ll be showing you why I like gardening.
The following is an interview with Halton Food Volunteer, Beth Martin. To begin, describe the ways that you are involved in your local community. Oh gosh, I hope