Friday, 4 April 2014

Not sure if your seeds are viable?

To check seed viability:

Moisten paper towel, spread seeds...




We've been SHORTLISTED!! for the Soul of the City Grant...please join us!



Congratulations to the garden! 

We've been shortlisted for the 2014 Soul of the City grant.


We are in the top 8 of 41 applications. 

 We have a chance at one of 5 grants of 5000 dollars.

On April 14, at 5 pm, please join us at the

Vertigo Theatre for our live presentation.

Buy your tickets here

We hope to see you there!




Thursday, 3 April 2014

Some Tomato Inspiration from last fall...

From 3rd week in September, 2013:
1. Big Beef F1
2. Steak Sandwich F1
3. Moskvich
4. Early Girl F1
5. Fourth of July F1
6. Stupice
7. Arctic Fire.
 

Sunday, 23 March 2014

our gardeners are keen...

It's always fun to hear what gardeners are up to in spring, especially after a winter like we've just had.

Check out one of our new garden members, a tomato aficionado...

What I do with our dishwasher when my wife’s away...  (It was just a final disinfect/rinse, since I cleaned off the dirt by hand.) These are 2” by 2” pots which stack 50 per 1020 tray.
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Pads & trays ready to go...
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87 tomato varieties in a pile...
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Sunday, 9 March 2014

Superb Soil Solutions from Mike Dorion!


 Mike Dorion from Living Soil Solutions inspired us Saturday morning with amazing teaching on soil care and compost.

 
Rose-Marie checking out the vermin-composting.
 

 
Fundraising and registration