Around The Garden Between the Rains

By Robert, on April 26th, 2010

Between the showers today I managed to grab a few shots around the garden.
April 26th, 2010 | Category: Photos | Leave a comment

Seedlings Are Itching to Get Growing Outside

By Robert, on April 22nd, 2010

I’ve got a few seedlings going in the front room.

We get a lot of light from these big windows, so it’s the perfect spot to start my spring seedlings, assuming you don’t mind turning the living room into a green house.

Here’s what’s going on most afternoons when I’m not paying attention.

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April 22nd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Notes, Photos | 5 comments

The Edible Garden Project's Heather Johnstone

By Robert, on October 2nd, 2009

Heather Johnstone runs the Edible Garden Project on Vancouver’s North Shore.

Just wrapping up its 4th year, the the project encourages residents to share their bounty with people in need, as well as putting together a variety of urban agriculture and community garden projects.

This week, Heather and team opened the Queen Mary Community Garden, located [...]

October 2nd, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Notes, Photos, Podcast | One comment

While Watching the Kids Go Back To School

By Robert, on September 8th, 2009

I spent the morning sterilizing jars, peeling and quartering peaches, and picking some fresh lemon cucumbers to pickle.  EB helped with the peeling, she’s very adept at it since she abhors peach skins.  Personally, I like the peach fuzz, but canned peaches really do better without the skins.

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September 8th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Photos, canning | 2 comments

Sunset Gardens on Flickr

By Robert, on September 1st, 2009

Along with the photos of the garden I post here, I also keep a larger set on Flickr.
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September 1st, 2009 | Category: Photos | Leave a comment