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If you ask any food gardener who is also a parent why they grow veggies, chances are they’ll answer, “I want my children to know where their food comes from.” We all love teaching our kids the joy of planting and picking and eating their own food. It’s a science project, an artistic endeavour, an exercise in patience, a lesson in nurturing, and a way to [...] 
Find out about this province’s incredible gardening resource that’s free for the harvesting. “Gardeners in Newfoundland and Labrador have been growing vegetables for over 500 years without the use of commercial fertilizer. A main source of plant nutrients has been and still is seaweed (locally called kelp).” – Ross Traverse [...] 
Last weekend, I had the extreme good pleasure to attend a workshop on extending your growing season. The workshop facilitator was Dan Rubin, a home vegetable gardener who, through tactical use of raised beds, glass panes, and plastic row covers, has grown a whole lot of impressive eats in a location which is, essentially, a salt-lashed, wind-beaten, topsoil-less bit of rock (and I say that with love [...] 
MUN Botanical Garden has recently released From Garden to Classroom: Activity and Resource Guide . It walks you through dozens of activities and even more information to inspire youth to explore the natural world. And it’s not about talking at kids, it’s about giving them the resources to get right into the thick of things, hands in the dirt, learning through play, and really connecting with their natural surroundings on all levels. [...] 
If you’re interested in foraging, we recommend that you pick up several local guidebooks and take them with you each time you collect edible wild plants. Here are some RCR recommendations for books to take out on the trail. [...] 
Canadian gardeners– this first survey is for you! Do the survey and turn 30 minutes of your time into generations of good food in Canada. USC Canada aims to lay the foundation for a more secure and diverse seed system in Canada. [...] 
Some of you may remember my tale from a couple weeks back about how my one-year-challenge to eat something I had grown or foraged every day for a full year was a total failure, due to my having been hijacked by hormones through the fall and winter. Since then I’ve been back on track, eating delicious sprouts and microgreens, which I have been tending lovingly in their jars and recycled containers [...] 
I had high hopes for my fall and winter garden. Last summer I surrounded myself with books telling me how to extend the season and eat fresh through the year. I was ready to wrap my whole yard in greenhouse plastic and eat kale quiche all winter long. Alas, dear readers, it was not to be. In September I started feeling super run-down. Around October I started feeling downright woozy. By [...] 
Free FSN Teleconference on Marine Protected Areas, regions of the ocean that have been restricted from fishing or other uses to foster protection, rebuilding, and recovery of marine ecosystems. [...] 
Last year we did a big post about farm apprenticeships called What are your plans for the growing season? Check out that post for links to Canadian, US and international farm training opportunities. We also just received a call-out from SOIL looking for apprentices and farms in 2012, which is copied here. [...] |
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@Della- I think those are peas but you could email Dan and a...
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