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Three jars, bowls, and strainers

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:17:42 +0000

Three jars, bowls, and strainers. These simple kitchen items help me to prepare food that is healthful for me. [...]

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Watering container plants

Sarah — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:11:29 +0000

With the weather we get in Newfoundland and Labrador, we may not think of watering as always being an issue, but containers dry out much faster than in-ground gardens and [...]

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Bonavista gardens

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:13:50 +0000

"The inshore fishery dictated that settlements were scattered along the rugged coastline, but gardens were just as important features of communities as were flakes, stages, and slips..." [...]

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Marine Protected Areas

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:17:53 +0000

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. [...]

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Fill it up! (Again)

LNH — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:56:30 +0000

Is it a garage? Is it a hill for sliding? Is it a passageway to The Secret World of Og? No, silly! What you see here is a root cellar, complete with a front entryway! Tucked underneath the cover of ground, Leonard Vassallo has converted an old oil tank into a cellar that’s providing him with space to store produce from his garden, year round. We think it’s pretty amazing. Maybe you will too! [...]

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Farm Apprenticeships

Sarah — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:15:50 +0000

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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Uniterra Towards 2015 Symposium Series: Food & Water Security

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:58:19 +0000

On Wednesday, February 8th, WUSC-MUN will be hosting the 2012 edition of the “Uniterra Towards 2015: Symposium Series.” The theme for this year is "food and water security." There will be three speakers, all speaking on contemporary local and international issues. [...]

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Indoor Gardening: Thanks for the tips, Interweb!

LNH — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:48:24 +0000

Unless you garden outdoors in winter, November is typically a month that involves unwinding from the previous gardening season. For me, it was a time to enjoy quiet weekend afternoons indoors, contemplate what worked well last season, and what I will do differently when I garden again in spring. [...]

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We need photos!

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:44:19 +0000

We need your help! We're looking for photos to use for a free kit of 8 food skills workshop that will be shared across NL! [...]

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Upcoming Events

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:45:20 +0000

There is a lot happening in the next month, with opportunities to have your say and get involved in food security in Newfoundland and Labrador! [...]

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