Winter Bed Prep

Cover crops should have a 4 week window where it won't get zapped by Jack Frost.  With many frost warnings in other parts of the Maritimes, it's getting to be near the tail end of sowing cover crop seed season.  Don't fret, even if the plants don't grow to be of desired height the nutrients …

A Glance Around the Garden

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. --Marcus Tullius Cicero As the Tantramar winds get a Northerly chill, we are reminded that the bounty of our summer harvest will soon wind down and the fall crops will begin to flourish.  Pictured below are some of the fall crops that …

The Decorative Squash Season is Here

Canning: Blue Garlic??

Tis the season for canning! Some beans were donated by Del a few days ago and I had Ceasar's on the mind so off they went to be pickled! I made the brine (equal parts vinegar and water with some pickling salt), cut the tops off of the beans, and packed my jars with sprigs …

Harvest Potluck and Film Screening

Come out for a night of glorious food and stay after dusk to watch the screening of "Urban Roots"!  Festivities shall start at 6pm on Friday, August 24th and go into the evening. Bring your friends, food, a comfy chair or blanket and enjoy a relaxing wind down to a fantastic growing season. There will …

Gluten-free Blackcurrant Tarts

The currants are in full swing in the food forest--please go help yourself as there are more berries that we can manage!! This past Saturday we had blackcurrant, gluten-free tarts and did they ever go fast!!  If you like your tarts tart (he he), use the same amount of sugar that I provide here, and …

Cheese-making Sign up *FULL!!!!!*

Want to learn how to make a fresh cheese?  The Grow With Action Program teach you just that! Wednesday, September 26th from 6-8pm. Location will be at the Legion in Sackville, on the 2nd floor. Suggested minimum donation is $10.

Seed Saving Workshop: Part 2

Su Morin will be back on Saturday, September 22nd at the garden from 1-3pm to give her second information session of a two part series.  Come one, come all to learn how to save your seeds from year to year!

No till Experimental Update

An update on the no-till vs. tilled growing experiment, who will be the front runner this week?

No-till vs. Tilled Bed Experiment

This year, I had the chance to convert a piece of land that had previously been used as a sunflower patch, into a vegetable garden.  The piece of land was completely overgrown as you can see below. After spending a few hours weeding around the grass, I was certain that there had to be an …