Category Archives: Urban Gardening

Growing organic food in the back yard.

Mmmmm pancakes! (and jae steele, who is awesome)

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

I’m so excited to share one of my favourite pancake recipes. This comes from jae steele‘s second cookbook, “Ripe From Around Here” (jae gave me permission to reprint it on my blog, which I am so happy to do!) These … Continue reading →

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Taking the Revolution to the Roof – Part 2

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

So, I posted before about how my backyard didn’t seem to be getting enough sun to provide the kind of light that plants need to produce fruit. Damien and I decided to try putting some containers of peppers, tomatoes and … Continue reading →

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How my garden spent its summer vacation.

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

I will never, ever, ever take food for granted again. I cannot believe how tricky it is to grow. Here’s how my garden looked at the beginning of June:                 However, while I … Continue reading →

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Taking the revolution to the roof: an experiment in urban gardening

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

Moving the container garden from the backyard to the flat roof. What an experiment. Continue reading →

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