Vertical Spaces for Growing
Not everyone has a lot of space to grow food. Especially in cities, space comes at a premium and in most cases is a luxury. Given that,...
Vermiculture (Worm Farming)
Worms are a great addition to any urban homestead. Composting worms are what you want. Regular earthworms eat mostly dead brown...
Enjoying a Great Salad Including Edible Flowers
Starr Brainard, an intern with Rethink Red Deer, recently came to visit us and stay for supper. The salad is all from our yard, freshly...
Harvesting Apples
The other day we harvested our Goodland apples. Harvesting them is time critical. They go from tart to sweet to mulchy within 2 weeks...
Fruit Harvest
Last week my sister and Mom arrived at the house to harvest the last of our cherry harvest for this year. We have 3 types of cherry...
Vertical Gardening
Today I want to give an update on the barrel garden project we set up this Spring. After doing a little bit of research, I discovered...