Posted in Community Gardening on Apr 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
As a way to meet people who are enthusiastic about gardening and community, I have decided to take a plot at the Jubilee Community Garden located in Centennial Park, downtown Duncan.
Through involvement with the garden, I was fortunate to be invited to sit in on the “orientation tea” for volunteers with GardenPals, an intergenerational gardening [...]
Posted in Children & Youth, Community Gardening, Food, Farming & Activism, Natural Gardening & Eco-Restoration on Dec 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
I’ve been hearing a lot of interest in seed balls lately and wanted to post some information on my blog. I was first introduced to the neat concept at an introductory workshop on permaculture offered by Garden Jane. During the summer I was fortunate to have the first-hand opportunity to view people of [...]
Posted in Community Gardening, Healing & Enabling Gardens, Natural Gardening & Eco-Restoration on Nov 1st, 2007 No Comments »
Above we have a unique boat design for a raised bed which includes a ledge for sitting. To the right we have a square raised bed. These beds, planted with native plants, are part of Ecology Park Community Garden in the Annex neighborhood (Madison and Spadina), Toronto. The revitalized space is a volunteer [...]
Posted in Community Gardening, In & Around the Neighbourhood on Jul 29th, 2007 No Comments »
Riding home the other day I decided to snap a few shots of garden spots that caught my eye and inspired me, like this garden installation on Major Street (above).
I also discovered the Alex Wilson Community Garden on Richmond Street West. It’s just amazing how a narrow strip between two buildings (a former parking [...]
Posted in Community Gardening on Jul 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Spotted outside the Queen’s Park TTC entrance on the east side of University Ave.
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