Garden Route Therapy

From CBC Radio, on Here and Now, hear Toronto urban gardener Zora Ignjatovic speaking with Sarah Elton about rooftop gardening and the amazing Living Food Box.  These “blue bin” like boxes, with a simple hydroponic system, are now available in Toronto.  Ideal for Horticultural Therapists looking to introduce the magic of food gardening in locations [...]

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Lots of lively discussion at the Organic Garden and Permaculture Discussion Group offered by Garden Jane.
We continue to work through the Natural Farming ideas of Masanobu Fukuoka and consider practical applications for this knowledge in an urban area like Toronto.
From Fukuoka’s book, The One-Straw Revolution, I was able to glean the following quotes which I [...]

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At this year’s Organic Conference in Guelph, Ontario, Zora introduced me to a fabulous container for growing vegetables on roof top gardens. The product is from Alternatives, an international cooperative network, in Montreal. The special recycling box design uses irrigation by capillary which reduces the amount of watering required.  The design includes the following: a [...]

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When the ground is covered in snow, I find the best way to beat the winter blues it to deepen my learning by studying gardening.  This Saturday I for fortunate to attend the Technical Update put on by the Toronto Master Gardeners.  I believe it was the largest gathering of gardeners I have ever been [...]

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“Just as I have found the world full of trees that my grandparents planted for me, I am planting for future generations.”  (Babylonian Talmud, Ta’ anit 23a)
Planting a Carob tree at Neot Kedumin, the Biblical Landscape Reserve in Israel.
Taglit-Birthright, Israel Canada Experience Winter 2008.

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I was asked at a workshop what I liked most about November and I automatically responded by saying I did NOT like November. I am not really sure what I meant by this reaction because in truth, I did not know November very well. That was before I took Tanzie our dog for an [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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This week marked the final session for this year of the Community Stewardship Program at Nordheimer Ravine. We had a small but hard working team out, including visiting stewards from other sites and a very large slug who drew considerable attention. Our job was to dig in 30 plants (native species): Red [...]

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After a summer spent constantly looking down in naturalized areas and seeing Dog Strangling Vine everywhere, I think I may have forgotten to lift my gaze to the trees. A new orientation came from attending the recent Tree Tenders Training in arboriculture offered by the grassroots non-profit organization LEAF, a group focused on the [...]

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