Garden Route Therapy

I recently had the opportunity to visit the South Riverdale Community Health Centre rooftop garden which includes a number of raised beds and recycled containers growing a variety of vegetables and herbs.  There is even a view of the CN Tower!  The Garden Club was busy seed saving, harvesting and preparing a beautiful fresh salad [...]

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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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