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8.3.23
10 Tips for Year-Round Vegetable Gardens
Best Techniques for a Sustainable Four-Season Garden
Gardeners often ask how they can grow and harvest vegetables all year long. Here are our top ten tips for a sustainable, organic year-round garden:
12.8.13
The Seeds of Sustainability
How Plant Diversity Can Ensure Our Future
On small farms across British Columbia, a handful of growers has taken on a vital task to help save the planet’s food system. They are seed savers who plant and safeguard diverse varieties of food crops, herbs and flowers. By […]
12.8.13
Marsha Goldberg: Protecting Heritage Seeds
Or How We Can Live to Be Ripe Old Raisins
Professional seed savers like Marsha Goldberg of Eagleridge Seeds are not only preserving the genetic heritage of our most valuable plants for tomorrow, they are also an invaluable resource for agriculture today. Goldberg’s very active Salt Spring Island farm specializes […]
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