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A Tale of Three Bees

Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to get a seat in a two-day Pollinator Steward workshop, hosted by Pollinator Partnership Canada and the Island Pollinator Initiative. It was an eye-opener....

Feedback, Compliments, and FAQs

Today I feel like tooting my own horn! Over the years, many of you sent me great feedback, charming compliments, and more than one “frequently asked question”. In this blog...

Hilarity In The Grocery Isle (and what flies ha...

Have you ever chuckled at the sight of suggestive appendages on carrots? How about extra limbs on parsnips? Knobby looking potatoes, gnarly peppers folded in on themselves? Misfit fruit and...

Drink your probiotics, wash your bits, and go e...

I burst out laughing the other day when an order came in for a liter of fish fertilizer and a bar of soap. How appropriate! It’s true, that liquid fish...

Dare to garden differently with the Organic Gar...

t’s Year 8 for me running the Pantry! Time truly flies when you’re having fun. And I’m having so much fun, thanks to you! Whenever I get to talk to...

Bokashi Composting

I used to think I couldn’t be bothered with bokashi. After all, between my six chickens, a worm bin on the deck, and a two-bin garden compost out back, there...