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Feb 11, 2017 | EGP Blog, Grow a Row Share a Row, Sharing Gardens, Sharing the Bounty, The Food Hub
We usually grow leeks in the sharing gardens—they are high value compared to onions, which are readily available at a low cost, but harder to grow well (most farmers hill them to get more of the delicious white part) and they take ALL season. At the hub this year,...
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Feb 1, 2017 | EGP Blog, Grow a Row Share a Row, Sharing Backyards, Sharing Gardens, Sharing the Bounty, The Food Hub, Volunteering
As we start to gear up for the season ahead, we wanted to share some of the highlights from the 2016 season. Often I mistrust measuring success by the numbers, but these say a lot about what we did in the farms and gardens this year: in 2016 we hosted 130 workbees at...
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Sep 14, 2016 | Grow a Row Share a Row, Sharing Backyards, Sharing Gardens, Sharing the Bounty, The Food Hub
I can’t believe that the summer is already coming to an end and my last day with the EGP has arrived. The past eleven weeks were amazing and I have learned so much from everyone that I have gotten the chance to meet. The EGP is an astonishing organization that does so...
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Jul 12, 2016 | EGP Blog, Grow a Row Share a Row, Sharing Backyards, Sharing Gardens, Sharing the Bounty, The Food Hub, Volunteering
It’s been a busy two weeks with lots of changes happening in the gardens as the summer continues! During these two weeks I’ve got to do so many things that I have never done before and I’ve learned so much. From Garlic to Winter Crops: Wednesday, we...
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Jun 27, 2016 | EGP Blog, EGP Newsletter, Grow a Row Share a Row, Sharing Backyards, Sharing Gardens, Sharing the Bounty, The Food Hub
My name is Emma and I am the Edible Garden Project’s summer intern! I just graduated from Carson Graham Secondary and in the fall, I will be attending SFU to study environmental resource management and sustainability. I am excited to be getting to work with the...
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Dec 15, 2015 | EGP Blog, Sharing Gardens, Sharing the Bounty, The Food Hub
Sometimes asking a lot of questions feels like wandering. I love those questions that don’t have immediate answers. Or when you are deep in a questioning mood and the answers that seem so certain at first, shift in new light. Sometimes my questions loop around...
