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May 6, 2016 | EGP Blog, Grow a Row Share a Row, Sharing Gardens, Sharing the Bounty
Leslie! On May 4th the City of North Vancouver hosted its annual celebration for the City’s Youth Awards. “The Civic Youth Awards Program recognizes youth between the ages of 10-24 years for noteworthy achievements and contributions to the...
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Aug 13, 2015 | EGP Blog, Grow a Row Share a Row, Sharing Gardens
I’ve got a few new gardening tips this week for you all. Number 1: How to harvest basil Pick the top-most leaves and buds (especially if they are beginning to flower!), making sure to leave two side-shoots farther down the stem. Basil grows best this way because it...
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Jul 28, 2015 | Grow a Row Share a Row, Sharing the Bounty
This week I was on my own working in the gardens and in the office, but I still managed to learn plenty of new gardening tips! One was from Jill, the school garden coordinator. As you probably already know, the three main nutrients for healthy plant growth are...
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Jul 15, 2015 | EGP Blog, Grow a Row Share a Row, Sharing Gardens
This week I wanted to focus on some of the garden tips and tricks that I’ve learned in the past two weeks that I thought would be cool to share! First, planting carrots with burlap: Plant carrot seeds Cover the planted soil with burlap Soak with water (and continue...
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Jun 3, 2015 | Grow a Row Share a Row, Sharing Backyards, Sharing Gardens, Sharing the Bounty, Volunteering
Call us crazy but we are building a new sharing garden and it’s May, our busiest month of the year. We plan to grow lots of squash and zucchini, some overwintering crops and start a seed-saving program in the new garden. And we already have two new volunteers...
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Oct 10, 2014 | Grow a Row Share a Row
By Clare O’Connor Being fairly new to Canada, the distinct changes in seasons on the North West coast have presented me with some challenges and required more thought my garden planning. I like to think I get smarter each year, but I still don’t have it right....
