By Serena Calder
| Image: Serena Calder |
Published: July 12, 2010
Gardeners and volunteers alike endowed an East Vancouver neighbourhood with a new source of community spirit
Motivated by blaring hits of the '70s and '80s, occasional pep talks and an ice cream break, a crew of around 70 volunteers came together in East Vancouver last month to transform two empty city lots into a beautiful, food-producing community garden.
By
Davinia Yip
| Image:
Flickr / jwalsh |
Published: July 08, 2010
Learn the art of sustainable urban gardening with food security expert Robin Wheeler on July 13, 2010
Founder of the
Sustainable Living Arts School and author of
Food Security for the Faint of Heart, Robin Wheeler is an experienced teacher in helping city dwellers learn the fine and practical art of growing food for healthy sustenance.
By Alex Samur
| Image: Alex Samur |
Published: May 14, 2010
Click-click-click for the Farm Folk/City Folk photo contest
Last year, as a first-time gardener, I planted six summer squash plants.
Big mistake. My plants were so wildly successful, I got far more squash than I knew what to do with.
By Hilary Henegar
| Image: iStock |
Published: April 28, 2010
The Burnaby Rhodo Festival is equal parts plant sale, cancer research fundraiser and a chance to stock up on earth-friendly household products
By Sharon Hanna & Hilary Henegar
| Image: Hilary Henegar |
Published: April 19, 2010
Granville digital editor calls in Vancouver gardening consultant Sharon Hanna for a lesson in gardening 101
By Alex Samur
| Image: iStock |
Published: April 19, 2010
Earth Day in action: Vancouver kicks off curbside compost pickup
For all you food scrap savers and
composting keeners: your time has come. This week, Vancouver is rolling out the first phase of its
organic waste collection program for single-family residences.
By
Hilary Henegar
| Image:
iStock & Flickr / William Hook |
Published: April 14, 2010
10 iPhone apps for making gardening (almost) idiot proof
By
Melissa Fraser
| Image:
Flickr / Mathias Baert |
Published: March 16, 2010
Just like a blank wall is an invitation for graffiti, unused, unkempt ground can be an invitation for guerrilla gardening
The growing trend in making public space beautiful has guerrilla gardeners arming themselves with a spade and seeds and planting everything, anywhere. You'll find guerrilla gardens can be a food patch on the outskirts of an apartment complex, a spray of native grasses along the alley, or even a single flower planted in a crack of the sidewalk.
By Krista Eide
| Image: Krista Eide |
Published: March 03, 2010
Gardening workshops teach novice Vancouver gardeners planning basics—and let them get their hands dirty
By Davinia Yip
| Image: Granville |
Published: March 03, 2010
Engaging and informative workshops help new gardeners navigate the urban edible landscape
Urban gardening is hotly gathering momentum in Vancouver. As interest grows in the community, more creative solutions are becoming available for those of us who long for our own piece of urban oasis but are stumped by the small spaces we live in. Indeed, container gardening and balcony gardening are increasingly becoming commonplace, regarded as a viable, healthy food source rather than mere whims indulged by the idealistic few.
