August 3rd, 2008
August 2nd, 2008
And the Winner Is….
….‘Beaver Lodge Slicer’. Although I can’t be absolutely certain since I discovered some ripe ‘Green Grape’ tomatoes hidden beneath their foliage later that evening. We ate those straight-away before I could be bothered to get out a camera. The ‘Beaver Lodge Slicers’ were delicious on a fried egg sandwich with basil. I don’t have [...]
July 31st, 2008
Made it Back Alive…
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…But just barely. Camping was hard and beautiful and itchy and wonderful all at once. The 4 hours of canoing to our campsite island was probably the hardest part. The wild berry foraging was very good. I gleaned some new bits of knowledge about growing blueberries, raspberries, and [...]
July 29th, 2008
Assorted and Sundry for 08/07/29
Leaves Speak; a Journalist Listens - A book of photos of rag tag burdock leaves by journalist Janet Malcolm.
Boulder, curbside gardeners spar over right-of-way - City of Boulder, CO Threatening to Fine Curbside Gardener. - Thanks Renee
Toronto’s Royal York Hotel Adds Bee Keeping to Their Roof Garden - I really want to see this roof. [...]
July 25th, 2008
fungi [Flickr]
yougrowgirl posted a photo:
Davin's photo of me taking the picture And not five minutes later I suffered a major flat and had to walk bike for 2 hours to civilization and cab it home.
July 25th, 2008
Gone Camping
We’re going camping! I haven’t been really, truly camping since I was a kid. As a non-driver I’ve never been able to get my feet wet in the world of tent pitching in the wilderness since getting out of the city into the great outdoors is a bit of a jaunt without a car. Sure [...]
July 24th, 2008
rosemary bread [Flickr]
yougrowgirl posted a photo:
spelt. No yeast or sour dough. I used new silicone pan but it expands with the bread making a very wonky loaf. Anyone used these?
July 24th, 2008
Garden Tour: Columbus, Ohio
While in Columbus, Ohio I had the good fortune to be given a tour of school gardens courtesy of Susan Weber and Noreen Warnock of Local Matters. Local Matters is an organization seeking to expand fresh food availability and accessibility to residents of Central Ohio. They are involved in a number of initiatives from community [...]
July 22nd, 2008
Waiting for Potatoes
A lot of exciting things have been happening in the gardens these days. With summer fully underway I have been harvesting all sorts of goodies. There are new discoveries everyday. Yet none have garnered quite the reaction as when I stuck my right arm into the soil, moved it around a bit and pulled out [...]
July 20th, 2008
July 20, 2008 [Flickr]
July 20th, 2008
Figment
Here’s a peek at Craig Marshall’s latest short, Figment.
Craig is a Toronto based artist and animator and more of his work can be seen at logosforhobos.com.
