Our clients, friends and family often ask us, what can I put in my composter? Well here’s a quick list to help you out, starting with what you can put in it: Organic materials: for sure: this includes all types of food and drink, tea bags, coffee filters, flowers and plants (leaves, grass clippings) with caution: [...]
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Plants that don?t need watering? Yes please!
When you think about growing plants or vegetables maybe you have specific obstacles that keep you from gardening. We hear it often. Things like “I live in a condo and I don’t have a backyard,” or “I have a brown thumb and forget to water my plants so they just die.” We feel your strife! [...]
Protect Your Garden, The Natural Way: Compost Tea Recipe
Compost Tea is a natural product, simple to make, easy to use helps control common garden ailments. This is the first in a series of posts about Compost Tea. In this post we cover the basics: What it is. What it is used for. And how to make it. What is it? Compost tea is [...]
Plants that don?t need watering? Yes please!
When you think about growing plants or vegetables maybe you have specific obstacles that keep you from gardening. We hear it often. Things like “I live in a condo and I don’t have a backyard,” or “I have a brown thumb and forget to water my plants so they just die.” We feel your strife! [...]
Protect Your Garden, The Natural Way: Compost Tea Recipe
Compost Tea is a natural product, simple to make, easy to use helps control common garden ailments. This is the first in a series of posts about Compost Tea. In this post we cover the basics: What it is. What it is used for. And how to make it. What is it? Compost tea is [...]
What?s in Your Food? Understanding the Ingredients List
In an age where eating healthy is a growing concern, more and more of us take the time to read the ingredients list on the foods we buy. When our family goes grocery shopping we follow a few simple rules shop around the perimeter of the store where foods are perishable and therefore exclude preservatives [...]
What?s in Your Food? Understanding the Ingredients List
In an age where eating healthy is a growing concern, more and more of us take the time to read the ingredients list on the foods we buy. When our family goes grocery shopping we follow a few simple rules shop around the perimeter of the store where foods are perishable and therefore exclude preservatives [...]
Top Ten Ways to Fight Back Against the Sugar Stupids
I read an article recently on Forbes.com that reminded me why I got involved in gardening to being with; I wanted to make sure my daughter grew up with an appreciation and love for fruits and vegetables. Developing good eating habits chokes out the craving for and likelihood you will consume processed and unhealthy foods. [...]
Top Ten Ways to Fight Back Against the Sugar Stupids
I read an article recently on Forbes.com that reminded me why I got involved in gardening to being with; I wanted to make sure my daughter grew up with an appreciation and love for fruits and vegetables. Developing good eating habits chokes out the craving for and likelihood you will consume processed and unhealthy foods. [...]
Mushrooms! Mushrooms! Mushrooms! (and Mushroom Risotto)
There’s no hiding it, we love mushrooms around here. I guess our passion for them got picked up along the way as we were asked to guest blog for Mushrooms Canada. Check out our guest post for them here. We hope you like the recipe for Mushroom Risotto too. Eat drink and be merry. The [...]
Composter Dos and Don?ts
Our clients, friends and family often ask us, what can I put in my composter? Well here’s a quick list to help you out, starting with what you can put in it: Organic materials: for sure: this includes all types of food and drink, tea bags, coffee filters, flowers and plants (leaves, grass clippings) with caution: [...]
