Dirt-poor vegetables: Bring life back to soil with worms
Last spring, I planted my seeds in 1/2 worm compost, 1/2 soil and they turned out great! Are vegetables these days less rich in nutrients? In the North, it’s common to get some tomatoes or carrots from...
View ArticleIt’s International Compost Awareness Week!
Ecology North’s Kim Rapati takes part in a composter sale in Hay River in 2012. (Photo courtesy of Kim Rapati) May 5-11 is international compost awareness week. All across the world, people are...
View ArticleInstalling your home gravity-fed rainwater irrigation system
By Kyle Napier It’s not too late to start a garden. Considering public focus on environmentally friendly products and sustainability, I’ve built myself a gravity-fed rainwater irrigation system. It...
View ArticleThe Who, What, Where & Why of Gardening – The Basics
Who Well to start out, that one is easy, everyone can garden. Your grand parents probably did, your parents might have from time to time, and you may be thinking about it, truthfully...
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