A new project initiated by indigenous people in Nova Scotia to help the honeybees. For more information or to register: ...

The cucurbit family includes plants that are among the most useful food plants domesticated and cultivated by humans.  This large family...

Members of the botanical family known as the L eguminosae  were among the very first plants domesticated by humans.   Members of this...

In exchanges that take place on the various local Facebook gardening pages, a common question is “Is this a weed?” and “How do I kill...

Permaculture? The practice of Permaculture may be familiar to some, but to many it’s a foreign concept that means very little. I have...

Last summer, senior citizen’s in Heart’s Delight-Islington took a different approach to get through the pandemic: pouring their time and...

Merv Wilkinson, who lived near Merville, British Columbia was an amazing and inspiring man.  During the decades he lived there, he...

Soil Preparation and Planting Plant garlic cloves in October or 4 weeks before the first frost. This time allows the roots to develop...

As a gardener and in the garden workshops I have been leading over the past eight years, I often hear people ask questions about dirt,...

This tutorial with Tim Walsh of the MUN Botanical Garden is a basic introduction to composting that teaches you what composting is, how...

My hopes go up and down and up again! A year ago, a group of citizens got together to answer the question: how can we reduce waste in St....

Food First NL posted a lengthy & informative post on how to grow garlic here in Newfoundland and Labrador. You can read it here:...

Thanks to Petra at Fruition Seeds in New York state and her crew of young gardeners dedicated to community and organic seeds, we are...

This article, from the March issue of GardenMaking online news, has valuable information about coneflower, known by its scientific name,...

Our first article presented an overview of hydroponics. It discussed some of the benefits of these grow systems, and advantages of...

Dr. Michael Tipple and Dennis Mahoney are establishing a new apple orchard in Corner Brook on private property and Crown land. Crooked...

Based in Corner Brook, the Western Environment Centre is partnering with the city of Coroner Brook to create community gardens and is now...

A meditation on what we receive from the oldest living things. While travelling in Tuscany in 2008 our family had a wonderful time,...

In this comprehensive online article, Ame Vanorio of Morning Chores outlines all the basics you will need to grow peppers.  Although the...

Dame Judi Dench, the esteemed British actress, has a deep love for trees.   In this hour long BBC documentary she explores the secret...