This year, the Inspire Coop is taking part inf The Canadian Seed Library- Tomato Project Grow-Outs. The tomatoes will be planted at the Campbellton Community Garden. Updates with photos will be posted here regularly, once the project begins, most likely early May.
Chalk's Early Jewel is what we will be growing.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Seeds
Two of the most common questions, readers ask, especially today with the concern about genetically modified organisms, are what seeds are best and what is the difference between hybrid seeds, open-pollinated and heritage seed. The answers and more in this Friday's tribune
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Build Soil to Combat Climate Change
Concerned about climate change then Build Soil!
"Improving soil" doesn't have quite the same ring as, say, pumping sulphur into the air to block out the sun. Yet soil is known to be highly effective at storing carbon, because the Earth has been doing it for millions of years. Just the first meter of soil contains 1,500 gigatons of organic carbon, or three times as much carbon as there is in the atmosphere. If we could restore more carbon to the world's soil—it's lost 50% to 70% of its carbon content since we started land cultivation—we could put a huge dent in the climate change problem, say researchers and campaigners."
"Improving soil" doesn't have quite the same ring as, say, pumping sulphur into the air to block out the sun. Yet soil is known to be highly effective at storing carbon, because the Earth has been doing it for millions of years. Just the first meter of soil contains 1,500 gigatons of organic carbon, or three times as much carbon as there is in the atmosphere. If we could restore more carbon to the world's soil—it's lost 50% to 70% of its carbon content since we started land cultivation—we could put a huge dent in the climate change problem, say researchers and campaigners."
Sunday, January 3, 2016
The Home Vegetable Garden News
If you are looking for up-to-date information about establishing and maintaining a healthy and productive home food garden, my curated daily newspaper the Home Vegetable Garden News is what you are seeking. It is free and distributed daily to subscribers.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Mi'kmaq Medicines
Just picked up an excellent book at the Campbellton Centennial Library today. It was researched and written by Laurie Lacey and is the revised second edition.
Title: Mi'kmaq Medicines Remedies and Recollections. This book will help me identify wild plants that were used to treat various health conditions by the Mi'kmaq people. This will help me to identify the wild plants that may have been used here in Northern New Brunswick in the late 18th century.
Title: Mi'kmaq Medicines Remedies and Recollections. This book will help me identify wild plants that were used to treat various health conditions by the Mi'kmaq people. This will help me to identify the wild plants that may have been used here in Northern New Brunswick in the late 18th century.
Monday, December 7, 2015
Vertical Gardening
If space is limited give some thought to growing up; fences, walls, trellis and many other methods enable the gardener with limited space to grow a wide variety of plants. Vertical gardening is also ideal for anyone who has diffiuclty kneeling down or bending over to work a garden bed. This Friday's article in the Campbellton Tribune explores this in greater detail.
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