While writing the composting section for the new book, it occurred to me that my list in book one was rather incomplete and only covered some of the things we compost at home. There's a surprising 
Local filmmaker Stacey Dodge visited my rooftop garden in the spring to shoot a short for the Toronto Urban Film Festival. Fast forward several months and her film (edited by Beau Dickson) was selected and will 
Look who showed up looking for lunch while I was out on the roof taking photos yesterday afternoon. He had absolutely no fear whatsoever. I could have reached out and touched him. I yelled and stomped 
I found an entire tree laying flat across the street garden this morning. Just, you know, laying there. How it got there or why is beyond me.
Okay. Here's the thing: The garden's a mess. I have barely 
Above image is the July entry from the 2008 You Grow Girl Calendar
I LOVE tomatoes. If I had to give up growing all other crops and choose just one I would probably choose tomatoes although basil 
... a 'Black Brandywine' tomato taken before its time was up by an unknown mammalian critter. This kind of thing is like a right-of-passage for food gardeners. Unless you're gardening in a sterile bubble, you have probably 
I think this method is called, "Using Whatever's Available." It seems to work. I think it's kind of interesting and matches the hodge-podge style of the space although I don't think it would score points for curbside 
I ordered a 1/2 pound of red wiggler worms back in May but the sellers have experienced such a boom in orders this year that they were unable to fill my order until July. Encouraging don't you 
I was invited to an apartment warming at my brother's newish place the other night and since I had already treated him to a whole new garden, hereby known as "The Gift That Covers Me Off
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