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Reduce Dependence on Imported Vegetables

February 1, 2025 6 min to read

Find out which vegetables Canada commonly imports from the US to how to grow your own and keep it local. Explore local options to support sustainability and self-sufficiency.

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How to Become a Master Gardener in Alberta

December 8, 2024 12 min to read

How to become a Master Gardener in Alberta! Discover all the details, from program requirements to gardening tips, in one easy resource.

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The Garden & Greenhouse this Week

July 17, 2024 2 min to read

I, for one, am glad we live so far north during this extended North American heatwave. It’s still miserably hot during the day, but as soon as the sun goes …

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Avoiding cooked chicken in a heatwave

July 8, 2024 1 min to read

This heat is something else. I think almost everyone reading this is in a region affected by the current (mid-July 2024) heatwave, you all know what I mean. The farm …

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When you’re not disappointed with a disappointing garden

July 1, 2024 3 min to read

Happy Canada Day! I’m talking softly here so the garden doesn’t get it’s feelings hurt. It’s trying it’s best but the weather has just been a total jerk (that is, …

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Very late freeze

June 26, 2024 1 min to read

I’ve seen it mentioned that Canada is the “canary in the coalmine” for climate change (excuse the unintentional alliteration there), and our extremely unusually mild winters have made it clear …

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Rooster Number One

June 26, 2024 1 min to read

He’s not the “Number One” (best) rooster (that we know of, yet), just the first one to start crowing (err, sort of – you’ll know what I mean when you …

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Amazing Northern Lights!

May 11, 2024 0 min to read

There’s no way to get colour correct night photos with a cell phone, but these were the most colorful northern lights I’ve seen yet! Phenomenal sight, and it made the …

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In the zone

August 1, 2011 1 min to read

Here’s a clue (less of a clue and more an obvious answer, thanks to some paperwork being finalized) where I’m going to be gardening at next spring: http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-alberta-plant-zone-hardiness-map.php But according …

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  • Handcrafted Soap
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