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Transition Cornwall+ plans to get us more active and in the planting mood

Transition Cornwall+ plans to get us more active and in the planting mood

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The summer months almost here, Transition Cornwall+ made two different presentations to council on Monday about its plans for the warm weather this year. The group’s biggest initiative will be the Walk and Roll campaign to get people to cut back on driving in favour of human-powered forms of transportation such as walking, cycling or skateboarding, or using public transit. This year’s campaign will expanded from being just week-long to running through the entire month of June. The second annual…

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Incredible Edible: Yorkshire town’s food-growing scheme takes root worldwide

Incredible Edible: Yorkshire town’s food-growing scheme takes root worldwide

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When two women began turning disused verges in the former mill town of Todmorden into free food plots, little did they realise they would inspire a global movement of growers. It’s a simple idea: take over unused or unattractive bits of public land to plant food to feed the community. What is not so simple is where they’re doing it. Todmorden is an old mill town in Yorkshire’s Calderdale valley. It rains a lot, there’s not a lot of sun,…

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Choosing the Best Container Gardening Vegetables

Choosing the Best Container Gardening Vegetables

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Selecting the right container gardening vegetables is one key to a successful balcony farm. If you choose the right vegetables for container gardening, you’ll have far fewer problems, and bigger and better yields. A vegetable container garden has limited space, so you’ll want to focus first on the vegetables you like the most. Make a list. You’ll also want to grow vegetables that give you a continuous harvest, like green, leafy vegetables that allow you to pick a few leaves…

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Don’t Just Plant, Plan!

Don’t Just Plant, Plan!

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Not unlike a well-organized closet or a well-designed kitchen, a well-planned food plot is an inviting respite from your daily grind. Before you get caught up in a frenzy of spring planting, step back, take stock and spend a weekend charting a course for the growing season and laying the groundwork for a successful garden Read Don’t Just Plant, Plan! by Brian Barth at Modern Farmer.

Farming hub Homestead Organics going out of business

Farming hub Homestead Organics going out of business

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A major organic seed, feed and milling company headquartered in eastern Ontario is going to close its doors after hitting financial trouble in the midst of a more competitive industry. Tom Manley, president of Homestead Organics, said the 30-year-old company will be closing its doors in a matter of days because of pressure from its creditors and banks. The company started in Berwick, Ont., a town halfway between Ottawa and Cornwall, and, over the course of the last four years,…

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Edible-garden strategy planted by Cornwall city council

Edible-garden strategy planted by Cornwall city council

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Coun. Carilyne Hebert successfully got city council to begin laying the groundwork for an edible landscape strategy for Cornwall during its meeting on March 26. Getting the city to start planting and harvesting edible plants in its various public gardens, flower beds and green spaces has been Hebert’s pet issue on council for the past couple of months. The councillor appears to be angling to make the creation of an edible planting strategy for Cornwall the legacy of her time…

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Stop the Leakage: How food-centered urban design solves economic challenges

Stop the Leakage: How food-centered urban design solves economic challenges

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What happens when you eat the wrong food over and over again? We call it “leakage.” Leakage is when capital exits the economy rather than remaining in it. Our current food system as designed (or left un-designed) is a constant source of leakage for our cities and a missed opportunity for urban planners. What if city designs included space for urban farming to provide a percentage of the calories required by their inhabitants? What if the community saw urban farming…

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7 Vitamins and Minerals You Need in Your Plant-Based Diet

7 Vitamins and Minerals You Need in Your Plant-Based Diet

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Eating a varied diet rich in whole grains, plant-based protein, healthy fats, and fruits and vegetables is the key to good health and also the secret to be able to tap into a neverending source of energy. Aside from fueling our bodies with macronutrients, plant-based foods also provide vitamins and minerals essential to keeping our cognitive functions and metabolism revved up. Curious about which micronutrients can help you think faster, focus more, and overall keep you jostling with energy to…

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Looking for Seeds?

Looking for Seeds?

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Looking for seeds? Find vegetable and fruit seeds sold by Canadian seed companies. This is a list of vegetable and fruit seeds that were sold in recent years by Canadian seed companies. Click on a section in the list below to see the varieties available, and the companies that sold them. Visit these companies, buy their seeds, and enjoy a beautiful, diverse garden next summer: The Canadian Seed Catalogue Index And a searchable database of ecological vegetable and grain seed…

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