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Starting a Vegetable Garden (For the absolute beginner!)
This presentation was originally shown as an online event for Oakville Public Library March 17, 2021. Why Grow Vegetables? Save money Eat what you grow …
How to Save Your Back: The Benefits of a No-Till Garden
When starting a new garden, or to start the new gardening season, home gardeners have been known to rev up the rototiller and hack away mercilessly …
The Indoor Kitchen Garden: Feeding the Family
Dar Corrigan is a Master Gardener and a member of Halton Region Master Gardeners since 2018. Prior to that, Dar lived a very urban and …
Tips and Tricks for Maintaining the Indoor Veggie Garden
Dar Corrigan is a Master Gardener and a member of Halton Region Master Gardeners since 2018. Prior to that, Dar lived a very urban and …
Square Foot Gardening
Do you want to implement square foot gardening in your backyard garden? This blog post will outline the history of square foot gardening, the benefits …
Setting Up an Indoor Veggie Garden!
The following is part one of a three part series on how to set up and enjoy fresh greens grown indoors year round. Dar Corrigan …
The Canadian winter season can feel very long, especially as we are patiently awaiting the start of the upcoming gardening season. Last winter, we wrote a blog about a dozen fun winter
All About Jerusalem Artichokes! There is a lot to love about Jerusalem artichokes. These unusually named vegetables are easy to grow, require little maintenance and are native to southern Ontario. In fact, for all you
If you live in Ontario, summer comes and goes in the blink of an eye. It seems like just yesterday we were sharing advice on how to plant
The following article is by guest contributor Linda Crago, owner of Tree and Twig Heirloom Vegetable Farm. Linda has been growing organic heirloom vegetables for
Food waste is a prevalent and important issue in Canada and across the globe. Recently Halton Environmental Network partnered with Value Chain Management International, in a revolutionary new study: Make Every
I attended a canoe garden installation in Burlington held by Halton Environmental Network, Reach Out Center For Kids (ROCK) and Arthouse Halton. If you’re wondering what exactly a canoe garden is, it’s just like it sounds, a garden planted in a canoe. The