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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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The following is an interview with Halton Food Volunteer, George Willms. George has been involved in our community garden with Open Doors at St. Christopher’s Anglican

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       With the constant heat and drought, it may feel like summer will never end but in five short weeks the kids will be back in school (in some form

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The following post was contributed by Milo, an 11-year-old backyard gardener from Oakville.  Okay, hi. My name is Milo, and today I’ll be showing you why I like gardening.

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The following is an interview with Halton Food Volunteer, Beth Martin.   To begin, describe the ways that you are involved in your local community.  Oh gosh, I hope

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Weeds are plants that are considered undesirable in that particular space. These plants compete with your desired fruit, vegetables, or flowers for nutrients, water, space, and light in

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Tomato Resource Guide Originating in South-Central America, there is evidence that tomatoes were used in Aztec cuisine as far back as 700 BC. Today, tomatoes

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