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Urban Farmer Makes Calgary Visit – #YYC Events

Thumbnail image for Urban Farmer Makes Calgary Visit – #YYC Events June 19, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

Ron Berezan, also known as the “Urban Farmer” will be visiting Calgary and giving a talk on Permaculture in the City at the Unitarian Church of Calgary this coming Wednesday.
We had a chance to see a presentation given by Ron at the 2009 Permaculture Convergence in Olds a few months ago. Ron is an impressive, [...]

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Gardening gets tough in Spring ‘09

June 15, 2009 by Theresa C.

In almost every way, this Spring is turning out to be a completely different gardening experience than last year.
In Spring ‘08, it seemed like the seeds I planted all sprouted nicely, grew steadily, fended off pests and even the odd hailstorm. Rain fell from the sky in reasonably-timed doses, and by early July I had [...]

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How-To: Grow 100 lbs of Potatoes in a 4 Square Foot Tower

Thumbnail image for How-To: Grow 100 lbs of Potatoes in a 4 Square Foot Tower April 16, 2009 by Mike Soron

I devour potatoes. There is something comforting and inviting about them. A devoted fan of big weekend breakfasts, I’m a sucker for fresh hash browns, especially. And mashed? Astounding.
Yet, the idea of growing them in one’s backyard seems very intimidating, especially in the city.
Not so, says recent internet chatter. Attention has turned to an article [...]

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Eating Crow or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Nuisance Species

Thumbnail image for Eating Crow or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Nuisance Species April 2, 2009 by Richard Rawnsley

One of the nicer things about apartment living is the relative absence of certain insects that tend to antagonize ground-level dwellers: ants, silverfish, and the like. Obviously the presence of such pests is likely to depend on the particular building and area in which you live, but I had thought mine pleasantly devoid until this [...]

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Disobedience, Addiction and Food Choices: New Resilient Digest

February 9, 2009 by Mike Soron

The New Resilient Digest contains links from around the web — news, information, stories and media on food, energy, and economics, and a quick summary of the week gone by.

Stefany Anne Golberg discusses Henry David Thoreau and 19th-century intellectual vegetarianism. Thoreau, not a strict vegetarian, saw the practice as “the destiny of the human [...]

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