Ecology

I received this message today about an event celebrating Seeds of Survival’s 20th anniversary and thought I’d pass the message along! August 17, 8:30pm – Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St. W. Canadian songsmith James Keelaghan, a steadfast supporter of USC Canada’s Seeds of Survival (SoS) program, is teaming up with fellow folk musicians for a historic...
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A Senior Engineer/Scientist/Tech Officer for Ontario Power Generation recently sent out a call for participants in what I think is a very cool program: Do You Grow Fruits, Vegetables or Use Well Water? If you live within 10 km of the Darlington or Pickering sites and grow fruits, vegetables or use well water as a drinking...
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This week at BlogHers ACT Canada, we’re talking about compost (our focus this month is on greener gardening), and that got me thinking that I’d like to share my own compost set-up with you. I keep this plastic bowl on my kitchen counter. I bought it at IKEA, and it has a non-slip bottom...
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Today my husband Graham and I (well, mostly Graham) installed our rain barrels, which we purchased at a local shop called Envirosponsible. Graham went to the hardware store and bought four concrete blocks to sit the barrels on top of. They would be fine on the ground, but raising them up a bit...
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Happy Earth Day! Last summer I was disappointed to find that our next-door neighbour had hired a non-organic company to take care of their lawn. Graham and I would sit out back, drinking our coffee in the morning, and then suddenly the powerful, sickening smell of the pesticide/herbicide cocktail would waft into our yard....
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