Ecology

I got these rain barrels from a local business called Envirosponsible. They used to hold stuffed olives, but now that they’ve been cleaned and a tap installed on the side, they will hold rain water that runs off from our roof. Canadian Tire sells something similar, for a whopping $99.99, and the...
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A private member’s bill supporting mandatory labeling of genetically engineered food in Canada was selected randomly for debate in our House of Commons this month. Bill C-517 went to second reading on April 3, and a second hour of parliamentary debate could take place in as early as two weeks, as per the House of...
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Are you an organic gardener? Is your garden pesticide free? If so, why not tell the world? Or at least, your next-door neighbour. Get yourself a handy-dandy little sign like this one and stick it in your garden where visitors will see it. Hopefully someone will ask you what it’s all about, and you can...
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Yesterday evening some of us gardeners from the community garden met up at the garden to chat, share some insight from the season’s growth and enroll for next season. We had a lovely time, and I left wishing that we had done something similar at the beginning of the season. It would...
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We’ve successfully eliminated plastic bags while shopping by using cloth bags. At Loblaws, No Frills and Real Canadian Superstore, if you use cloth bags instead of plastic, and pay with your President’s Choice bank account or MasterCard, you’ll earn 50 PC Points for each bag you use. However, for the last several...
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