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So, it is november, and while the garden collapses into winter, there is still a lot going on for the garden. Yes indeedie, some exciting news! First, there is a garden listserv: gardenHalifax! to subscribe: gardenhalifax-subscribe<at>lists.riseup.net to unsubscribe: gardenhalifax-unsubscribe<at>lists.riseup.net It is there for collective gardeners, guerrilla gardeners, native plant lovers, and all land stewards in [...]

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The second half tonne of water is in place! On Saturday, Geoff Tanner met me at the garden with a bike trailer load of wood, a rough tote, some strawberries and chocolate. It was raining but we started to work in the strawbale shed by opening the shutters. By the time we did our planning [...]

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On Saturday we created a water collection system that will hold a half -tonne of rainwater. (All we need now is the rain.) So I knew that a garden needs water, and a good rain collection system would be a much loved resource in future. I got a hold of some perfect barrels by putting [...]

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Well, the beds are planted, the fence is up, some paths are mulched, the bulletin boards are up, our rainbarrels have arrived, and the university is engaged. The garden has seen some lovely help in the last week, and is looking well loved for the efforts. Thanks to the transplant donations from Ted Hutton and [...]

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Here are a bunch of tasty tidbits that have passed through across my screen lately that may be of interest. First up, Spin Farming. Small Plot INtensive farming is a business model out of Saskatechewan to do successful organic market gardening in urban environments.  Here is a lovely article about it. Second, SeeMore Green made [...]

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