June 12, 2013
VICTORY GARDENS in SCOUT MAGAZINE: On Rhubarb Hitting It’s Local Peak And What You Should Do With It Rhubarb season generally runs from mid-spring through summer. In our region, its prime time is May. Not only is it delicious with its acidic tang, rhubarb is also great for ornamental purposes with its massive, glorious leaves. It’s perfect in a potager-type garden, front yard garden or in a street boulevard. Technically a vegetable but widely regarded as a fruit, rhubarb (or botanically speaking, Rheum rhabarbarum) is a species of plant in the family Polygonaceae; it’s related to sorrel, another perennial edible treasure. If you’re contemplating growing some, it has few pests to speak of, and it’s super low maintenance. Rhubarb will thrive in the sun, and can grow in a container, provided it is big enough.  Before it was regarded as a culinary ingredient, rhubarb was originally cultivated for it’s root, important in Chinese medicine since about 2700 BC. Remember, the leaves contain toxic amounts of oxalic acid, so when harvesting, compost the leaves! In Europe in the 17th and 18th century, when consuming rhubarb as food was relatively new, this was not common knowledge (unfortunately).  Baked Rhubarb Compote Rhubarb compote is incredibly versatile: Put a dollop on yogurt and granola in the morning, eat it with ice cream, wrap it in galette dough, or pair it with a fish. Make a fruit wine, or pickle it if you’re feeling adventurous. We love it when its season merges with strawberry and raspberry season! Ingredients 2 pounds (6 cups) rhubarb (or enough to fill a glass baking dish)1 Valencia orange1-cup local honeyA teensy bit of water to barely line the bottom of the glass pan Directions - Preheat oven to 350 degrees.- Cut rhubarb into 1″ pieces.- Barely cover the bottom of the glass baking dish with water.- Grate some orange zest, and squeeze the juice into the glass baking dish.- Add rhubarb, zest, and drizzle honey; mix until rhubarb is coated in honey and juice.- Bake for 20-30 mins, or until the rhubarb is soft. Serve warm or keep in fridge for later!

VICTORY GARDENS in SCOUT MAGAZINE: On Rhubarb Hitting It’s Local Peak And What You Should Do With It

Rhubarb season generally runs from mid-spring through summer. In our region, its prime time is May. Not only is it delicious with its acidic tang, rhubarb is also great for ornamental purposes with its massive, glorious leaves. It’s perfect in a potager-type garden, front yard garden or in a street boulevard. Technically a vegetable but widely regarded as a fruit, rhubarb (or botanically speaking, Rheum rhabarbarum) is a species of plant in the family Polygonaceae; it’s related to sorrel, another perennial edible treasure. If you’re contemplating growing some, it has few pests to speak of, and it’s super low maintenance. Rhubarb will thrive in the sun, and can grow in a container, provided it is big enough. 

Before it was regarded as a culinary ingredient, rhubarb was originally cultivated for it’s root, important in Chinese medicine since about 2700 BC. Remember, the leaves contain toxic amounts of oxalic acid, so when harvesting, compost the leaves! In Europe in the 17th and 18th century, when consuming rhubarb as food was relatively new, this was not common knowledge (unfortunately). 

Baked Rhubarb Compote

Rhubarb compote is incredibly versatile: Put a dollop on yogurt and granola in the morning, eat it with ice cream, wrap it in galette dough, or pair it with a fish. Make a fruit wine, or pickle it if you’re feeling adventurous. We love it when its season merges with strawberry and raspberry season!

Ingredients

2 pounds (6 cups) rhubarb (or enough to fill a glass baking dish)
1 Valencia orange
1-cup local honey
A teensy bit of water to barely line the bottom of the glass pan

Directions

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut rhubarb into 1″ pieces.
- Barely cover the bottom of the glass baking dish with water.
- Grate some orange zest, and squeeze the juice into the glass baking dish.
- Add rhubarb, zest, and drizzle honey; mix until rhubarb is coated in honey and juice.
- Bake for 20-30 mins, or until the rhubarb is soft. Serve warm or keep in fridge for later!

(Source: victorygardensvancouver)

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Filed under: Scout Magazine Victory Gardens victory garden Vancouver gardening garden urban homesteading home grown locally grown rhubarb recipe Baked Rhubarb Compote DIY 
May 29, 2013
Victory Gardens and Homesteader’s Emporium partner again for another Pop-up Shop. Organic and east Van local veggie starts will be available, including: HEIRLOOM TOMATOES (Black Krim, Gold Nugget, Green Zebra, Amana Orange, Juliet Roma, Italian Heart and more), Peppers (hot and sweet), Cucumber, Squash (winter and Summer), Lettuce, Kale, Chard, Cilantro, Parsley, Basil, Mustard Greens, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Marigold, Nasturtium and more!

Victory Gardens and Homesteader’s Emporium partner again for another Pop-up Shop. Organic and east Van local veggie starts will be available, including: HEIRLOOM TOMATOES (Black Krim, Gold Nugget, Green Zebra, Amana Orange, Juliet Roma, Italian Heart and more), Peppers (hot and sweet), Cucumber, Squash (winter and Summer), Lettuce, Kale, Chard, Cilantro, Parsley, Basil, Mustard Greens, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Marigold, Nasturtium and more!

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May 26, 2013
These living wall planters by Herban are a versatile gardening system for dwellings limited by space. They can transform any balcony into an abundance of fresh herbs, leafy greens, strawberries and flowers. It is easy to hang, plant, water, and fertilize. Made from recycled materials, Herban planters are locally made in Vancouver by Mubi. 

These living wall planters by Herban are a versatile gardening system for dwellings limited by space. They can transform any balcony into an abundance of fresh herbs, leafy greens, strawberries and flowers. It is easy to hang, plant, water, and fertilize.

Made from recycled materials, Herban planters are locally made in Vancouver by Mubi. 

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Filed under: Herban Locally Made made in Canada Vancouver Mubi design garden gardening container gardening urban homesteading herb flowers plants plantlife 
March 31, 2013
Yippie seeds our seedlings are sprouting! What are you growing this Spring?

Yippie seeds our seedlings are sprouting! What are you growing this Spring?

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February 21, 2013

A real life Green House.

This Tokyo five-storey townhouse by Japanese architect Ryue Nishizawa is fronted by a stack of gardens. Located in a dense commercial district, this building provides a combined home and workplace for two writers. The site was just four metres wide, so Nishizawa designed a building that has only glass walls to avoid narrowing the interior spaces even further.

Gardens are interspersed with rooms on each of the four floors of the building, creating a screen of plants that mask the facade from the eyes of passing strangers. Glazed walls beyond protect the interior from the elements.

- Dezeen 

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Filed under: Green House garden urban green space Toyko Japan Ryue Nishizawa town house Architecture house porn Dezeen design 
May 27, 2012
Attn: VANCITY - June 9th, from 9:30 - 11:00 Take a break from 3rd beach and head over to Old Faithful Shop as they are teaming up with Victory Gardens for their second container gardening workshop in their Summer Series. The focus for this event will be on tomatoes and how to grow your own pizza. Each participant will walk away with a handmade cedar box planted with tomato and basil.  Now you can literally show off the fruits of your labour at your next pizza fiesta!

Attn: VANCITY - June 9th, from 9:30 - 11:00

Take a break from 3rd beach and head over to Old Faithful Shop as they are teaming up with Victory Gardens for their second container gardening workshop in their Summer Series. The focus for this event will be on tomatoes and how to grow your own pizza. Each participant will walk away with a handmade cedar box planted with tomato and basil. 

Now you can literally show off the fruits of your labour at your next pizza fiesta!

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Filed under: container garden gardening garden Old Faithful Vancouver Victory Gardens tomatoe pizza hand-made basil summer 
May 10, 2012
International #Compost Awareness Week time to “Give Back to the Earth”  Why Compost? - Finished compost is a free soil amendment and fertilizer for the garden. It is mild and won’t burn plants like chemical fertilizers. By adding compost you’ll improve the overall texture of your soil enabling it to retain and drain water better. Choose a Compost Bin - You have two great options here one you can make follow the DIY scrap wood compost we posted last Spring or you can get yourself one of our home made Dumptown Worm Condos at our next pop up shop. Compost Bins as Pets -Think of your compost bin as a pet. This will do two things: it will help you see it as a living thing that shouldn’t be neglected, and teach you to ‘feed’ it a balanced diet. There are two main types of organic materials you can feed your compost bin: greens and browns. Greens are high in nitrogen and described as ‘wet.’ Browns are described as ‘dry’ materials and are high in carbon. When feeding your compost bin try to maintain a balance of 50% greens and 50% browns by weight. Since greens are typically heavier, you should add 2 to 3 buckets of browns for every bucket of greens you add. Green Materials to Compost - Vegetable and fruit scraps. Coffee grounds and filters. Tea bags and leaves. Fresh grass clippings. Plant trimmings from your garden. Houseplants. Brown Materials to Compost - Dry leaves. Straw and dry hay. Woodchips and sawdust from untreated wood. Dried grass clippings, shredded paper. Egg and nut shells. Hair and animal fur. Paper, shredded newspaper (printed with soy ink to be safe) paper towels, and paper tubes. DO NOT COMPOST! - Meat. Fish. Eggs. Dairy products. Oily foods or grease. Bones. Cat and dog waste. Diseased plants and seeds of weedy plants. Anything treated with pesticides. Composting Tips - Chop your materials into small pieces, which will break down faster. Always cover your layer of green material with a layer of brown material to cut down on flies and mask any odors. If you want fine compost, like in the picture above by normanack, run over it with a mulching lawn mower. When composting whole plants remove seed heads and seed pods. If possible avoid adding roots of plants to your compost pile that could generate a whole new plant. Thanks to treehugger for all this great info.

International #Compost Awareness Week time to “Give Back to the Earth” 

Why Compost? - Finished compost is a free soil amendment and fertilizer for the garden. It is mild and won’t burn plants like chemical fertilizers. By adding compost you’ll improve the overall texture of your soil enabling it to retain and drain water better.

Choose a Compost Bin - You have two great options here one you can make follow the DIY scrap wood compost we posted last Spring or you can get yourself one of our home made Dumptown Worm Condos at our next pop up shop.

Compost Bins as Pets -Think of your compost bin as a pet. This will do two things: it will help you see it as a living thing that shouldn’t be neglected, and teach you to ‘feed’ it a balanced diet.

There are two main types of organic materials you can feed your compost bin: greens and browns. Greens are high in nitrogen and described as ‘wet.’ Browns are described as ‘dry’ materials and are high in carbon.

When feeding your compost bin try to maintain a balance of 50% greens and 50% browns by weight. Since greens are typically heavier, you should add 2 to 3 buckets of browns for every bucket of greens you add.

Green Materials to Compost - Vegetable and fruit scraps. Coffee grounds and filters. Tea bags and leaves. Fresh grass clippings. Plant trimmings from your garden. Houseplants.

Brown Materials to Compost - Dry leaves. Straw and dry hay. Woodchips and sawdust from untreated wood. Dried grass clippings, shredded paper. Egg and nut shells. Hair and animal fur. Paper, shredded newspaper (printed with soy ink to be safe) paper towels, and paper tubes.

DO NOT COMPOST! - Meat. Fish. Eggs. Dairy products. Oily foods or grease. Bones. Cat and dog waste. Diseased plants and seeds of weedy plants. Anything treated with pesticides.

Composting Tips - Chop your materials into small pieces, which will break down faster. Always cover your layer of green material with a layer of brown material to cut down on flies and mask any odors. If you want fine compost, like in the picture above by normanack, run over it with a mulching lawn mower. When composting whole plants remove seed heads and seed pods. If possible avoid adding roots of plants to your compost pile that could generate a whole new plant.

Thanks to treehugger for all this great info.

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November 4, 2011
  The About Face Collective and Fresh City present Greenhouse Gallery, a fundraiser for the Everything Roof Saturday November 5th and Sunday November 6th, 11am - 6pm Fresh City Greenhouse at Downsview Park 70 Canuck Avenue, Downsview Park, Toronto, ON M3K 2C5 We have collaborated with our urban farming friends at Fresh City www.freshcityfarms.com to turn their greenhouse at Downsview Park into a gallery for the weekend of November 5th and 6th. The event will feature outstanding local food, beer and wine, music and art. We will be showcasing original pieces for silent auction and prints for sale from a selection of renowned local artists. The adjacent greenhouse will be set up with workshops and kid-friendly activities offered throughout the weekend. MUSIC Saturday: 12-1 Isla Craig www.myspace.com/islacraig 2-4 Far from Rich www.myspace.com/farfromrich 4-5 A Yellow Field: www.ayellowfield.com Sunday: 2—3 Loom www.myspace.com/owleyescrowsfeet 3-4 Carnival Moon www.myspace.com/carnivalmoon 4-5 The Holy Gasp: www.facebook.com/pages/theholygasp FEATURED ARTISTS Adrian Forrow, Alex Kurina, Childface Sausage, Claire Hall, Danielle Hession, Darlene Huynh, E V Mary Stephens, Emily Stoddart, Erica Brisson, Eunice Luk, Josh Raskin, Juliana Neufeld, Justin Broadbent, Justyna Werbel, Kathryn Macnaughton, Laura Mensinga, Lauren Pirie, Lisa Visser, Mahmood Popal, Mark Harris Sherman, Rodrigo Marti, Rose Broadbent, Sarah D’Angelo, Srdjan Segan, Talia Shipman, Tammy Yiu, Virgil Baruchel plus jewelry by Kate Schwan: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fierce-Deer-Jewelery/182722618434845 hand-knit accessories from Muttonhead http://muttonheadcollective.com/ WORKSHOPS (ongoing from 11 - 3 each day) Nutrition Workshops from Eating Pretty and Back to Abundance Seedbomb workshops Foodshare Workshops COST: Suggested donation of $10 includes one complimentary beverage ABOUT THE EVERYTHING ROOF: Everything Roof is a community rooftop garden and learning space on top of the new Centre for Social Innovation, Annex location. The creative structural elements of the garden will be designed and built by local artists using recycled and reclaimed materials. In collaboration with the Centre for Social Innovation, Sketch Working Arts for Street Involved and Homeless Youth and Skate4Cancer, The About Face Collective will create a unique, inspiring, visually exciting platform to promote urban farming, nutrition, green lifestyles and integrated community engagement. We were recently granted $75,000 from Live Green Toronto toward our capital costs and need to raise the remaining funds by December 31st. Join us to support and find more info at www.aboutfacecollective.com ABOUT FRESH CITY: Fresh City is a social enterprise empowering people to farm organically in Toronto. Fresh City offers a year-round box service with home delivery featuring produce and products from our farmers and other local partners.www.freshcityfarms.com

 

The About Face Collective and Fresh City present Greenhouse Gallery, a fundraiser for the Everything Roof

Saturday November 5th and Sunday November 6th, 11am - 6pm

Fresh City Greenhouse at Downsview Park

70 Canuck Avenue, Downsview Park, Toronto, ON M3K 2C5

We have collaborated with our urban farming friends at Fresh City www.freshcityfarms.com to turn their greenhouse at Downsview Park into a gallery for the weekend of November 5th and 6th. The event will feature outstanding local food, beer and wine, music and art. We will be showcasing original pieces for silent auction and prints for sale from a selection of renowned local artists. The adjacent greenhouse will be set up with workshops and kid-friendly activities offered throughout the weekend.

MUSIC

Saturday:

12-1 Isla Craig www.myspace.com/islacraig

2-4 Far from Rich www.myspace.com/farfromrich

4-5 A Yellow Field: www.ayellowfield.com

Sunday:

2—3 Loom www.myspace.com/owleyescrowsfeet

3-4 Carnival Moon www.myspace.com/carnivalmoon

4-5 The Holy Gasp: www.facebook.com/pages/theholygasp

FEATURED ARTISTS

Adrian Forrow, Alex Kurina, Childface Sausage, Claire Hall, Danielle Hession, Darlene Huynh, E V Mary Stephens, Emily Stoddart, Erica Brisson, Eunice Luk, Josh Raskin, Juliana Neufeld, Justin Broadbent, Justyna Werbel, Kathryn Macnaughton, Laura Mensinga, Lauren Pirie, Lisa Visser, Mahmood Popal, Mark Harris Sherman, Rodrigo Marti, Rose Broadbent, Sarah D’Angelo, Srdjan Segan, Talia Shipman, Tammy Yiu, Virgil Baruchel

plus

jewelry by Kate Schwan: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fierce-Deer-Jewelery/182722618434845

hand-knit accessories from Muttonhead http://muttonheadcollective.com/

WORKSHOPS (ongoing from 11 - 3 each day)

Nutrition Workshops from Eating Pretty and Back to Abundance

Seedbomb workshops

Foodshare Workshops

COST:

Suggested donation of $10 includes one complimentary beverage

ABOUT THE EVERYTHING ROOF:

Everything Roof is a community rooftop garden and learning space on top of the new Centre for Social Innovation, Annex location. The creative structural elements of the garden will be designed and built by local artists using recycled and reclaimed materials. In collaboration with the Centre for Social Innovation, Sketch Working Arts for Street Involved and Homeless Youth and Skate4Cancer, The About Face Collective will create a unique, inspiring, visually exciting platform to promote urban farming, nutrition, green lifestyles and integrated community engagement.

We were recently granted $75,000 from Live Green Toronto toward our capital costs and need to raise the remaining funds by December 31st.

Join us to support and find more info at www.aboutfacecollective.com

ABOUT FRESH CITY:

Fresh City is a social enterprise empowering people to farm organically in Toronto. Fresh City offers a year-round box service with home delivery featuring produce and products from our farmers and other local partners.www.freshcityfarms.com


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July 25, 2011
Home sweet home (Victoria, BC) (Taken with instagram)

Home sweet home (Victoria, BC) (Taken with instagram)

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July 20, 2011
Joanie chilln’ in the garden. (Taken with instagram)

Joanie chilln’ in the garden. (Taken with instagram)

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Filed under: Instagram Garden Vancouver Kitsilano 
June 15, 2011
Tomato, watermelon, basil, and gooseberry plants (Taken with instagram)

Tomato, watermelon, basil, and gooseberry plants (Taken with instagram)

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Filed under: Garden Toronto Instagram Tomatoe Watermelon Basil Gooseberry 
January 27, 2011
achybreakyhearty: terrarium 

achybreakyhearty:

terrarium 

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January 23, 2011
Botany Factory is a San Francisco based studio whose mission is to bring greenery to small, indoor spaces. Much like creating a ship in a bottle, terrarium building takes a small, dexterous hand, a collection of minute tools and a keen interest in petite plant life and clever composition.

Botany Factory is a San Francisco based studio whose mission is to bring greenery to small, indoor spaces. Much like creating a ship in a bottle, terrarium building takes a small, dexterous hand, a collection of minute tools and a keen interest in petite plant life and clever composition.

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Filed under: garden 
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