Wednesday, February 20, 2008

chance to stock up on seeds

Seedy Saturday - March 1, 2008, 10am - 3pm

at Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre in Britannia Park.

Admission is FREE!

Seed exchange and sale, opportunities for learning about seeds and organic growing, marketplace (houseplants, organic foods, herbal products and more), and local organic and environmental organizations. Hosted by Seeds of Diversity Canada.

Information: Greta Kryger, www.seeds-organic.com

Friday, July 20, 2007

Organic Gardening: The First Steps

Organic gardeners try to follow a system that will build good soil structure and fertility by duplicating nature=s methods as closely as possible without the use of synthetic fertilizers. Chemical pesticides (poisons) are also avoided.

To describe a very complex system in simple terms - in nature what is fed by the soil returns to the soil. Fauna and flora (organic matter) in varying stages of decay are converted into humus by the never ending work of microorganisms in the soil. Humus, in turn, provides the source of nourishment for all plant life. Thus:

HUMUS is the PRODUCT and the SOURCE of all living material. more