Since 1990, City Farmer and the City of Vancouver have held worm composting workshops for City of Vancouver residents who live in apartments. For $25, participants get a worm bin, 500 worms, Mary Appelhof’s book Worms Eat My Garbage, a trowel, bedding and a one-hour class.
Read MoreEager, energetic, and excited, an after-school crowd of children clusters around the fenced enclosure within the schoolyard of Lord Roberts Elementary School in Vancouver’s densely populated West End.
Read MoreCity Farmer brought together Raynor and Kuchta, acting as consultants, with landscape architect Mary-Jane McKay and carpenter Greg Birdsall to put together a demonstration garden specially designed for the handicapped to work in and learn from.
Read MoreSo we started with a plot in a neighbour’s yard
With a couple of friends and a bottle of wine,
You know it wasn’t to hard
You don’t know how good it feels,
To eat your own tomatoes and string beans
Whether it’s the sight of city folk pulling weeds or mixing compost, harvesting juicy berries or plump tomatoes, or just caring for green grass without chemicals,
Read MoreAccording to Sharon Slack, head gardener at City Farmer: ‘It’s not about how much money I can save, but how much food I can grow.’
Read MoreEarly in the morning yesterday, I came to work very early and was startled to hear loud rustling in the leaves above the pergola. Bandits!!
Read More“I will certainly consider the recommendations you have outlined in the enclosed publication as I pursue my mandate.” says Canada’s Minister of Agriculture.
Read MoreOur 'cob' shed houses garden tools and has a goat on its green roof. The outside surface is made from clay that BC artist Bill Reid used to build his famous sculptures. Our metal gate is a work of art.
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