Category Archives: Food + agriculture

Growing hops in Nyanza: The Kilted Moose

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Do you remember my first interview, all the way back in February? It was with Jeremy and Melanie White, who had moved here from Vancouver and Montreal (via Nicaragua), bought an old farmhouse and farm property, and were working on … Continue reading →

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Market day!

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

I had forgotten over the winter about the true joy that is a community farmers’ market, live and happening. You know, in community work and in conversation about the future of Cape Breton’s food sources, people talk a lot about … Continue reading →

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Compost!

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

Let the breaking down of foodstuffs begin. (This is my new friend – Soilsaver – who I put together on Sunday afternoon of this past weekend. I must say that I was very proud of myself when I had finished.) … Continue reading →

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give some lonesome veggies a good home

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

The community market in my hometown, Baddeck, is running a fun fundraiser this year – “Adopt-a-veggie!” Here are the details from their press materials. (I think I’m going to start with a radish and work my way up to a … Continue reading →

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A community garden is growing in Baddeck…

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

Every now and again on my lunchtime walks I’ll saunter by the spot where the community garden is going in. I like seeing the plan come to life. County CAO Sandy Hudson tells me that there are around seven beds … Continue reading →

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Erin the Librarian – Beer Gardens

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

The books reviewed here are available through the Cape Breton Regional Library. Grains are one of those things backyard gardeners tend to avoid. I know when I think of grains I tend to think of massive wheat farms in Saskatchewan. … Continue reading →

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Victoria County Plans Community Garden for Baddeck

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

This is so exciting! Behind the courthouse in Baddeck, the County is creating a community garden. Beds are only ten bucks! Here is both a short Q+A with Lyn Duchesney of Morgan’s Brook Landscaping, and the article that the local … Continue reading →

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