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10th Annual Montreal Seed Fair

Gayla — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:27:04 +0000

I hear that snowstorms have hit many of you, and that a bunch of snow is set to dump all over my region sometime late this week. What better time to get excited about seedstarting? This weekend marks Montreal’s 10th Annual Seed Fair (aka Seedy Saturday & Sunday). It’s a two day affair featuring free workshops [...]

Cyclamen Coum

Gayla — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:00:40 +0000

Me & Barry at Richters Apparently Agonizing Over a Plant [Flickr]

yougrowgirl — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:54:32 PST

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Serious business. I did buy this plant. The one in my box though. Not the one Barry is holding.

Photo taken by Davin

Pretty Little Daffodils

Gayla — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:29:04 +0000

Caladium in the Lawn

Gayla — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:30:36 +0000

You know, I’ve never much cared for caladium. They’ve always been a “whatever” plant in my book, a humdrum bit of foliage most often seen crammed into decorative baskets and seasonal greenhouse exhibits. Who cares? (Perhaps many of you. In which case, I’m a monster and a tasteless fool. Sorry.) In all honesty, my eyes [...]

Cup and Saucer Flower

Gayla — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:30:50 +0000

This Week’s Inspiration

Gayla — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:44:28 +0000

Yesterday I posed the question, What is inspiring your edible garden this year? I think it is only fair that I join in and divulge my current inspirations for the 2010 growing season. I saw this book, Terrine by Stéphane Reynaud the other day but couldn’t justify the purchase. The next day I treated [...]

chilean oxalis 'Pink Buttercups' [Flickr]

yougrowgirl — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:30:05 PST

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Gift from a friend. I have a new obsession with oxalis (it started around summer 2009 and is now completely out of control). Finally got around to planting them the other day.

Zinnias (in the Caribbean)

Gayla — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:30:03 +0000

Grow Great Grub Book Giveaway

Gayla — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:12:39 +0000

I did a quick and easy giveaway of my new book “Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces” on The Twitter last week and as promised I’m doing one here too. It’s still winter and most of us are hibernating and reserving energy for the spring, so let’s keep this simple. To [...]

Kohleria ‘Brazil Gem’

Gayla — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:00:29 +0000

First Sighting in the Wild & Ten Years!

Gayla — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:30:01 +0000

It’s a big week over here as my new book, “Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces” (I’m already an expert at saying the title super fast) hits bookstores TODAY! Except that we spotted it at a Chapters/Indigo here in Toronto last night. If you pre-ordered a copy, it should be arriving any [...]

coffee bean [Flickr]

yougrowgirl — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:22:41 PST

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This is one of those things I learned in the Caribbean that blew my mind.

First Sighting of Book in the Wild [Flickr]

yougrowgirl — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:12:53 PST

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Supposed to hit stores tomorrow but there was a sighting tonight at a Chapters/Indigo here in Toronto. Damn them for playing that music. Now I will associate my book with an episode of Friends.

Also... bad lighting.

Foodcycles [Flickr]

yougrowgirl — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:39:36 PST

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Grow Great Grub Toronto Book Launch Party [Flickr]

yougrowgirl — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:02:21 PST

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Details here or on The Facebook

River Crab [Flickr]

yougrowgirl — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:05:22 PST

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They live in the forest!

Hiking to Middleham Falls [Flickr]

yougrowgirl — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:01:17 PST

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possibly dying. It was so humid. I was soaked in sweat. This was our first forest hike of the trip.

Dec 17, 2009

Then we hiked to the Boiling Lake and this was a joke in comparison.

Davin in the window of the cottage we rented [Flickr]

yougrowgirl — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:44:20 PST

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Our home away from home for 3 weeks.
Taken Dec 20, 2009

Even the lizards like fresh cacao [Flickr]

yougrowgirl — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:41:07 PST

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