May 28, 2010

If you like the look of dry stone walls, then you'll probably enjoy this article in The Toronto Star which discusses the new guild that's sprung up in Ontario dedicated to training masons in the age-old art of building stone structures without mortar. There are some incredible pictures of walls that would look very nice in my yard.

May 21, 2010

This article in the Winnipeg Free Press about the owner of the largest greenhouse in Manitoba switching from heating his greenhouses with natural gas to locally available biomass certainly seems like a positive solution to a pressing environmental concern. Let's hope more agribusinesses follow suit.

May 14, 2010

I remember a time when Wellies came exclusively in hunter green and if you didn't like it, you could always wear those nasty brown-soled gumboots you could pick up at any old hardware store during rainy season. Now Wellies (and just about every other type of rainboot) come in festive colours. This article in the Calgary Herald takes a look at your options.

May 7, 2010

This article in The Globe and Mail takes a look at guerrilla gardening around the world. My favorite bit is about the students at University of Victoria who dug up a neglected stretch of lawn and planted a vegetable garden in its place. Police are now considering charging the students with vandalism. As I look out at the former field I converted into a vegetable garden on my own property a few years ago, I feel slightly more like a rebel than I normally do.