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When to harvest your garlic – by Arzeena Hamir
…… As I’m prepping my own farm for an upcoming Garlic Festival that we’re hosting, it’s easy to say that I have garlic on my brain more often than not. I am getting questions about whether folks...
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Embrace the weeds! – by Arzeena Hamir
If it’s not the weeds, it’s the bugs or the watering! As an organic farmer, it can be hard to see the bounty when you’re trying to catch up as everything grows exponentially with the warm nights....
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With growing food, timing is everything – by Arzeena Hamir
Oh the joys of rain! It’s often said that with growing food, timing is everything. Over the past two weeks, I’ve been transplanting and trying to keep my poor plants alive with drip irrigation. If the...
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Balancing harvest & planting – by Arzeena Hamir
I planted later-maturing roma tomatoes this year so this is the first week that I’ve been able to taste the bounty. What a treat!!! Combined with basil, a bit of garlic, and some olive oil, this has...
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No guarantees against crop failures – by Arzeena Hamir
“Your garden must be some amazing!” is often what I hear when I tell people I have my degrees in agriculture. Unfortunately, formal education is not really an indicator on how well your plants grow.A...
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LUSH Valley hosting food workshops this month
LUSH Valley is hosting several food workshops in September, some free and some for a fee, ranging from growing and pruning to cooking classes. Please visit their website for latest information, as new...
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Chaos in the greenhouse – by Arzeena Hamir
“This place is a mess!” These were the first words that my dad uttered when I opened up one of my greenhouses to him a couple of weeks ago. But before I opened up my mouth in rebuttal, I looked around...
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CV Environmental Council meeting to feature Dr Thierry Vrain
The Comox Valley Environmental Council will hold a meeting at the Comox Regional District Boardroom, 550B Comox Road, Courtenay, at 7:00 pm, September 11, 2013. Guest speaker, Dr. Thierry Vrain, will...
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Mushroom growing workshop at LUSH Valley
Get the resources and hands on experience to grow mushrooms right in your own back yard. Learn to cultivate and identify wild edible and medicinal mushrooms in your local ecosystem. Sample a tea made...
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Sourcing local protein can be a challenge – by Arzeena Hamir
In 2007, a group of friends in Richmond decided to try a “10 Mile Diet Challenge”. For 10 days, we were only allowed to eat foods grown within a 10-mile radius, which basically encompassed the island...
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Sprouts and grasses workshop at LUSH Valley
Learn how to effectively grow your own sprouts and edible grasses year round with an inspired holistic nutritionist and educator Raymond Bacon, RHN, on Monday, September 30th 7pm-9pm. The 2 Hour...
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CV Growers & Seed Savers Garden Tour
Comox Valley Growers and Seed Savers (CVGSS) are hosting their 2013 Garden Tour Saturday, September 21, starting at 10:00 am. Meeting at Maple Park in Courtenay (18th and Grieve), the tour will visit...
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World Community screening GMO/OMG film
What’s all this talk about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in our food system? World Community continues it’s film series Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 pm at the Stan Hagen Theatre at North Island...
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Carrot experiment worked! – by Arzeena Hamir
I love it when experiments work out!! Well, this wasn’t exactly a planned experiment, but it still worked so I thought I’d share it. Back in July, I planted carrots in my bone-dry soil, just as our...
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Chickens on the move – make a mobile chicken house!
Join Fertile Ground for an informative and fun session that will provide an overview of hot to construct a low-cost mobile chicken house. The workshop will take place Thursday, October 10th, from 6:30...
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Future of food focus for World Food Week
There are a lot of questions flying around these days about food. Is it organic? Is it local? Is it GMO free? Can I grow this myself? How far did it travel? Can I have backyard chickens? Were the...
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Garlic planting time at Amara Farm – by Arzeena Hamir
It is full-on garlic planting time at Amara Farm! I was hoping to get the garlic in earlier, at the end of September, but other business kept getting in the way. Finally with the lovely weather that...
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World Food Week a success
After five days of education, engagement and celebration with the public and our public officials to increase local knowledge and inspire greater food security, the Comox Valley Food Round Table (CVRT)...
View ArticleSaltwater School hosts 3rd Annual Children’s Winter Faire
The Saltwater School will host its third annual Winter Faire on Saturday, November 30th, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Faire will take place at the school at 2311 Rosewall Crescent in Courtenay (Tin...
View ArticleEarthsave vegan dine out featuring Japanese food
This coming Monday Nov. 18th at 5:30, Sehmi Japanese Restaurant at 1320 Cliffe Ave. in Courtenay will host this month’s Earthsave vegan dine out. Help Courtenay welcome the Park familly, recent...
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