David Suzuki's Blue Dot Tour

David Suzuki talks about how all Canadians have the right to clean air to breath, clean water to drink and healthy food to eat and that this should be recognized by all levels of government. Listen to David Suzuki for what might be the last time in Winnipeg. Visit the website for more info.

When: Friday October 24th, 2014, 7pm
Where: Burton Cummings Theater, Winnipeg, MB
Buy tickets here.

GMO presentation July 24

Our hosting of Dr. Vrain caught the attention of CropLife Canada. Their letter together with my response is our Carillon Column for this week.

Both Thierry Vrain have also responded. Their responses and some other information is on our FOOD page. Click on FOOD in the left column.

Presentation: Genetically Engineered Foods and Human Health

Organic lawn care workshop report

Georgia and Michael from the Organic Lawn Care Programme of the Manitoba Eco-Network gave us a dynamic and thorough presentation! We learnt about how chemicals widely used on our lawn can be risky for our health, but also how we can maintain lawns without it with proper mowing and watering habits, aeration, top dressing, overseeding, raking and weeding techniques. 

They also covered alternatives to lawns such as: Vegetable garden, Rock/Xeriscape gardens, Shrubs and trees, Perennial gardens and Native ground covers. If you want to know more about organic lawn care, check this web page: http://www.mbeconetwork.org/organic-lawn-care/techniques

Gardening with Raised Beds: Intensive Urban Gardening

This past Wednesday (May 28) we were blessed with wonderful weather and an amazing gardening event hosted by Jack and Ruth. Jack and Ruth shared their successes and challenges with their raised beds in their Steinbach backyard. They talked about many different techniques they've developed to take advantage of the vertical space in order to grow more in a smaller space. For example, pole beans grow up an attractive octagon-topped teepee and cucumber plants grown on a diagonally supported fence gate. Other gardeners shared their gardening wisdom as well, the evening was very informative for beginners and master gardeners alike! Thanks for a great evening!