Market Gardening in the time of COVID
By Tara Taylor The idea of a market garden had been in the back of my mind for a few years when I started Quadra Roots in the spring of 2020. Our family farm was already selling eggs, lamb, and … Continued
Seeds Matter: Selecting Seeds for Success
By Jennifer Banks-Doll “Gabbing About Gardening” is a new online gardening series that local gardener and organizer extraordinaire Lucretia Schanfarber has recently started. It is targeted towards gardeners on Quadra and Cortes Islands, but the content is applicable far far … Continued
Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden: Blog #12
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By Valerie Barr We are heading into winter, with frosty nights in the last week and snow in the forecast. We bid goodbye to that warm time of year when we live outdoors. We now look forward to a quieter … Continued
Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden: Blog #11
By Valerie Barr Loving Summer It is mid Summer and we are beginning to feel the seasonal changes with shorter days and cooling temperatures. After 32C for a few days in early August, 24C now feels cool and I have … Continued
Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden: Blog #10
By Valerie Barr Creatures of the Air Swallowtail Butterflies, Ladybugs, Dragonflies, and even Hover (or Syrphid) Flies seem to represent a fantasy world for humans – we love watching them. Just the motion of their flight entertains us and they … Continued
Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden: Blog #9
By Valerie Barr Creatures of the Soil I always think of Denman Island author Des Kennedy’s book Living Things We Love to Hate when I am dealing with the bugs and slugs that damage our garden crops. I also think of the … Continued
Use Grass Not Bleach
By Karen Dunn. A Karen’s Corner Blogette. I might become known as the crazy lady on Endersby who throws her clean laundry on the grass…but I’m posting this anyway. I was reading a series of books that were centred in … Continued
Bolting Chard and Rice Pie
By Jennifer Banks-Doll Tis the season of spring greens! On our fledgling farm on Quadra Island we try to avoid store bought produce and eat only the veggies and fruit we grow, with a few trades with other local gardeners … Continued
Through the Seasons in a Quadra Food Garden: Blog #8
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By Valerie Barr There is the difference between cool and warm season vegetables. All plants have an environment which they are adapted to or are suitable for. This is why we need to understand our local climate zone (zone 8) … Continued
Actively Aerated Compost Tea: Nourishing and Protecting your Gardens, Fields, Pastures, and Trees Using the Power of Mother Nature
By Marc Doll, Foot Forward Forest Farm, Quadra Island In 2015 I discovered that everything I thought I knew about soil and compost was wrong. Up until then I believed that soil was nothing but a repository of the minerals … Continued