Orchard Planting

This is the Home Orchard and Garden Installation Project at Fairy Woods. These photos are taken Spring 2020 and include a 20 by 30 ft garden and a small home orchard. The fruit trees include red [...]

Have you ever fed a wild soul? Have you ever found a wild beautiful soul in the forest. Looked deeply into their eyes. And Smiled. Wanting to connect with them. Not knowing how. Seeing their [...]

Want to Grow Your Own Delicious Oyster Mushrooms? I was speaking with a friend about the Zero Mile Diet, which is about trying to make a meal with everything local that you’ve grown [...]

Landscaping on Salt Spring Island, Fall 2018 Pruning & Restoring Herb Gardens I’ve had a few interesting pruning projects this week. One was pruning large, 15 year old Rosemary trees [...]

My Experience at the Organic Orchard on Salt Spring Island I invested the Summer of 2018 working with Apple Connoisseur Harry Burton of Apple Luscious Organic Orchard. On this permaculture [...]

The Summerland Research and Development Centre in BC has some of the best Cherry Varieties in the world. I heard about Summerland breeding facilities from Torrie  of Warner’s Farm in [...]

Looking for the best organic potting soil mix for herbs? It is Spring on the Islands. Orchard Bees are buzzing, The Lilacs and apple trees are in full bloom. It’s time to get your organic [...]