Discover The Seeds of Food Sovereignty

Food Sovereignty is “the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods.” Loss of Control of our food system [...]

Our Goal is to distribute 100 Nut Trees for planting on Salt Spring Island this winter. These are Healthy, Vigorous, One-year old trees ready to be planted Why Plant Nut Trees? Why Choose Our [...]

The modern food system faces significant challenges. Mass production often results in foods with reduced nutrient levels. An agricultural system reliant on large-scale monocultures and chemical [...]

Consider buying your true love a partridge and a pear tree for Christmas. 10 Tree Orchards starting at $2975. Our Pear and hazelnut tree orchard is a perfect gift for the family. The hazelnuts [...]

Check out these improved varieties of fruit & nut trees. Plant some of these trees, and you`ll leave a wonderful gift for future generations. These plants are ideal for Coastal BC, Growing [...]

Here’s a materials list for the new orchard installation. Trees For a full list of the best varieties of fruit and nut trees, Check out our recent post, “Trees Your Grandchildren Will [...]

Our goal when restoring old fruit trees is to let sunlight and airflow into the tree. This will improve the fruit & reduce diseases such as scab. First, Prune off Dead, Diseased, [...]

Announcing the launch of Gardeners in Paradise

Here are a few of the books on my winter reading list.P.S. I tend to use the Inter-Library loan service to access some of these. Ask your local library about it.

Summary of Amounts of Available Nutrients to Add per 100 sq ft: Available Phosphorus (P) Via Rock Phosphate: Approximately 18.57 lbs per 100 sq ft Available Sulfur (S) Via Gypsum: Approximately [...]