Friday, March 16, 2012

Seedy Saturday, this Saturday

The annual Seedy Saturday event is this Saturday, March 17, 2012, from 10am-3pm, at the Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Association. Admission is $2 (Calgary Dollars accepted), children under 12 get in free.

An excellent way to connect with local-focused agriculture enthusiasts and practitioners.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Occupy Vacant Lots

Activists Are Reclaiming Vacant Lots For Gardens -- But Will There Be Legal Challenges?. “Occupy Vacant Lots is being welcomed by many neighborhoods in Philly, but could legal challenges upend its work?”

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Our Dwindling Food Variety

A very telling graphic about crop and seed diversity, from National Geographic:
Our Dwindling Food Variety

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Edible Education 101



Edible Education 101 is a complete course in modern food production. Video lectures at UC Berkley are available for free online, featuring the likes of Michael Pollan himself. It's required viewing. Check it out here.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

'Straight From the Farmers Mouth'



Kris Vester is a farmer from the Calgary area. He was kind enough to sit down with me and share his perspectives on the current state of food in our region. Please keep in mind that this is only 5 minutes of a 45 minute interview. I should have the unedited version available soon.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Volunteer Call

A note from Jodi at the Garden Path:

Hello everyone---

I may have talked to some of you this past weekend, but we are looking for volunteers for our annual fundraising opportunity this summer. During the Stampede (July 7-17th this year..), our volunteers take shifts selling raffle tickets on behalf of the Kinsmen. Other than the Sneak-a-Peek Thursday, there are three shifts a day -- morning, afternoon and evening. Its an easy, fun way for us to fundraise, and admission to the Park is taken care of.

The Kinsmen pay us per shift worked, so if you are interested, please volunteer as many times as you can!!

A big thanks to those that have already volunteered; I will be in touch with further details a little closer to the date. Happy gardening!

All the best,
Jodi Lucas
Funds and Granting Director
Garden Path Society


You can email Jodi for more details and shift times at jodijets65@hotmail.com