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Earth friendly gardening in the Kootenays region of British Columbia, Canada |
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Sustaining connection between people and plants |
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Gardening Resources |
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UBC Botanical Garden |
University of British Columbia, Canada, Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research. |
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Glendale Gardens and Woodland |
A garden lover's paradise in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Glendale Gardens offers plant enthusiasts
5 acres of inspiring demonstration and teaching gardens that
include over 10,000 varieties of plants. |
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Finnerty Gardens |
University of Victoria Finnerty Gardens. One of Canada 's best collections of Rhododendrons. Victoria, BC, Canada. |
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Tofino Botanical Gardens |
Dedicated to the cultivation and display
of plants native to the world’s coastal temperate rainforests, and
to research and education programs to improve knowledge and
understanding of the ecosystems of the UNESCO Clayoquot Sound
Biosphere Reserve.
Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. |
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Alpine Garden Club of B.C. |
Alpine Garden Club of BC has approximately 400
members with interest in alpines, woodland and native plants, and
rare shrubs and trees. Monthly meetings are held at VanDusen
Gardens in Vancouver.
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Magnars Arctic Garden |
Perennial garden in Harstad, North Norway, around
69º north, 200 km north of the arctic circle.
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Little
City Farm |
"We are an urban homesteading family trying to
live simply and sustainably in the city. We aim to provide many of
our basic needs (food, water, shelter, energy, transportation)
while reducing our impact on the environment." |
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A Year
in Search of Seeds and Hope |
"The world’s ancient seeds are being lost at an
alarming rate. With these ancient crops goes an amazing array of
cultures, diets, ceremonies, and sustainable farming systems that
have proven themselves over hundreds of years. ... Only five
companies now control over half of all seed sales in the world,
... over 75% of our world crop diversity was lost in one century.
... However, there is also an incredible amount of biodiversity
left and an even more incredible amount of passionate people
working to protect and promote what’s left."
Adam Forbes, "a wandering farmer and Seed Saver" writes with wit and
a great sense of
humor about his year around the world as a Watson Fellow studying
Seed Saving and the Preservation of Genetic Diversity in India,
Italy, Thailand, Ethiopia, Canada, Mexico, and Peru.
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Kelly's blog |
A young, enthusiastic gardener
from Nelson, BC, in the West Kootenay, writes about her garden
and her activities when replacing a monoculture urban lawn
with a timing with life heirloom flower and vegetable garden.
Her aim is to grow 50% of the veggies she is going to eat this
summer herself.
Click the link on the left to read all
about that and much more. |
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Rare
Breeds Canada |
Today's commercial farming methods of extreme intensification and
specialization have put much at risk by creating a dangerous
dependency on a narrow genetic base.
Are you interested in preservation of endangered heritage, rare
breeds of Canadian farm animals? Visit Rare Breeds Canada website. |
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