Create a “Food Street” with Food Up Front
Mark Stewart and Kassie Miedema join us to tell us about a grassroots program encouraging people to grow food in front yards. The idea is to produce more food locally—and to connect people around food.Participants in the program can also put up a sign in the garden to raise awareness of the idea—and to stir up conversation.What does success look like? A food street, with many neighbours growing up front.Food Up Front is an initiative of Transition Toronto, a chapter of a global movement for change.
Are you thinking of growing a potted olive tree? Or maybe you already have one…but you’re still waiting for olives. Olive trees are tough as nails. They can take more cold than many people realize. And they’re really beautiful, too. Put these all together, and you have a great potted plant for a cold-climate garden.
In my new book, Grow Olives Where You Think You Can't, I tell you everything you need to know to successfully grow an olive tree in a pot!
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In my new book, Grow Olives Where You Think You Can't, I tell you everything you need to know to successfully grow an olive tree in a pot!
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Mark Stewart and Kassie Miedema join us to tell us about a grassroots program encouraging people to grow food in front yards.
The idea is to produce more food locally—and to connect people around food.
Participants in the program can also put up a sign in the garden to raise awareness of the idea—and to stir up conversation.
What does success look like? A food street, with many neighbours growing up front.
Food Up Front is an initiative of Transition Toronto, a chapter of a global movement for change.
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