Lettuce varieties abound, and WCS has some golden standards, in my opinion. My pick of the classics are Esmerelda Bibb, Brunia oakleaf, Merlot crisp, the Deertongues and Salad Bowls, and the more recent addition Drunken Woman. But there are masses more to choose from. Part of the reason for this is that lettuce is relatively [...]
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My friends Tricia and Lily, who run The World in a Garden, invited WCS to contribute to their ongoing summer gardening lectures, as I’ve mentioned before. This past Sunday marked the first talk - a discussion about companion planting led by the bee master, Brian Campbell. Don and I (from WCS) [...] My friends at The World in a Garden are running a series of gardening workshops this summer at their lovely community plot at West 57th and West Boulevard in Vancouver (across from Choices market). On June 27th, they launch the series with a talk on companion planting. WCS will be on hand with some seeds [...] Come out to Ladner this weekend for Ladner May Days and drop by West Coast Seeds for some beautiful, organically grown pepper and eggplant seedlings. We’ve grown out 24 varieties of bell and chili peppers, and 7 different eggplant varieties – just in time for June planting – if the weather ever warms up (*sigh*). [...] Well, light rain, anyway. It was damp, but beautiful out at the UBC Botanical Garden. Now, I love all plants, and they have a really sensational collection out there – it’s a place more Vancouverites should know about. But I gravitate toward the Food Garden every time. Most of the food [...] I love the concept of community supported agriculture. This is a relatively recent practice by which members of the community can purchase shares in the production of produce. The grower gets a down-payment for the produce she grows, so this offsets the initial cost of buying seeds, equipment, etc… and paying for land. Once the [...] |
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