A close up look at life in the garden.
What do you do in the garden at the end of October? You can start to collect seeds. Maria show us what plants she has saved and the seeds she is harvesting from them. These seeds will be given as gifts to students and visitors as part of our education program. City Farmer.
"The Holder family in Maryland lays out a quarter acre Victory Garden during World War II. Most of the gardening work is done by Grandpa Holder and his teenage grandchildren Rick and Amy and from the looks of the film, it is backbreaking work. There is the garden of peppers, tomatoes, pole beans, potatoes, asparagus and sweet corn. Then, there is the late garden with beets, squash, late potatoes, late cabbage, kale, collard greens and three rows of turnips. "A victory garden is like a share in an airplane factory, the film opening tells us. It is also a vitamin factory that will keep Americans strong. The film ends on a patriotic note, 'No Work, No Victory!' Bear that in mind all you Victory Gardeners and Work! For Victory! A no-nonsense, non-idealized look at what it is like to have to really grow your own food."
Heather Gorringe, founder of Wiggly Wigglers, is a well-know British blogger who visited us today to learn how we use the Web to further our urban agriculture work. She, son Monty and farmer husband Phil who farms 1200 acres, arable and beef, were as surprised as we were to be serenaded by the Regal Trio who came by to shoot some photos. They played “Norwegian Wood” by the Beatles for our guests. City Farmer.
Ian Lai, a chef and urban agriculture consultant, has been teaching children how to make bread. But what is so unusual and especially in a city, is that all the grains used to make the bread are grown in the city. Wheat, barley, spelt, flax, buckwheat, amaranth, and keenwa are grown at the Terra Nova Garden site in Richmond. Young students learn to winnow, crush, and grind the wheat to make their own loaves of bread. The other grains are added to the loaf to create a "multigrain' loaf. www.cityfarmer.info
Performance of the SYL Wushu Club (Vancouver) on the China-Canada 'Hand in Hand' TV Show, A Celebration of the Beijing 2008 Olympics. September 2007, Vancouver BC Canada.
Cartoon 1944 (Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries "Dig For Victory Leaflet No 7) Commentary - "Thanks Mr Middleton. Mr Middleton - Good Afternoon, we all expect vegetables to feed us but we've got to see that we feed them properly too. Suppose we get down to the root of the matter. Plants need food just as much as we do, and it must be in a form they can assimilated. This is where humas comes in. Humas is composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter. By putting humas in the soil plus a few handfuls of chemical fertiliser you make sure that the plant has enough to eat. One of the best sources of humas is the compost heap. It really acts as a sort of canteen for the plants. Simple and cheap its mainly garden waste, its easy to make a compost heap and if you want it in time for next seasons crop now is a good time to start. PLANT - That's right, now is a good time to start." www.cityfarmer.info
Newsreel. Various shots of men working on their allotments and of open spaces being dug up for same. The location in one case is Hyde Park. Shots of motor plough at work. Mr Perrin and Paul Wyand have a humorous interlude as amateur gardeners. They throw refuse into each others gardens. Shot of Mr Perrin with a lawn mower. cityfarmer.info
I visited with Shandelle and Peter in an empty lot in the heart of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside where they plan to start a garden for the neighbourhood. Peter, who works at the Portland Hotel, part of the PHS Community Services Society, describes who lives in the buildings surrounding the garden. Shandelle is excited by the food growing potential of the lot and how it can help the people she works with. City Farmer TV.
Leslie, from City Slicker Farms, dropped by our Demo Garden and told us about her work in West Oakland. City Slicker Farms helps low income West Oakland residents grow produce to feed their families. Staff help build organic vegetable gardens and provide the ongoing assistance, supplies and materials necessary for successful growing. For those who want to sell produce, they provide the markets necessary for sales and also work with growers to ensure quality. www.cityfarmer.info
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