Tasha talks to Mike about natural lawn care at City Farmer. A push mower makes no noise, uses no gasoline and does not pollute the atmosphere. See what else you can do to be a 'green' lawnranger.
Tasha from Breakfast TV learns about worm composting and more about backyard composting from Sharon at the Vancouver Compost Demonstration Garden in Vancouver BC. www.cityfarmer.info
Sharon, head gardener at City Farmer, gives Tasha a tour of the Vancouver Compost Demonstration Garden. They look at the cob shed and oven. compost toilet, and bird baths. www.cityfarmer.info
Sharon picks fresh vegetables at the Vancouver Compost Demonstration Garden. It's summer, August 21, and this is food grown in the city just feet from the backdoor. That's what urban agriculture is all about. http://www.cityfarmer.info/
Sharon shows Tasha of Breakfast TV our garden and what is growing in July. Garlic, chives, lettuce, carrots, gooseberries, kale, and zucchini. The Vancouver Compost Demonstration Garden. www.cityfarmer.info
From April of 2007 until August of 2008, we've been waiting for a big harvest of mushrooms. Maria shows off our Shiitake Mushrooms.
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
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