Here's the story of a school garden located in Thurso, Quebec, the birthplace of hockey legend Guy Lafleur. The project was launched in the spring of 2021 by Mélissa Desjardins, an art teacher. School staff, students, and external stakeholders from the community also participated in this project. With the start of the school year, the time has come to take stock. To … [Read more...] about Gardening at School
Urban Agriculture
Un jardin à l’école
L’école Ste-Famille est située à Thurso, ville natale de la légende de hockey Guy Lafleur. Elle vient de compléter la première saison de son jardin scolaire. Ce projet a été lancé par Mélissa Desjardins, professeure d’art plastique. Elle a été épaulée par la participation de membres du personnel de l’école, d’élèves et d’intervenants externes. Avec la rentrée … [Read more...] about Un jardin à l’école
How to Build a Vertical Garden
In 2020, like many of you, I decided to start a garden. With my childhood friend Jocelyn, I tested the efficiency of the vertical farming techniques that I have learned and written about in the past couple of years. We wanted to see if the vertical garden model could be a better alternative to a traditional garden. Moreover, we tried to optimize the available space … [Read more...] about How to Build a Vertical Garden
3D Vertical Farming with Marco from Aponix
Marco lives in Heidelberg, Germany. In 2017, he visited New York to attend an international event on urban agriculture. From this experience, he began on a journey that changed his life. He has since developed a vertical growing system that can provide multiple grow spaces in a very dense way. This vertical farming model uses lego-like parts assembled into ring segments that … [Read more...] about 3D Vertical Farming with Marco from Aponix
Vermicomposting food waste with Dominique from Werking Worms
The first time I heard about vermicomposting and worm castings (worm poop), I probably had the same reaction as a lot of people: ew! However, when I learned more about it, I quickly realized the full benefits. From a RakeAround perspective (doing more and better with what is around us), I wanted to explore this further. That's how I discovered Werking Worms. It is an … [Read more...] about Vermicomposting food waste with Dominique from Werking Worms