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
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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
Vertical Farming Made Easy with Sarab from Ecotwigs
Sarab lives in Mumbai, India. In 2017, she completed an internship in Canada at the In.Genius Farms, a small-scale vertical farm in Laval, Quebec. Mentored by Khaled Majouji, aka The Plant Charmer, she learned about the potential of vertical farming. Once back home, she decided to be the change she wanted to see in her country. Inspired by her experience in Canada, … [Read more...] about Vertical Farming Made Easy with Sarab from Ecotwigs
5 Reasons to Start a Vertical Garden
When I experienced vertical gardening for the first time in my backyard in 2011, I knew I was on to something. Although clumsy at the beginning, my results were already superior to what I could have expected from a regular garden or raised beds. Starting with shoe organizer vertical planters, I changed to rain gutters fixed to my fence. Then, I developed an A-frame model to … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons to Start a Vertical Garden