Tag Archives: urban farming

Alan Titchmarsh: students should ditch university and learn gardening

Posted on July 19, 2012 by admin |

Alan Titchmarsh has branded the current education system “ridiculous” – and called for more school leavers to study gardening instead of going to university. Photo: CHRISTOPHER PLEDGER for the Telegraph 30 Jun 2012 Gardening guru Titchmarsh, 63, also said he … Read more »

Job Opportunity

Posted on December 10, 2011 by admin |

Senior Farmer Backyard Bounty is looking for a new Senior Farmer for the 2012 growing season. This is a very intense and demanding job but with great rewards. It involves managing a lot of different small and large plots with … Read more »

Cashing in on an urban garden

Posted on October 3, 2011 by admin |

by may jeong From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011   Clarine Lee-Macaraig looks out the window of her Toronto home with pride at her heirloom tomatoes, millionaire eggplants and cheddar cauliflower. There’s chocolate mint that “smells … Read more »

Question of the Week – May 3, 2010

Posted on May 4, 2010 by admin| Leave a comment |

If your rich aunt bequeathed you a 2-acre plot of land near the city, with free title and taxes paid for 10 years and specified that you garden it……… what would your next step be?