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An Almost Intentional Experiment

Transitioning into Ketosis was a process that requires a lot of attention and effort as well as time. This meant be very mindful with every meal and often saying to people, “Sorry, I can’t eat that.” A very perplexing thing for friends who have seen me eat “that” many times! One of the questions I…
An Almost Intentional Experiment

Transitioning into Ketosis was a process that requires a lot of attention and effort as well as time. This meant be very mindful with every meal and often saying to people, “Sorry, I can’t eat that.” A very perplexing thing for friends who have seen me eat “that” many times! One of the questions I…
Breaking Ground

Today was the official start of the no-till project. Woo-hoo! The project consists of two areas: one large and one small. The large area is currently in blackberries and the small area is currently in sod. Today we started soil sampling in the small area (about 24′ x 20.5′). I did this work with Melissa…
Can’t keep up

I have so much information and so many ideas going through my head right now about what is happening in the world of urban ag. that I can’t keep up. Let’s try to get some of them out here… 1. There is a good amount of literature coming around on urban ag., but much of…
Can’t keep up

I have so much information and so many ideas going through my head right now about what is happening in the world of urban ag. that I can’t keep up. Let’s try to get some of them out here… 1. There is a good amount of literature coming around on urban ag., but much of…
Defining Urban Farming

In order to ensure I stay on task I am going to develop a working definition of urban farming so as to track how my perspective on urban farming changes and evolves. Accompanying the definition will be essential components of urban farming that should be considered as important aspects of the definition, though not within…
Defining Urban Farming

In order to ensure I stay on task I am going to develop a working definition of urban farming so as to track how my perspective on urban farming changes and evolves. Accompanying the definition will be essential components of urban farming that should be considered as important aspects of the definition, though not within…
First Brainstorm

As I look into the future working groups that this project aims to facilitate I keep getting ideas and thoughts that I need to get written down before I lose them. Which really is the whole point of this blog. I have lately been thinking about working group topics related to urban farming – what…
First day in Turin

Well, our first day in Turin was a good one. And long. After a very late first night many of our delegation slept in and missed the early (too early) bus heading to the venue. But splitting a cab between several of us was not costly at all. Once we are at the Terra Madre…
First Urban Farming Meeting Scheduled!

Well, our potential urban farming network meeting is off and running. We are scheduled for November 22nd – the first, of hopefully many, urban farmer get togethers. The past few weeks have been intense. Besides reading and research, I have been meeting with lots of folks interested in urban farming. I realized (and maybe I…
Getting settled in Turin

Alright, I am half way through my first day at Terra Madre/ Salone del Gusto and already I am exhausted. Upon arriving in Turin after 18 hours or so of continuous transport I was picked up at the airport and taken right to the event venue. There I met up with many other Canadian delegates…
Getting settled in Turin

Alright, I am half way through my first day at Terra Madre/ Salone del Gusto and already I am exhausted. Upon arriving in Turin after 18 hours or so of continuous transport I was picked up at the airport and taken right to the event venue. There I met up with many other Canadian delegates…
Heading off to Turin via Seattle

Well, I am off to Terra Madre 2012 in Turin, Italy. Via Seattle that is. Terra Madre is Slow Food International’s biannual celebration of all things food. I am attending the event as part of a delegation of close to 60 participants coming from Canada including a dozen of us coming from BC. It is…
Heading off to Turin via Seattle

Well, I am off to Terra Madre 2012 in Turin, Italy. Via Seattle that is. Terra Madre is Slow Food International’s biannual celebration of all things food. I am attending the event as part of a delegation of close to 60 participants coming from Canada including a dozen of us coming from BC. It is…
Making a Living by Urban Farming

As I started this project, one of my goals was to explore urban farming as a way of making a viable living in the city. While viable means different things to different people, I would say it means generating enough income to significantly contribute to one’s regular expenses, if not cover most of them. Not…
More Land Thoughts

After writing my last post I realized I was already trapped in the “give me give me give me” mind set and was neglecting what it is that urban arming can offer in return. Realistically, for everything that urban farmers ask for they need to be able to give something in return. So when it…
More Land Thoughts

After writing my last post I realized I was already trapped in the “give me give me give me” mind set and was neglecting what it is that urban arming can offer in return. Realistically, for everything that urban farmers ask for they need to be able to give something in return. So when it…
Next Urban Farmer Meeting Coming Soon!

This Sunday (Jan, 30, 2011) is our next scheduled urban farmer meeting. I am excited and also nervous about how it will go! we have about 17 people RSVP’d so far and hope for a few more in the next couple days. This is actually an exciting week for urban farming in Vancouver with Will…
No-till Videos

Ok, Here is a video of the blackberry area [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuyAZbuAQgM] And here is the upper grass area: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmZriSOvMiU]
One Week of Plastic Mulch

Well, I took a peek under the plastic of the no-till area. Nothing too exciting, and I wasn’t expecting too much change. The weather has been quite cold, which is a definite factor. I will have to run this trial again in the summer somewhere to see how the heat changes things. When I took…

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