August and October newsletter front pages. October 4, 2014 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rfPRezZsufenhROEVRamRoUXpkRGt6MVJ5cVpHYmozdTBN/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rfPRezZsufanpzbUI2SmlvYTlqQlJSZ2l4d21CeFNNTWhZ/view?usp=sharing To see the front page of the newsletter for August 2014 or October press one of the above links. To see the entire newsletter become…
More Birds and Beans June 14, 2014 Foster Richardson, from The Birds and the Beans talked to the Seed Savers about growing Corn as a staple crop. Corn is very adaptable,…
The Birds and the Beans June 11, 2014 Natasha Tymo and Foster Richardson from the Birds and the Beans spoke at our 2014 AGM about growing staple crops. You may have seen them…
Saving Kale seeds June 3, 2014 I have two varieties of kale and want to save seeds from both of them. One has smooth, tender green leaves, the tenderest kale I…
Winnower cleans up lettuce seed – by Arzeena Hamir September 26, 2013 Earlier this year, the Comox Valley Growers and Seed Savers (CVGSS) purchased a winnower in order to make seed cleaning easier for its members…
Northword article on picloram herbicide contamination in manure and compost September 16, 2013 Here is a link to a Northword magazine article titled "Mean Manure & Killer Compost: Grazon after-effects in the Bulkley Valley" Picloram is the active…
How to Build Healthy Soil – A presentation by Connie Kuramoto July 19, 2013 Below is a link to the presentation given by Connie Kuramoto at the Seed Savers meeting, June 6, 2013. One highlight was the down-to-earth…
How to Build Healthy Soil – by Connie Kuramoto July 19, 2013 Here's the presentation given by Connie Kuramoto at the Seed Savers meeting, June 6, 2013. One highlight was the down-to-earth explanation of how organic…
Golden Flax for the first time. July 18, 2013 Growing Golden Flax. This is my first year of growing flax and I'm enchanted with this beautiful vigorous plant. I picked up the seeds at Seedy…
Diversity is healthy June 23, 2013 Diversity is healthy. Diversity is good for the soil, good for the plants and good for us. The June garden is a tapestry of colours and…
Music for gardening to June 22, 2013 Do you like farming AND good music ? (at least I think it's good) Click on these YouTube links have a listen, then step…
Lettuce – Val d’Orge June 22, 2013 The Val d’Orge lettuce is a winter variety of butter lettuce. The seeds came from Thierry Vrain of Innisfree Farm, who gives the provenance…
