[IMAGE-1] S o you’ve moved into your dorm, or apartment that you likely share with four or five of your friends. You’ve smoothed out the wrinkles on your IKEA duvet, tacked up your overpriced pop-culture poster and stocked your fridge with water. You look around your new kingdom with pride and new-found independence. This is […]
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Getting urban garden projects off the ground is a challenge for local groups
U rban agriculture is trending hard these days, and there are a handful of reasons why: Knowing where your food comes from, it looks cute, it builds community and food security. There are over 25 community gardens or urban farms in HRM, but the municipality could be greener. There are under-used lots of land and […]
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Grow your own way: a guide to keeping plants alive
Katie Morrison of Granville Street’s The Flower Shop didn’t always have a knack for growing things. “It took me a long time to figure out how to take care of plants. I didn’t grow up in a house with plants. My mom just had this same fern in the corner for like, 20 years,” she […]