Odessa garden supports Kingston’s vulnerable community

Planting for pollinators this spring is easy and beneficial

Grow your own food — at least a little bit

Kingston Frontenac Public Library hosts first ever plant swap

SeptemberFest Thursday September 23, 6:00pm

SeptemberFest

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Yona Harvey 0 Comments access to food, compost, COVID-19, emergency food programs, Felix Akol, food gardening, food programs, food security, gardening, healthy food, Jalal Community Charity Garden, Jalal Community Garden, Kingston, Lionhearts Inc, Loving Spoonful Kingston, Lunch by George, Marshalls Garden Centre, Martha's Table, meal programs, meals for those in need, Odessa, pandemic, Pyke Farms, Sal Jalaluddin, seedlings, seeds, soil, Sophie Kiwala, St. Vincent de Paul, Ulfat Jalaluddin, volunteering

The stories we tell as we till the land are stories that we will carry with us always” A little patch of land in Odessa — transformed into Jalal Community Charity Garden — has touched the lives of so many people. The property owner, the organizers, the volunteers and the

Culture Environment Gardening News

April 30, 2021 Michelle Dorey Forestell 0 Comments Bees, butterflies, easy gardening, endangered species, gardening, humming birds, Kingston, Kingstonist, master gardener, monarch butterflies, native species, Ontario, Pollinator, Sally Bowen, seed sharing, seeds, simple gardening, Stella, Topsy Farms

More and more people are becoming aware of the benefits of planting pollinator friendly gardens. A pollinator is anything that carries pollen from the male part of the flower (anthers) to fertilize the female part of the flower (stigmas) and help it reproduce. In Canada, most pollinators are insects like

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February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Jennifer Glenn 0 Comments basil, carrots, celery, community gardens, cucumber, eggplant, Embrun, food gardening, fruits, garden size, gardening, grow your own food, kale, Kingston, mustard, Ottawa, peas, porch gardens, potato flowers, potatoes, raised beds, seeds, spring gardening, square foot gardens, swiss chard, tomatoes, vegetables, zucchini

In our current environmental climate, we are all looking for areas where we can adjust our lives to lower our carbon footprint. In Canada, it is estimated that 28 per cent of the annual emissions are from transportation. A large part of the transportation industry is the movement food from

Culture Events Gardening News

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 Jessica Foley 0 Comments cuttings, drop in, flowers, fruit, heirloom plants, indoor plants, Isabel Turner branch, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library, outdoor plants, Plant Swap, plants, public, seedlings, seeds, vegetables

Do you have a green thumb? Are there an abundance of plants in your gardens? Did you collect too many seeds? Or maybe you have houseplants that need a new home. The Kingston Frontenac Public Library is holding their first ever Plant Swap. This event is being held on

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September 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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