planting seeds – The Trials and Tribulations of an Urban Farmer

Snapdragon Rust

25 Jul 202129 Aug 2021

Yellow spots were visible on my snapdragons a few days ago. On closer inspection, I noticed dark spots of the underside of some of the leaves. Some plants had over…

Dahlias from Seed

18 Jul 202118 Jul 2021

Flowers remind me of people and places I have loved. Dahlias are no exception. I first discovered these beautiful flowers when I was a teenager working my first full-time summer…

Garden Crops…

Wildflower Seed paper

11 Jul 202111 Jul 2021

Seed paper was something I had heard about but never tried. On Mother's Day, my oldest daughter gifted me with a carefully sourced wildflower seed card with a handwritten poem…

Garden Crops…

Seeds of Hope IV

10 May 202010 May 2020

Hope Challenged My most recent day working from my downtown offfice was Friday, March 13. Yes, Friday the 13th. I had heard the news about illness over the past couple…

Seeds of Life and Hope III

5 Apr 20205 Apr 2020

There is a lot of information out there now about staying positive. That said, the reality is that sometimes even with the best of soil, water and conditions, some seeds…

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Seeds of Life and Hope II

29 Mar 202029 Mar 2020

I am back at work. Rather than my office in downtown Toronto, my new location is my kitchen. My 3 hour a day commute has been replaced by 14 stairs…

Planting Seeds of Life and Hope

20 Mar 202021 Mar 2020

“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”Martin Luther (1483-1546), monk, priest, theology professor, composer, central figure in the…