A few days ago, we raided out our vegetable patch that we had in Montreal and came home with a ton of garlic. Now, because we have been so busy during the summer, we actually let our garlic in the soil for too long, meaning that it did not have those protective paper-like layers aroundContinue reading “Preserving Garlic”
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Urban Agriculture Summer School
Last week, I had the chance to participate to ‘L’école d’été d’agriculture urbaine‘ that is organized every year by the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), the most rebellious of Montreal’s universities. If you are interested in gardening, changing the world, growing your own mushrooms, or taking care of bees, this week is perfect forContinue reading “Urban Agriculture Summer School”
Kitchen Gardening: The Best Lettuce
A few months ago I presented our aquaponics system. We have been growing and trying different kinds of seeds to see what worked best, and we have recently been quite successful with lettuce. This was quite exciting because we have a lot of trouble growing lettuce from seeds. They always end up being weaklings andContinue reading “Kitchen Gardening: The Best Lettuce”
Gardening on the mountain
Today was the “Corvée du Mont-Royal” which is an event organized every year were people go to our beloved Mount-Royal, pick up trash, write down notes on erosion and tree health and other fun things. Last year, I was really excited about it and wanted to participate with my students. However, since negotiations between teachersContinue reading “Gardening on the mountain”
Presenting Aquaponix! (our home aquaponics system)
During the summer, I attended Montréal’s Urban Agriculture School held at UQAM. During a week, I had the chance to participate in workshops, visit urban farms and meet fun and inspiring people. On the last day of the week, we were presented with four different “house farms”. The teams had to come up with aContinue reading “Presenting Aquaponix! (our home aquaponics system)”
Balcony garden
Yesterday was me and my boyfriend’s birthdays! Exciting! After a long day at work, I wanted to go buy some ice cream because summer has finally caught up with Montreal! From 11C to almost 30C in a week, spring has come and gone. One of the best ice cream places in Montreal is situated inContinue reading “Balcony garden”
Planting our own tomatoes!
Living in a big city like Montreal has its ups and downs. For example, we both miss the open spaces of the countryside and having a garden to grow our own plants and vegetables. This feeling is exacerbated by my sister-in-law who is lucky enough to live in the French Loire Valley in a cuteContinue reading “Planting our own tomatoes!”
My Lighthearted Kitchen 