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Living Walls Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 142 seconds Geneviève shows us the "living wall" she helped develop for people who want to grow plants where space is limited. We successfully grew lettuce in one of her 'elevated landscapes' on a fence at our garden last year and will do so again this year. It attracted lots of attention. City Farmer. Related: agriculture, city, farmer, levenston, living, urban, walls |
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How to Use a Rat Trap Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 170 seconds Sharon spent the past week trapping a pesky rat who was eating apples in her home garden. She shows us some of the techniques she used to make a successful catch. Related: agriculture, city, farmer, levenston, rat, rats, sharon, traps, urban |
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City Farmer's Dog Waste Composter Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 127 seconds Pet waste disposal is a problem in most cities. At the Vancouver Compost Garden we use a plastic garbage container dug into the ground (with bottom removed) to get rid of dog poo 'environmentally'. We do NOT put the finished waste in our garden. (www.cityfarmer.org) Related: composter, dog, pet, septic, waste |
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Drinking Rainwater Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 115 seconds Gord Harms explains how we will be turning rainwater into safe drinking water at the Demo Garden. Reverse osmosis and ultra violet light are two of processes used in our system. Gord and Graham spent the rest of the day setting up the system next to our outhouse building and attaching it to a rain barrel. In a future videoblog, we will show you "On Tap - City Farmer Rainwater". City Farmer. Related: agriculture, city, drinking, farmer, levenston, rainwater, urban |
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City Farmer's Compost Toilet Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 106 seconds See our compost toilet at the Vancouver Compost Demonstration Garden and find out how it works for us. (www.cityfarmer.org) Related: city, compost, farmer, toilet |
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SYL Wushu Club on China TV Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 335 seconds Performance of the SYL Wushu Club (Vancouver) on the China-Canada 'Hand in Hand' TV Show, A Celebration of the Beijing 2008 Olympics. September 2007. Related: cbc, china, syl, tv, wushu |
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China TV 2007 SYL Olympic Mascots Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 176 seconds SYL Wushu members inside Beijing Olympic 2008 mascots at China TV Show, Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 2007. Related: china, mascots, olympic, syl, tv, wushu |
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The Ultimate Recycler Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 186 seconds Husband of head gardener Sharon, Terry Slack generously provides the garden with all sorts of creations he's made from recycled material stored in his basement. Today Terry brought us a bird house. We line up his other gifts; a worm display, a mason bee apartment, a butterfly house, a garden tray and a bee condo. Thank you Terry! Related: agriculture, city, farmer, garden, recycle, slack, terry, urban |
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SYL Students in Beijing Olympic Mascots Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 64 seconds SYL students dance inside Olympic mascots for China TV Show in Vancouver BC September 2007. Related: mascots, olympics, syl, wushu |
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Jacob's Well Gardens Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 190 seconds Tom and Dave gave me an inspiring tour of their two gardens off the alley in downtown Vancouver (Chinatown - Strathcona). Found between Hastings and Pender Streets in the block between Dunlevy and Jackson Avenues, healthy vegetables growing in trucked-in City compost look up at the high concrete walls of local businesses. City Farmer. Related: agriculture, city, farmer, jacobs, levenston, urban, well |
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Equal Rights For Chickens Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 119 seconds Wilbur, Templeton, Mr. Kite, Iah (Eee-uh) and Dean (short for Geraldine) live secret, productive lives in a Vancouver back yard on the other side of the law. Not that they are on any wanted posters, but they don't have the same rights as dogs and cats. These egg laying chickens are Rhode Island Reds, one is a mix of Rhode Island and Araucana, and the cutest is a small Bantam. City Farmer. Related: agriculture, chickens, city, farmer, levenston, urban |
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Zero Waste King, Brian Burke Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 350 seconds Brian takes us into the car port of Quayside Village to show us how he and his fellow residents recycle everything in their cohousing complex. The building's dumpster was removed this week to prove that they have reached zero waste. Brian speaks about two of the many things that are recycled, Styrofoam and bones. Related: brian, burke, city, cohousing, farmer, levenston, quayside, waste, zero |
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Freesia Condo Roof Gardens Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 123 seconds High above the streets of downtown Vancouver on the 7th floor of the Freesia Condominium are more than 24, one meter square, garden plots available for condo owners to purchase. With no room to garden on ground level, residents can enjoy the view and the company of fellow green thumbs who want to grow something near where they live. City Farmer Related: city, condo, downtown, farmer, freesia, gardens, levenston |
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Guerilla Gardening Research Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 110 seconds Megan is writing a paper on guerilla gardening -- she also wants to start a guerilla garden herself. She told us about a professor who grows tomatoes in the bushes beside his office. Megan's enthusiasm for this type of gardening helped us understand why people are so interested in this subject. City Farmer. Related: agriculture, city, farmer, gardening, guerilla, levenston, urban |
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Executive Chef on Roof Herb Garden Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 306 seconds Shannon Walsh-Wrightson, Executive Chef at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in downtown Vancouver, gives Janine and I a tour of this rooftop herb garden, which has been used by the professional kitchen staff at the hotel for over 10 years. Learn how he and his fellow cooks incorporate fresh herbs and fruit from the garden into their dishes. City Farmer TV. Related: fairmont, garden, herb, leventon, roof |
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Veggies in February Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 232 seconds Sharon and I look at some vegetables in the ground and that are ready to eat on February 15. Despite the fact that we've barely seen the sun since November, we've had weeks of snow and ice and even more rain, various foods are ready to harvest - red and white daikons, beets, carrots, mazuna, parsley, Chinese cabbage and other oriental greens. City Farmer Related: city, farmer, gardens, levenston, sharon, winter |
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Aquarium Composts Everything Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 284 seconds Heather showed me a new composting initiative taking place at the Vancouver Aquarium. Eighty percent of waste produced at the cafeteria including plates, cups, cutlery, napkins and food waste, goes to a compost facility in Metro Vancouver. City Farmer. Related: aquarium, city, compost, farmer, levenston, vancouver |
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Woodchips and Excess Worms Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 121 seconds Today someone brought in two worm bins as a donation because they are moving out of the country and can no longer take care of them. We harvest the red worms and use them in our school program. Also today, the Vancouver Park Board delivered wood-chips to us. We use these chips on our paths which are very muddy after the winter rains. City Farmer. Related: agriculture, city, farmer, levenston, urban, woodchips, worms |
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Kids' Wormshop With Lauren Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 563 seconds This 9 minute clip (out of an hour session) shows Lauren teaching the kids about worm composting. Lauren is a Human Kinetics student at UBC, a certified personal trainer and a member of Canada's National Track Team -- 400 meter hurdles. We didn't show the children's faces on camera because we would have needed to ask permission from their parents first. Related: agriculture, city, farmer, kids, lauren, levenston, urban, wormshop |
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Catherine - Our First Head Gardener Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 204 seconds Catherine Shapiro dropped by the greenhouse office to chat about the old days and see what's new. She was head gardener at the Demonstration Garden for 6 years from its beginnings in 1982. Always an organic gardener, she kept her home food garden going while maintaining our garden, like Sharon does today. Quite a feat! Thanks for starting us off on the right foot Catherine. Related: agriculture, catherine, city, farmer, shapiro, urban |
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85 Year Old City Farmer Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 157 seconds Jim grows a food garden in front of his home and shares his produce and knowledge with all who walk by. He's an inspiration to us at our Demo Garden. As he approaches his 86th birthday, Jim has 'visionary' type plans for his neighbourhood boulevards -- transform them into veggie gardens. City Farmer Related: 85, agriculture, city, farmer, gardener, jim, old, urban, year |
