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Onnis Community Gardens Viewed from the Neighbouring Bridge Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 80 seconds View of Onni Community Garden from the Granville Street bridge off-ramp. www.cityfarmer.in fo Related: onni, bridge, garden, vancouver, view |
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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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Harvesting Satina Potatoes Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 84 seconds Maria pulls up a large harvest of delicious Satina potatoes at the Vancouver Compost Demonstration Garden. Weve boiled and baked these and made potato salad - all delicious dishes. www.cityfarmer.in fo Related: potatoes3 |
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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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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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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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City Farmer's Worm Bins Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 64 seconds Worm bins are great for composting a small amount of food waste on apartment balconies. We teach thousands of people how to worm compost at the Vancouver Compost Garden in Vancouver BC Canada. (www.cityfarmer.org) Related: apartments, bins, composting, food, waste, worm |
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West Nile Virus and the Garden Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 123 seconds Lis, from Vancouver Coastal Health, stopped by our garden today to update us on the West Nile Virus. She has some useful tips for gardeners. Related: city, farmer, levenston, lis, nile, vancouver, virus, west |
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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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WW2 Blind Piano Tuner Gardens for Victory Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 46 seconds Blind piano tuner gardener won "Dig For Victory' Diploma in WW2. Blind gardener. Mr Sharper kneeling down picking potatoes ... from his allotment in Manchester and wheeling a barrow round his garden. www.cityfarmer.in fo Related: blind, gardener, victory |
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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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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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European Chafer in Vancouver Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 135 seconds Maria from City Farmer describes the advance of the pest into Vancouver. She tells us how we can help control the insect and what alternative ground covers to use in place of the lawn. www.cityfarmer.in fo Related: city, european, vancouver, chafer, farmer, lawn, pest |
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A Living From Urban Agriculture? Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 94 seconds Celine has a passion for urban agriculture and she wants to know how she can make a living growing food in cities for her neighbours. So she set out to visit projects across North America, looking at non-profits, entrepreneurs, CSA's and educational facilities. We wish her success and hope she will share her findings with us. Related: agriculture, celine, city, farmer, levenston, urban |
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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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Edmonton's Urban Farmer Posted by: pakuataichi
Video duration: 175 seconds Ron goes to people's homes and helps them set up food gardens in Edmonton, Alberta. His business, The Urban Farmer, " is dedicated to supporting city residents and communities in the creation of urban landscapes that are natural, environmentally sustainable, and food-producing". City Farmer TV. Related: city, farmer, 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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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 |
