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Join us for our 2006 workshops! Here, you will find information concerning our volunteer workshops for the next weeks. Further information and how-to sign up (when necessary) will be posted here a few days prior to the event.
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Submitted by amelie on Fri, 30/06/2006 - 12:42pm.
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Soilless culture has been developed very rapidly during the last fifteen years in mainland China. The area of soilless culture in China was around 0.1 ha in 1985, by 1995 China had 50 ha of soilless culture area and, there was about 815 ha of soilless culture at the end of 2001 (Jiang et al., 2001), which was an increase of over 16 times as compared with five years ago.
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Submitted by mthom on Wed, 24/05/2006 - 1:30pm.
To many, the idea of organic hydroponics seems like an impossible contradiction. Hydroponics, the growing of plants in a medium other than soil, usually utilizes a chemically derived nutrient solution. Organic gardeners, as a rule, do no like hydroponics: for those who love the soil, the prospect of plunging elbow-deep into a gritty mix of parlite and vermiculite is not very inspiring. Nor is brewing up a batch of Hy-pon-ex or Miracle-gro. How-ever, as an enterprising group of urban gardeners in Montreal has discovered hydroponic food production need not rely upon a chemical nutrient solution ... and, under the unique conditions of rooftop farming in the city, soilless vegetable cultivation has distinct advantages.
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Submitted by mthom on Wed, 24/05/2006 - 1:26pm.
I got the idea for this project during the Easter break when I was home in Granby. I was walking through the family’s health food store when I saw organic seeds for edible flowers and vegetables. I thought that it was quite a good idea and decided to bring some back to Montreal with me. My best friend on Vancouver Island has a green house and grows fresh fruits and vegetables all year around. Unfortunately, it is not possible for me to do so in Montreal where there is barely any space available. I suddenly remembered seeing a presentation in class about rooftop gardening, and I asked myself why anyone should “travel thousands of miles [to get what they] could [...] produce within a 50-mile radius�? (Norberg-Hodge, Helena, 1996, p. 428). I went online and saw the website of “Our edible garden,�? and, thinking it was a brilliant idea, I decided to base my taking action project on this amazing initiative. I found the website helpful and easy to follow, as they provided a clear and concise guide on how to create your own rooftop garden.
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Submitted by mthom on Wed, 24/05/2006 - 1:20pm.
Follow this link to download a 79 page master's these on Rooftop Gardenning.
Here are a couple of scumptious ideas for all you raw-foodist rooftop gardeners out there. Enjoy!
Roof Top Heirloom Tomatoes
# Paper thin slices of various heirloom tomatoes (fully ripe)
# 3 basil leaves (fresh) thinly shredded and sprinkled
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Submitted by mthom on Wed, 24/05/2006 - 1:07pm.
Here are some very interesting documents explaining methods for applying permaculture techniques on rooftops. Enjoy!
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Submitted by mthom on Tue, 23/05/2006 - 5:24pm.
