My boss shared this video with me today and I thought it was quite compelling. Yes, it’s a commercial for Hellman’s, but a clever one in that it doesn’t really focus at all on their product. Instead it incites the viewer to consider where Canadian fruits and vegetables come from, offers up startling figures about…
Category: Be Green
Tomato download
Whew… it’s been a heck of a weekend. We got back from our crazy 8+ hr drive from Quebec City on Friday around dinnertime, and then rushed about trying to get the lawn cut and the copious tomato bounty harvested before the rain started. I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed to…
We have new wheels!
Last night Chris and I finally got to go pick up our new car, a Volkswagen Jetta TDI Wagon, in silver. We’ve only been waiting 2 months for it to come from the factory. We’ve been planning to get rid of our very unnecessary two cars for quite some time, and probably would have done…
Environmentally friendly weed exterminator
It’s that time of year when unwanted greenery pushes its way up through every available crack in our patio stones, sidewalk and even in between our retaining wall and driveway. It is of course illegal to use most chemical pesticides and herbicides in Toronto now (not that I would use them if they were still…
Yes, carrots do grow in the ground
I know things have been a little slow on the blog updating lately and I do apologize. I do have lots to post about, soon enough, but there are some things going on that have me a bit distracted. A very long post is coming soon… However, in the spirit of the spring and the…
Quickie garden update
Did you hear? The Obamas are going to put a veggie garden on the White House lawn!! Well if they can do it there, who’s to tell me I can’t do it on mine? Posh neighborhood be damned! I’m just posting a little update that we purchased the lumber to build the raised beds this…
Keg fridges: not just for frat boys
Last weekend we had a group of friends up to the cottage to welcome the first weekend of spring. No cottage weekend is complete without beer, and Chris used the opportunity to do a little upgrading. A couple of years ago we came into possession of a keg fridge for our home. Cass, one of…
Let there be life!
After only a week I have a gazillion tomato seedlings! Oh and okra too. The only thing that hasn’t popped up yet are any of the chiles, but that’s not surprizing, as they tend to take quite a bit longer to germinate. Now the big question is, where will I put them all once they…
One of my biggest fans
The Queen of Green, Adria Vasil, has given me way too much credit in her latest podcast, coinciding with this week’s NOW magazine cover article “Home grown”. Although the part about wanting the chickens is totally true. My Mom even had a plan all worked out for me to borrow some hens from my Aunt…
Do you see a pattern emerging here?
I’ve been knitting up a storm the last couple of weeks, and I think a lot of it has to do with a sudden infatuation with hats. They make for nearly instant gratification projects, since they can be completed in as little as one weekend. I have to thank Michelle for this sudden spurt of…