In the Garden: May 29 to May 31, 2015
We’ve been very busy this past weekend planting away! Thanks so much to all of our volunteers for helping out! Anyone is welcome to join us at any of our…
In the Garden: May 23 to May 24, 2015 Doors Open
It was a lovely weekend in the garden with the sun shining and lots of planting activity. Our neighbours at John McKenzie House participated in Toronto’s annual Doors Open event,…
Working in the Garden from May 16 – May 22, 2015
We have had a very busy week in the garden. McKee EcoKids have planted peas and volunteers have planted everything from parsley to kale! There is still more planting to…
Compost Arrival May 9, 2015
Compost arrived this week, so several volunteers spent Saturday morning shoveling compost into wheelbarrows and dumping it onto garden beds. The rest of the volunteers continued with the weeding. There’s…
Harvesting Compost May 2, 2015
Green plus brown plus heat plus moisture = compost We start with organic matter such as vegetable and fruit peels, leaves and stems. We add fallen leaves and a handful…
Soil Preparation May 2, 2015
The first event of the growing season was held on Saturday, May 2 – soil preparation. Although we didn’t get compost delivered during the week by the City as we…
PNG Visit to Gibson House March 7, 2015
18 members of PNG met with two interpreters from Gibson House on March 7, 2015. We started in the kitchen where we chopped and mixed to make soda bread baked…
2014 North York Front Yard Garden Contest
We won! Parkview Neighbourhood Garden received an Award of Distinction in the 2014 North York Front Yard Garden Contest in the Non-Residential category. Congratulations to everyone whose vision, hard work, and…
Ontario Beekeepers launched a lawsuit against Bayer and Syngenta
This morning the Ontario Beekeepers launched a lawsuit against Bayer and Syngenta – the manufacturers of bee killing neonicotinoid…
