Blood and Bone Meal for the Edible Gardens
August 27, 2010 at 5:48 am (A) services, B) the results, C) the plants, D) the plant food, E) products)
Fall seedlings for sale from The Greener Side
August 25, 2010 at 10:09 am (A) services)
The following organic seedlings are available for immediate planting:
Red chard
Golden chard
Purple kohlrabi
Dinosaur kale
Pak choy
Chinese cabbage
Broccoli
Cauliflower
We currently have ~ 1000 seedlings for fall harvest.
They are growing in worm compost / black loam with added nutrients containing kelp and alfalfa meal.
4 inch pots are selling for $3 or 2 for $5. There are 2-5 seedlings in each pot, on average 3.
To order please
Call Chris @ 416.877.2560 or
email
info@thegreenerside.ca
A good day
August 24, 2010 at 6:55 pm (A) services)
Testing the blog posting from my mobile after a good day!
Goodnight!
The Urban Edible Gardening Coursebook – Farm in the City!!!
August 22, 2010 at 9:33 am (A) services, B) the results, E) products, Edible Gardens by The Farmer, G) New at The Greener Side)
Expansion
We have decided that my 100 page manuscript wasn’t enough to create a complete book. It is with great honour that I have been able to call on respected colleagues from culinary arts, naturapathic medicine, as well as integrated pest management to help provide the content to make our Urban Edible Gardening Coursebook Complete.
From how to design, set up and plant an edible garden, to maintaining plant health and preventing and correcting diseases and infestations, to growing the food you want because you know the nutritional make-up, to timely harvests and year round and yearly success, and to preparing it in ways your friends and family will envy, our Coursebook aims to set a standard in information and support.
Timeline
We aim to have our first copies in our clients homes as a heartfelt thank you and trial run in Fall 2010.
We are looking to self publish for Christmas season 2010.
We are seeking publishing partnerships for 2011 release.
Publishers
Please email with inquiries.
Email info@thegreenerside.ca or call 416.877.2560 for introductory price on the Fall 2010 edition.
The Greener Side Organic Soil Blends
August 22, 2010 at 8:52 am (B) the results, D) the plant food, E) products, F) research & development, G) New at The Greener Side)
Origins
In 2008 we began using recycled waste from the dew worm industry to top dress and fertilize our clients gardens naturally and organically. The advantages were apparent:
- local product
- recycled recycled
- no toxins or contaminations
- organic certifiable
- light and fluffy
- ph balanced
- ideal for all garden uses
Success Stories
We have successfully applied this product on over 70 properties in Toronto and have extensively sold bulk amounts to organic gardeners and growers throughout Southwestern Ontario. (Evergreen, The Stop, Plan B Organic Farms, Farm Start, Matchbox Gardens,…)
We have many repeat customers who use our mix on their
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lawns
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annuals
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perennials
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and edibles.
Blends
Currently we have a blend that we call Pure Blend as it is our primary mix and it consists of pure ingredients:
virgin black loam, dew worm castings, and trace amounts of dew worm eggs, sawdust powder and composted newspaper
We are trialling new blends in summer 2010 for the following applications:
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rooftop and container mix
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super mix
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lawn mix
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original mix
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compost tea mix
Retail and Wholesale Delivery and Purchasing
Our goal is to have these mixes available for retail and wholesale pre-order in December 2010. We have a limited supply of 1000 cubic yards per year so are focussing our sales on the GTA region.
Made in Toronto, for Toronto is our mantra.
We look forward to supplying your requests for 2010, 2011 and beyond. Orders can be made through email and telephone. Payment is COD and orders for March April and May of 2011 should be pre-ordered by a 50% deposit.
Delivery is by cubic yard up to 14 yards. Bulk discounts apply.
1 cubic yard fills a 12″ by 4′ by 8′ raised bed or covers 1000 sq ft of lawn or garden.
Retail will be available at the select locations for smaller amounts. Please check back over winter to locate our retail partners.
Pricing (subject to HST):
$150 original blend per cubic yard delivered loose
$170 original blend per cubic yard delivered in tote bag
$200 and up custom blends for containers rooftops seedlings per cubic yard delivered loose
$220 and up custom blends for containers rooftops seedlings per cubic yard delivered in tote bag
Loose Pricing Original Blend Bulk:
$150 1 yard / $250 2 yards / $325 3 yards / $375 4 yards
Please call for larger amount delivery
Email info@thegreenerside or call 416.877.2560 to place your 2011 order.
Receive 15% discount.
Order must be filled by mid Nov, with 50% deposit received, balance due upon winter, spring delivery.
2011 Urban Edible Gardening Workshop Series: Farm in the City!!!
August 15, 2010 at 6:23 pm (A) services, Edible Gardens by The Farmer, F) research & development, G) New at The Greener Side, H) The Farmers' Views From the Field)
Our workshop series will cover all the fundamentals for successful urban edible gardens.
Our workshop hosts specialize in preventative and corrective organic plant health care. We will show you effective and inexpensive ways to grow easily and successfully in a wide range of settings, throughout the whole growing season of March- November. Our workshop format is in real time, so that you learn in a real garden setting what to be paying attention to at the particular time of the year. You will leave confident and informed, equipped with real world knowledge of seasonal garden dynamics.
Partners
John Kingdom – location host.
Chris MacLuckie -workshop host, owner The Greener Side.
Ahnand Rajkumar, -workshop contributor.
Content
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planning, sketching and site layout
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plant selection
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soil conditions
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container gardening
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timeline plantings
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watering systems
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insect management
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disease management
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harvesting
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organic plant health
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indoor-outdoor composting
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seed saving
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season extension
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putting the garden to rest
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season review and planning for the following year
Location
The location for the 2011 Urban Edible Gardening Workshop Series is 282 Glencairn Ave in the elegant and large backyard of our location host, John Kingdom. The site boast 3 large cedar raised beds each 25 feet by 4 feet, surrounded by pea gravel, vertical planter barrels and in ground edible perennials. Arbours and pergolas support climbing ornamentals and edibles, creating a serene supportive environment with 2/3 sun per day. An ideal location to sit and learn, observe astutely, and participate in the ongoing tasks that must be performed at the right time to ensure crop success, all the while creating an aesthetic that pleases and enriches.
Dates
Courses start March 2011 and run every 2 weeks throughout the season til mid October.
Cost
$45 per each 3 hour workshop Spring and Summer, 5-8pm , and $30 for each 2 hour Fall workshop 5-7pm)
Email info@thegreenerside.ca or call 416.877.2560 about our season long enrollment bonus:
15% discount, in effect until Dec 31st, 2010.
Vertical Planter Barrels = Farms in The City
August 15, 2010 at 3:19 pm (E) products, Edible Gardens by The Farmer, F) research & development, G) New at The Greener Side)
Origins
In 2007 and 2008, we grew for fun at the 111 Glen Long Experimental Garden. Every year the planting arrangement was different, but every year one thing stayed the same. THE BINDWEED. OH, The BINDWEED.
Well, what does that have to do with used olive barrels with holes in the side?…
The bindweed was most active and destructive around the fenced edge of my friends’ 1200 sq ft garden. So to finally use the space the bindweed usually stole, we decided to cover the inside perimeter and inside fence with black greenhouse fabric. To weigh it down, I knew that 22 litre pails with soil/ veggies, would be inadequate.
We needed something bigger and heavier, to not topple in the wind. We decide to use barrels, but not just any barrel. Barrels with the sides ripped outside.
Hence the very successful vertical planter barrel, or Your Very Own Farm in the City!!!
Success Stories
We have had great success with the vertical barrels. As they are quite large (180-220 litres) they can sustain a lot of plants. The biggest requirement is adequate watering in hot summers. Other than that, diseases, weeds and pests are minimized due to above ground growing conditions. Growth is greater at beginning and end of year, especially beginning, as the soil warms up quicker. We have had great results with most types of edible annuals, as well as many ornamental annuals. Our greatest success story is that people now have a large urban garden where before they had nothing.
Uses
We have seen the following plants grown with success in the large barrels:
potatoes
strawberries
zucchini
cucumber
tomatoes
peppers
all brassicas
chard
carrots
beets
basil
parsley
perennial and annual herbs
flowers of all kinds
The planting arrangement, combined with soil chosen, and watering technique, affects quality of growth and visual presentation.
Retail and Wholesale
Our barrels are available by special order.
1 unit sells for $75.
We also sell the barrels installed with new seedlings and seed (starting at $250) as well as pre grown for an insta-garden (starting at $260)
Email info@thegreenerside.ca or call 416.877.2560 for orders, bulk discounts, community projects and partnerships.
Toronto Snow Removal for Winter 2010-11
August 15, 2010 at 3:07 pm (A) services, B) the results)
We service snow removal in the following Toronto areas:
Cabbagetown
Riverdale
Rosedale
Moore Park
Casa Loma.
Our colleagues service other areas in Toronto.
Pricing starts at $400 per season (mid Nov- mid March).
Email info@thegreenerside.ca or call about our early bird offer:
15% off before Thanksgiving.
50% deposit required before Thanksgiving, balance at start of season (Nov 15)
We use Eco-Traction and Magnesium Chloride as our ice melters.
GTA Firewood Delivery
August 15, 2010 at 3:06 pm (A) services, E) products, G) New at The Greener Side)
We are delivering firewood at competitive pricing throughout Toronto. Delivery begins in August.
We sell face cords to full/ bush cords of seasoned firewood, as well as specialty wood: white birch.
Delivery is COD and either dumped on driveway, stacked in piles (extra) or delivered in tote bag ($20 deposit)
Email info@thegreenerside.ca or call 416.877.2560 about our early bird offer:
10% off before Thanksgiving.
Pay now, have it delivered when you want.
Pricing:
$180 Face Cord Delivered and Dumped
$200 Face Cord Delivered and Stacked in Front Porch
$200 Face Cord Delivered and Dropped in Tote Bag ($20 deposit on bag)
$220 Face Cord White Birch Delivered and Dumped
$240 Face Cord Delivered and Stacked in Front Porch
$240 Face Cord Delivered and Dropped in Tote Bag ($20 deposit on bag)
$140 1/2 Face Cord White Birch Delivered and Dumped
$320 2 Face Cords Delivered and Dumped
$430 3 Face Cords Delivered and Dumped
$540 Full/ Bush Cord Delivered and Dumped
Delivery is COD, HST applies.
416.877.2560
