Here is a list of items for sale.

Please serious inquiries only and farm pickup in hornby only.

First come first serve. Cash in hand or bank account seals the deal. 25% nonrefundable deposit on truck purchases accepted. Balance due in 15 days.

We are linking to kijiji ads as we post them.

Make an offer as we are moving to the far country by March 15.

Mazda bongo 4wd mini truck with duallies $3000 without plow and winch. $5000 with plow and winch

Mitsubishi Canter dump crane truck $7000

Stainless steel/ plastic single axle trailer 4 by 8 by 4 capacity $2500

Salt fertilizer spreader, 250 lbs capacity $250

Husqvarna single stage snowblower $100. Sold

Honda gvc 160 lawnmower $350

Bannerman slit seeder dethatcher $500. Sold

Stihl 600br magnum blower $375

Stihl 110 KomBi system trimmer and power brush, and engine $75 sold, $200 sold, $250

Hand tools including

Rain barrels 110 gallon each $30

Oak barrels $50

Growing barrels 45 gallon size $35

Fondriest road bike with campi, 52cm $500

Hand held salt or fertilizer spreaders from Switzerland $40, $60

Marshall amp $150

Heathkit dual stack $150

Yamaha yc30 keyboard $300

Yamaha pm 700 sound mixer $100, sold

Panasonic receiver $50

Marantz receiver $50

I come back to places like jokers hill often in the winter, when I’m not writing or doing snow removal

http://www.davidnewland.com/2010/08/garden-in-a-barrel.html

I have found that in 1 out 3 edible gardens in the city, the raccoons  are a problem.

So I suggested blood and bone meal, which I regularly use. It’s a by-product from the meat industry, and as such, we are re-using a waste product for another reason.

Which I am big into… the greener side…

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

Goodnight!

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.

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

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:

• rooftop and container mix

• super mix

• lawn mix

• original mix

• 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.

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.

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.

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.