Seneca College community garden - Year 2

Two weeks ago I was invited to speak at Seneca College. The students were great and asked a number of  razor sharp questions afterwards, a couple even had ideas for projects already on the go. I wanted to also point out their school garden is still flourishing, here are some pictures from the end of the second growing season.
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Boston tackles an urban gardening crisis - lead levels in compost

Say your city is on the cutting edge, one of the few in North America to offer compost...for free! But with each passing year you discover rising lead levels. What's a town (in this case Boston) to do?

Quantity, then subsidize urban gardens?!?

Summer is officially here (well, not officially, but it sure feels like it). Lots of stuff going on, one day I promise to share it all.
For now, let's see what's new and interesting in the world.

-What if we subsidized gardens the way we subsidize so many other products/services in North America? Interesting question.

-I think we can all applaud the efforts of these citizen scientists to
quantify the benefit of urban gardens. I love the fact that skilled professionals are using their down time to help out their community and tackle an issue not many "professional" scientists have.

-There's a new urban food class in a Vancouver high school. Looks like the efforts of one teacher can really pay off.

Tis all!!!