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Cape Breton Regional Library hosting plant and yard sale
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (144+ words) The Cape Breton Regional Library will host a plant and yard sale in mid-June, and they're looking for donations. The library started accepting donations of plants or gently used yard sale items on June 1 to support the community sale. The…...
Spring garden prep: Expert gardeners offer their top tips
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1414+ words) From germinating your own seeds to prepping the soil, gardening can be a labour of love, but for these gardeners, it's worth it It's a personal work of art for Shellilee Ballum, whose floral-fragranced garden in Summerside, P. E. I. , draws visitors every…...
Seed swap and food talk heralds in a new Spring
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (349+ words) Gardeners, food producers and artists hold first seed swap as spring approcahes. Nothing says Spring like a seed swap. On Saturday, the local non-profit known as Nectar held a seed swap at the Eltuek Centre, which brought dozens of people…...
New greenhouse in Portapique installed to improve food security
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (441+ words) Produce from the greenhouse will help stock a free food pantry in the community PORTAPIQUE " A new greenhouse was installed at the Portaupique Community Centre to improve food security for residents. The greenhouse, along with four new raised garden beds,…...
It's food for everyone': Community garden solar-powered greenhouse nearing completion in Shelburne County
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (707+ words) Construction of a geothermal solar-powered greenhouse for a community garden is nearing completion on Woodlawn Drive in the Municipality of Shelburne. "The weather hasn't been our friend. We had hoped to have it done by now. Hopefully by the end…...