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Joan Kerr
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I have created a garden patch for making more compost. This time I am trying a new way (new for me) called lasagne gardening. Called that, because you layer it with paper, leaves, soil and leave it. No digging to create new spots
July 20
Bought an old cabinet from a yard sale. Must have been in a barn, cleaning it took two hours. I want to use it to display my harvesting. I am also starting to dehydrate certain fruits and vegetables. Well, I am starting with apples and mushrooms.
July 20
Hi Members, Are any of you close to Oshawa, and if so would you like to join me at a Farmers' Market 60 year celebrations on August 28th, 2009
July 20
June 10
Hi Vanessa, yes i'll check it out
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Joan Kerr updated their profile
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May 28
Just in the process of setting up a community garden and for next summer a community shared agriculture program. The basic idea is to first establish the need from the community i.e identify the people who want one and build from there. I am work...
May 28
This forum is for those interested in bringing food security to our city limits. Urban farmers, those interested in Community supported agriculture, backyard farmers, Spin Farmers, and those who care where their food source comes from. Welcome!
May 28
I am working on getting a community garden. The intent is to encourage backyard agriculture and teaching basic cooking. This summer - in August we are hosting a Eco-Art and Food Festival in the planning stages at the moment.
May 28
Joan Kerr joined Pamela's group
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At 8:10am on June 10, 2009, Cielce said…
Hi Joan,

the coolness of the weather has kept me from keeping up with weeding, and my sucession planting of greens. It just doesn't seem to feel like gardening weather! *sigh* but the lawn loves it! the rain and cool weather has it growing like crazy!

I hope your plants enjoy the new warmer home!
At 12:13pm on June 9, 2009, Cielce said…
Hi Joan!
I'm happy to find another Ontario gardener. How are you enjoying our mild summer so far? :)
At 4:57pm on June 3, 2009, Gillian said…
Thanks Joan,
Mine just has the residual heat from the boiling water you put in at the beginning. They recomend you only leave it for 4 hours. I might try topping it up after four hours with some more hot water so that it can continue on for longer. Yours sounds like a good system keeping it at a constant temperature.
At 7:47am on May 31, 2009, Anh Collins said…
Wanna chat with me on cam?, come see me here You'll enjoy it. I promise!!!! realamateurwebcams.info
At 7:23pm on May 28, 2009, Gillian said…
thanks Joan, I heard that if you left it for longer than four hours you would get separation - maybe I should try it for 8 hours and see what happens. I have used milk - but always go with skim - maybe I should try it with maybe 2% and see if the consistency is better.
At 7:38pm on May 27, 2009, Gillian said…
Hi Joan
I love the look of your mango drink you posted - will have to try it as soon as mangoes are in season again (another couple of months). I noticed you said you make your own yoghurt, I make mine using skim milk powder and a couple of tablespoons of good yoghurt. Then the container goes into a thermos for about 4 hours. I find though that it sometimes has quite a slimy, runny texture and separates easily - do you have any advice on how to correct that? Last time I used double the amount of milk powder and it did seem to have a thicker texture.
At 10:29pm on May 17, 2009, Gillian said…
Hi Joan, Welcome to KGI - sounds as though you might be a compost expert. Maybe you will join our compost group - we are always looking for good advice (and photos).
At 7:31pm on May 17, 2009, Michelle W. Flannery said…
Hi Joan. Welcome to KGI. This is a great place for gardeners of every experience to gather. We have a number of gardeners from across Canada. I'm sure you'll love it here. Best gardening wishes! mwf

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Where do you live and garden?
Oshawa
How long have you been growing food?
10-20 years
Dream garden travel destination:
Hilltop

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Joan Kerr

Creating a picture perfect herb garden

Repurposed picture frame

Every year I try to create a different theme in the garden. One year it was displaying and using pottery, another time it was using branches from our Birch trees to make a trelis, this year the theme is picture frames.

I collected old picture frames from friends and yard sales and use them as structures in the garden. A very big frame was used as a herb garden. Using skids from a construction site ( I'm big on diversion), we cut them up and created a back to have enoug… Continue

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Thank you for the email addy !! I am always looking for variations on the food I preserve !! Let us know how yours turns out !! You can`t have too many recipes you know !! I don`t think that I would add sugar till after the brining process !! It c...
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Congrats on your new venture !!! Hope it does well !! Will be looking for you back in the future when you have things under way !!
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You are forgetting one thing !! The person who will be eating the food you prepare !! Yourself !!! If it pleases you,,,I wouldn`t worry about anything else !! Cooking should be an adventure !! I wouldn`t make a comparison unless you have tasted th...
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hi jeff, as i suppose you live in crete, do know anything more about the phrase "strafela", is this a usual word in greek?? or is it used just in certain parts of crete?? would be great if you could give me any info about it, thanks, georg
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Wow, they are good sized plots. I wish we had allotment areas here in Adelaide. Do you get to know the other allotment gardeners?. We have almost finished our composting, pruning back, seed saving and planting out of our seedlings. With a small ga...
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Hi Kathryn This image is a screenshot from Google Earth. The only drawback with Google Earth is that you cannot zoom in as close as you would like. I have a greenhouse in the bottom right and a shed and covered compost bin at top right. A lot of t...
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Hi Salma I am lucky in that my allotment is only a short bicycle ride from my house. Some people in larger cities like London have to travel to theirs in a car. It is interesting to find out from you just how things are in your country. I think as...
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Thanks for sharing Roger, I sent my info and will let you know what transpires. Have a Joyful day~ Bea Kunz
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How times have changed. There was time when there was no food shortage and agriculture was not a profitable business. The poor farmer was having a hard time. After toiling in the field from dawn to dusk he failed to generate enough money to suppor...
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Glenn!British allotment system is quite interesting. It should be initiated here in Pakistan. Is this alloted land close to your home? I mean you have to travel to your home kitchen garden to fetch your vegetables ??
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I also recommend Seed Savers Exchange. Not only does Heritage Farm offer seeds they've grown, but you can become a member and exchange thousands of seeds with other gardeners. The beauty of seed savers is you can use heirloom seeds that you have g...
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........So the story is that this land is under the unlawful use of big wigs.No body dares to touch them.As they are usually in govt.or are the relatives of those in power.That is why I was telling Salma,problem is not simple.It is so intricate,it...
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Glenn! we also have the same allotment system.In which about 550 square feet ,(if I am not mistaken) or so is alloted to a family to grow fuel wood on it .Govt. only plants the trees and then the family looks it aftern grow what everthey want alon...
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Mussarat Nadeem is now friends with Kathryn and amna mufti
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DIscussion group for people who hunt wild edibles.
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I would love to have an allotment, there needs to be more of them.
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Created by Ian Jun 7, 2009 at 7:28pm. Last updated by Ian Jun 8.

Forum Policy

Hi, I'm starting to put together a few guidlines on using the discussion forum on here.

I would be happy to hear any comments you may have.  This is very much a work in progress so plese feel free to ask me to add anything you think is needed.

I don't want to make our community hide bound by rules and regulations but I think that, as the community has grown, some explanation of what is expected is needed.

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Created by Ian May 23, 2009 at 1:55am. Last updated by Ian May 25.

Climate maps

Hi following recent discussion I have put climate maps of the USA, Australia and Europe on here for reference..

 Climate map of the USA

Climate map of Australia

Climate map of Europe

 

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Created by Ian Sep 12, 2008 at 6:20pm. Last updated by Ian Apr 14.

Recipes, Recipes, Recipes

Hi Everyone,  I've started to collect together recipes from various posts on the site and put them all together here.

If you have a recipe you want to add on here, just post it on the site and leave a comment on my page telling me where it is and I'll go and fetch it back here.

They are organised in Contributor Order but I'm open to better suggestions!

BEVA'S RECIPES

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Created by Ian Jun 2, 2008 at 9:54am. Last updated by Ian Apr 13.

US STATES ABBREVIATIONS

 

US STATE ABBREVIATIONS

AK - Alaska               AL - Alabama              AR - Arkansas
AZ - Arizona              CA - California           CO - Colorado
CT - Connecticut          DC - Dist of Columbia *   DE - Delaware
FL - Florida              GA - Georgia              GU

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Created by Ian Jan 27, 2009 at 4:27pm. Last updated by Ian Jan 27.

HOW TO - MAKE COMPOST

Recently there was an excellent discussion about composting. I’ve pulled together all the various comments here. You can also watch KGI's video on composting here.

 

 

KATE’S ADVICE

I used to have a tumbler that we made from a wine-barrel but

1 you have to fill it up all at once

2. it seemed mostly

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Created by Ian May 30, 2008 at 5:29am. Last updated by Roger Jan 15.

Notes Home

Welcome to Notes.

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Created by Ian May 28, 2008 at 12:10pm. Last updated by Ian May. 30, 2008.

A Note about Notes

I have just written this note so that I can see what we can achieve by using this new feature.

If you read this and have any suggestions then please leave a comment on my page or email me.

Ian

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