The Rural Voice, 2005-02, Page 33published by McArthur and
Company. It was first published in.
2000 and I have seen it on discount
tables. If you have a good Canadiana
section in your library you should be
able to find Roughing It In The Bush
by Susanna Moodie, reprinted
Toronto: New Canadian Library 1989
and The Backwoods of Canada by
Catharine Parr Trail! reprinted
Toronto: New Canadian Library in
1966. Another wonderful book is
Growing Antique Plants by David
Stuart and published by Conran
Octupus, Britain.
Richters, out of Uxbridge, offers
an unsurpassed catalogue of
medicinal herbs as well as a line of
reading material and supplies. And
last but certainly not least, to
celebrate your heritage and work in
your spiritual place check out Seeds
of Diversity website (www.seeds.ca)
for Seedy Saturday dates and
locations. Organized across Canada,
these are old fashioned organic seed
exchanges. Some areas offer a garden
fair with local garden products and
workshops offered. And if that is not
enough Seeds of Diversity are
organizing a Canadian Bred Tomato
2005 event.
There have been a number of
seeds developed at Canadian
government trials as well as seed
company gardens. Not to be ignored
are those varieties brought by your
grandmother or grandfather from the
old country that you and your family
have been saving seed and growing
for years. And what about the
gardeners who have been doing a bit
of breeding in the back garden and
have a wonderful tomato to offer.
Details of how you can get involved
will be posted later this spring on
their website. Happy seed hunting.0
Deadline for the
March issue of
The Rural Voice
is
February 16, 2005
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