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Occupy Gardens hosts Potluck and Seed Planting at Queen's Park
2012-05-01
Occupy Toronto
Occupy Gardens is hosting a Garden Party Potluck at Queen’s Park. Gardeners are gathered on the South lawn with seeds, plants, soil, music, and food to highlight the need for food justice in Toront...

Sources Select Resources

Farming Without Machines: A Revolutionary Agricultural Technology
Bramhall, Stuart Jeanne
Article
1974
Dissident Voice
Originally published in 1974, How to Grow More Vegetables, Eighth Edition: (And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land than You Can Imagine1 remain...
In 2011 the dacha gardens of Russia produced 40% of the nation's food.
Article
2013
Natural Homes
While many in the world are completely dependent on large scale agriculture, the Russian people feed themselves. Their agricultural economy is small scale, predominantly organic and in the capable han...
In Home Gardens, Income and Food for Urban Poor
Whitman, Elizabeth
Article
2013
Inter Press Service
A slowly but steadily growing phenomenon in Jordan, urban agriculture has vast potential for reducing poverty and improving food security, and it has the added benefit of greening and cleaning up more...
Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - May 21, 2015
A Healthier Planet
Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production)
Serial Publication (Periodical)
2015
Connexions
With the start of the growing season in much of the Northern hemisphere, Other Voices digs up articles and resources related to urban agriculture and local food production. Urban agriculture - growing...
Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 5, 2015
Ecosocialism, environment, and urban gardening
Diemer, Ulli (ed.)
Serial Publication (Periodical)
2015
Connexions
This issue of Other Voices covers a wide range of issues, from the climate crisis and the ecosocialist response, to terrorism and the struggle against religious fundamentalism, as well as items on urb...
Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - January 21, 2018
What are we eating?
Diemer, Ulli (ed.)
Serial Publication (Periodical)
2018
Connexions
What are we eating? A simple question which opens up a labyrinth of devilishly complex issues about production and distribution, access to land, control of water, prices, health and safety, migrant la...
Share if You Think Every School Should Have a Year-Round Organic Gardening Program!
Allsup, Kim
Article
2016
Growing Children blog
A few years ago the children at our school grew, harvested and, ultimately, ate a giant, two-pound carrot. Our organic gardening program at the Waldorf School of Cape Cod has come a long way since the...
Social Activist Grace Lee Boggs on Shaking Up the Status Quo in America
Film/Video
2007
Moyers & company
Grace Lee Boggs has been a part of almost every major movement in the United States in the last 75 years, including: Labor, Civil Rights, Black Power, Women’s Rights and Environmental Justice.

Sources Bookshelf

The Harrowsmith Reader
An Anthology from Canada's National Award Winning Magazine of Country Life and Alternatives to Bigness
Lawrence, James (ed.)
Book
1978
Articles on land, country careers, shelter, gardening, husbandry, food, trees, and rural life.

Media

Canadian Gardening
For Canadian gardening enthusiasts.
Century Home
Showcasing private homes. Decorating and renovating ideas.
Gardening News
Gardening information.
Gardens West Magazine
For the western home gardener.
GardenWise
Gardening magazine for both novice and expert gardeners. Distributed in British Columbia.
Germination
The Canadian seed industry.
The Grower
Information about the Canadian agricultural industry for growers and industry related companies and individuals.
Harrowsmith Country Life
Rural lifestyle magazine.
HGTV (Home and Garden Television)
HGTV and its personalities are Canada's source for home ideas. HGTV's focus includes: large-scale renovations, tips on buying real estate, and purchasing stylish accessories.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle magazine with four edtions: Lifestyle Ontario, Lifestyle Alberta, Lifestyle Maritimes, Lifestyle British Columbia.
Manitoba Gardener
Gardening in Manitoba and North West Ontario.
Natural Life Magazine
Addressing contemporary health, personal, environmental and lifestyle issues in a positive and intelligent manner since 1976.
Prairie Landscape Magazine
Nursery, landscape and garden centre industries.
Style at Home
Home decor and lifestyle magazine. Advice on design trends, decorating projects, renovation solutions and entertainment ideas.
Yoursource
Lifestyle home and garden magazine based in Toronto and Vancouver.

Government Ministries & Agencies

Canadian Museum of History
To enhance Canadians# knowledge, understanding and appreciation of events, experiences, people and objects that reflect and have shaped Canada#s history and identity, and also to enhance their awarene...


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