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Comment on All around the mulberry bush by Not Far From The Tree

Not Far From The Tree — Sat, 25 May 2013 19:35:28 +0000

Hi Anna,
There are mulberry trees all over the city! They usually ripen between late June and early July. If you register as a volunteer, you can stay in the loop about fruit picking opportunities: http://www.notfarfromthetree.org/register-your-tree/volunteer

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Comment on All around the mulberry bush by Anna

Anna — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:31 +0000

Hi
Where can I picking mulberry? Thx

Comment on Pollination: Part 1 – The Buzz About Blossoms by Evan Millar, Resident Blogger

Evan Millar, Resident Blogger — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:59:23 +0000

Hi Malcolm,

This Friday I will be posting more information from Scott MacIvor and Laurence Packer about which plants can encourage the presence of bees and wasps, and in two weeks I will be posting some more advice for them on how to make microhabitats for some of these species. When I spoke with Scott MacIvor, he stated that the biggest threat to wild bees in the city is a lack of appropriate habitat, so even if there are plenty of pollen resources available sometimes there will not be an abundance of bees if there is nowhere that they can easily nest.

According to the two who I spoke with, you can encourage cavity nesting bees by drilling some nail holes into old pieces of wood, and encourage ground nesting bees by providing a square foot patch of loamy soil that gets lots of sun. I will put up a full post with more detailed information on how to build solitary bee and wasp habitats in two weeks. My hope is that it will provide some simple steps for building habitats, and encourage the presence of bees in your backyard orchard.

Thanks for reading.

Comment on Pollination: Part 1 – The Buzz About Blossoms by malcolm

malcolm — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:39:06 +0000

We are at St. Clair and Dufferin, we are seeing only 2 or 3 three bees in our trees here, most days no bees in the blossoms at all. We have hand pollinated one small tree so far.

Comment on Donor Spotlight: Three Inspiring Philanthropists by YPI

YPI — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:38:24 +0000

Awesome job, Olivia, Sara and Mariel! Thanks for writing about the win, we really enjoyed watching the interview video!

Comment on Start Your Own Community Garden! by Not Far From The Tree

Not Far From The Tree — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:58:05 +0000

Glad you ‘re inspired! The image is from the Huron Street Community Garden’s website: http://www.op8.com/huron/

Comment on Ontario: A Locavore’s Delight by Not Far From The Tree

Not Far From The Tree — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:55:29 +0000

Hi Jon!

There’s a project in Kitchener-Waterloo called KW Urban Harvester that may be of interest. http://www.kwurbanharvester.org/

Just checked out 100 mile Monday – that beet, cabbage, lentil, and bacon salad sounds amazing!

Comment on Start Your Own Community Garden! by Ignite Retail Design

Ignite Retail Design — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:53:34 +0000

The image is so beautiful and inspires to start working right now.

Comment on Ontario: A Locavore’s Delight by Jon

Jon — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:34:55 +0000

Hey you guys, your organization seems awesome! I just moved to Kitchener/Waterloo from Atlanta, GA and have been finding out about all the awesome locavore activities in this part of Ontario. Hopefully I can find something similar to your organization here in the KW. In the meantime my contribution to the eat local conversation is 100 Mile Mondays! http://wp.me/p3e3tX-94