Mulching, Weeding & Saving Seed

mulching in the vegetable garden

Mulching your garden is one of the most beneficial ways to conserve water and reduce weeds. Grow Your Own Food is an information series on gardening in Canada that will get you started on the right foot and help you every step of the way to having the garden you dream of!   We are…

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How to Grow Tomatoes

It is incredibly rewarding to grow tomatoes at home. Grow Your Own Food is an information series on Gardening in Canada that covers every aspect of growing your own food at home. I help you every step of the way so that you can have the garden you dream of. One of the most rewarding…

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How To Grow Cherry Tomatoes

Cherry tomatoes are some of the easiest tomatoes you can grow. This article was first written for and published at Earth, Food and Fire. If you are new to gardening, are short on time or perhaps short on space cherry tomatoes are the tomato you should be growing. Cherry tomatoes get their name from the…

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Fresh Tomato Tart

This beautiful Fresh Tomato Tart made with perfectly seasoned fresh tomatoes and crispy puff pastry, celebrating the best of the season. It was a great year in the Nutmeg Disrupted Garden. I moved to the country at the end of June and had a nice big garden for the first time in a long time.…

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Kale & Shallot Phyllo Pizza

Finished Kale and Shallot Phyllo Pizza

This Kale & Shallot Phyllo Pizza is a unique twist on pizza using fresh produce. I handle 1000’s of pounds of fresh produce every week. It is a food lovers dream and I am loving my job. It has inspired my use of fresh fruits and vegetables even more then I thought possible. My greatest…

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