Life with Chickens: Expanding BUFCO’s Urban Farm
To cross or not to cross?
Question: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Answer: There is no right answer.
Now that we’ve gott…
Grow Your Own Garlic
Attention garlic lovers! Why buy grocery-store garlic grown half way around the world when you can grow your own right at home? It’s an easy-to-grow, low maintenance crop that produces two harvests…
What to do with all that Garlic?
So you’ve harvested all your garlic, and it’s curing in a nice, cool, dry place. Maybe you’re eating some that’s fresh from the ground (I hope so!) And once again, you’re looking at your too-large …
After the compost tea party…
Every year we like to experiment with something new at the BUFCO Lab. This winter Arlene, BUFCO’s lead gardener Julia, and I took the Organic Master Gardener course from Gaia College whic…
A Client Inspired Product
Last month one of BUFCO’s long-standing Toronto clients had us design and implement a landscape that is beyond our usual comfort zone. The work took us happily and excitedly down a new path. We rem…
Plant Life: Vertical Living vs. Garden Sprawl
Where do you live? Not what town, city or Rural Road, but rather, in a condominium or apartment building? A sprawling ranch house property? Basement rental or a cozy little row home? Or perhaps a m…