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Archives for July 2009

Gardens to visit: Terra Nova

July 27, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 6 Comments

My family and I visited the Terra Nova Rural Park in Richmond today. Despite having being told about the awesomeness of Terra Nova over a year ago, today was our first visit. Spelt growing in the Daily Bread section of the Schoolyard Society garden mixes wonderfully with other edibles. The original ornamental grass! In addition […]

Filed Under: Gardens to Visit, Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: community garden, grains, Schoolyard Society, Terra Nova

First tomato!

July 8, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 13 Comments

Normally right around this time I’m excited to see the first green fruits forming on my tomato plants. Never have I actually harvested this early in the summer. Then I planted ‘Ailsa Craig.’ “Our earliest tomato,” said the guy I bought the seeds from (Two Wings Farm at a Seedy Saturday), and he wasn’t kidding. […]

Filed Under: Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: ailsa craig, tomato

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