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Archives for October 2011

How to grow apples and make Apple Yam Soup

October 18, 2011 by Andrea Bellamy 7 Comments

Every month, Heavy Petal collaborates with Willowtree — a website for those with food sensitivities who want to find their culinary bliss — to bring you a celebration of an in-season edible. I’ll tell you how to grow it; they’ll tell you how to eat it. Yay! Every fall I look forward to seeing the […]

Filed Under: Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: apple, recipe

Check it out: Leaf Magazine

October 17, 2011 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

Leaf Magazine preview issue cover featuring a garden designed by Topher Delaney and photographed by Saxon Holt. Today marks the launch of Leaf Magazine, a brand-spanking-new digital publication created by fellow garden bloggers Susan Cohan (Miss Rumphius’ Rules) and Rochelle Greayer (Studio G). The free (yes, free!) publication is focused on “Design Outside and Outdoor […]

Filed Under: Inspiration

How to make a DIY seed packet

October 10, 2011 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

Image of poppy seeds and a dried poppy seed head

Download this free printable seed packet template and use to store the seeds you save from your garden.

Filed Under: Green Gardening & Living, How To, Resources

How to save tomato seeds

October 7, 2011 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

Want to save tomato seeds for next year? Tomatoes are a great choice for beginning seed savers. Here’s how you can make sure you’ll never go another summer without a taste of your favourite variety. As tomato season winds down (booo!), it’s time to think about saving the seeds of your favourites. Tomato plants that […]

Filed Under: Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: heirloom tomatoes, seed saving

Lawns to Loaves wheat harvest

October 2, 2011 by Andrea Bellamy 6 Comments

See that? That’s me, standing in my little urban wheat field just three and a half months after it was planted. Running my hands along the top of the spiny heads of golden wheat as I walked the rows. Living the dream, folks. The whole process – of turning and prepping the soil, planting, weeding, […]

Filed Under: Resistance is fertile, Veggies & Edibles Tagged With: Lawns to Loaves, wheat

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