Taking Care of the Soil - Important tips on how to keep your soil healthy and productive.
Growing Food in the Shade - Our list of herbs and veggies that you can grow in full or partial shade.
Composting - Great garden nutrients
For other tips and articles on gardening, be sure to check out our FarmCity article archive.
Boulevard Garden - Windsor StreetSee more of our urban garden projects.
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Gayla Trail: Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces
From the Toronto-based author of You Grow Girl, now a new book! See the links above for her blog.
Mary Palmer: ABCs of West Coast Gardening
A great quick-reference book for growing plants in our Vancouver climate, including a section - organized alphabetically by vegetable - on food plants. I particularly recommend it for beginners: it covers 95% of what you need to know, in simple, practical terms.
Rose Marie Nichols McGee: McGee & Stuckey's Bountiful Container: Create Container Gardens of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Edible Flowers
Also - check if this is available locally at Banyen Books
