As the urban farming movement gathers momentum, people are increasingly looking to their own backyards rather than supermarket shelves for their fresh produce.
And if they don’t have a yard, they’re being very creative about where to plant their veggies, says Carolyn Herriott, a writer and organic gardener who’s passionate about growing her own food.
“People are being very inventive. There’s rooftop gardening, and they’re doing this horizontal gardening, and on walls, and people are growing food in old bathtubs—anything they can get their hands on.”
At the Garden Path Centre in Victoria, Herriott gives workshops on the Zero Mile Diet, in which she shares tips on food security and how to grow organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs year round.
She also gives lectures and workshops on a host of other topics, including the basics of organic gardening, growing vegetables in containers, “edible landscaping,” how to save seeds, backyard fruits and berries, and growing a winter food garden.
And if they don’t have a yard, they’re being very creative about where to plant their veggies, says Carolyn Herriott, a writer and organic gardener who’s passionate about growing her own food.
“People are being very inventive. There’s rooftop gardening, and they’re doing this horizontal gardening, and on walls, and people are growing food in old bathtubs—anything they can get their hands on.”
At the Garden Path Centre in Victoria, Herriott gives workshops on the Zero Mile Diet, in which she shares tips on food security and how to grow organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs year round.
She also gives lectures and workshops on a host of other topics, including the basics of organic gardening, growing vegetables in containers, “edible landscaping,” how to save seeds, backyard fruits and berries, and growing a winter food garden.
