EDITORIAL Eat what you grow


den. This is a trend that seems to spring from two places; concern for our health and a wish to avoid all the pesticides and other chemicals that commercial growers pour onto their crops, and an interest in eating locally available foods for their better nutrition, taste and without the evils of fac- tory foods.


T One major trend is our growing understanding of how to farm intensively in con-


tainers, so that even the tiniest garden patch can produce a crop of carrots, potatoes, and even corn. Indeed, carrots and potatoes are more prolific in containers and you don’t have to worry about crop rotation: just renew the soil.


We’ve become Internet and social media savvy!


It’s been a while coming, but we have finally caught up with the world and are becoming more and more in tune with your interest in the Internet and social me- dia. Guess what?! I actually have a Twitter account and “tweet” several times a week about garden tips, garden observations and other such things. If you follow me at GardeningCanuck, I’ll follow you back and we can swap garden stuff. Manitoba Gardener also has a Facebook page where we post all sorts of gardening advice and photos and you can also ask questions. I have also started a blog, which I invite you to visit at gardeningcanuck@word-


press.com. I am receiving a growing number of visitors from around the world. The Gardener on CJOB and our upcoming TV show


Tune in Sunday mornings to The Gardener on CJOB and remember we are at a


new time at 8am. If you miss the show, you can always go to CJOB on your com- puter and listen on the audio vault. The plan this spring, once hockey season has ended, is to extend the show for a


second hour so that you can ask all the questions you need to ask and we’ll have time to give you the answers. We will also be doing a 13-week series of shows this spring and summer to be


aired on Shaw TV. The exact dates and times will be posted on our website as they become available. Thank you for all your loyalty and support. Please remember to mention us to a friend to help us grow our subscriber base.


Very best wishes,


Dorothy Dobbie Publisher


his spring, there is a huge amount of attention being given to vegetables and other edible plants in the gar-


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