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The Good Life Project: falling into winter

December 12, 2009

Some more writing I did last year for consideration for Isuni’s “Living the Good Life” book project. A version of this appeared in our “Island Tides” newspaper last February. Here’s a link to the paper:http://www.islandtides.com/assets/reprint/IslandTides_Feb26_09.pdf My Garden Year: Falling into Winter (2nd week of November to Winter Solstice) Next year, I’m going to have my  [. . .]

The Good Life Project: gardening my way to a good life on Mayne Island

December 12, 2009

I thought I’d finish off this year’s postings by sharing this article that I wrote and submitted for ISUNI’s “Living the Good Life” book project over a year ago……. A couple years ago I joined a meeting with the Islands Sustainability Initiative (ISUNI) folks on Mayne Island and became interested in their “Living the Good  [. . .]

potatoes in containers

November 22, 2009

potatoes in containers

I had such a lovely day working outside today. No wind, no rain, a little sun, thank goodness. When it came time to think about dinner, I decided to harvest a pot of potatoes that I planted for winter new potatoes and thought I’d share my year-round new potato growing idea here.It all started last  [. . .]

a winter wind storm

November 19, 2009

a winter wind storm

Every year at this time, living and gardening for me involves cleaning up big messes after big wind storms. This week has brought us 2 big wind storms with a couple of big trees down. Last night was dramatically windy. Our power went out and we felt a big thump that shook our house. We’re  [. . .]

falling leaves

November 15, 2009

falling leaves

It’s the season to collect fallen leaves and I’ve been raking up a storm.In our neck of the woods, we have a lot of big leaf maple trees.Visions of rich brown crumbly leaf mould for next year’s garden are on my mind these days.Leaf mould is simply composted deciduous tree leaves. In my garden, I  [. . .]

A beautiful sunny fall day today

November 13, 2009

A beautiful sunny fall day today

The plum tree has lost all it’s leaves and now we can see the beautiful winter-time shape of it’s branches. I love the shadows the branches and sun create on the cob wall. The beautyberry shrub has lost all it’s leaves too but not it’s gorgeous berries. (these branches are so fabulous in fall arrangements)  [. . .]

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Christina’s Garden is a small market garden on Mayne Island, one of the Southern Gulf Islands located in the Salish Sea between Vancouver and Victoria, BC, Canada.

We put love and care into producing a variety of delicious and nutritious shoots and microgreens for year round sales to Mayne Islanders and folks in Victoria and on the mainland. We also offer a variety of home grown vegetables, seasonal flower bouquets and bedding plants for home gardens at our roadside stand and the Saturday Market on Mayne Island.

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Christina Pechloff

I like to grow food and flowers so we can use them to make our lives delicious and beautiful.

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