HAPPY EARTH DAY MY FRIENDS!

Every day is earth Day actually, but this is the one official day where everyone's eyes are focused on the issues at hand. Here's something you might like- a video by the author Mel Bartholomew who wrote the best selling book Square Foot Gardening. He now has a new one out that is really fantastic - All New Square Foot Gardening:Grow More in Less Space!

It's perfect for intensive city gardening on roofs, small yards and public spaces. We're growing a vegetable garden on our roof again this year, and one in front of the book store I work at, so I'm going to try and implement some of Mel's ideas.

The movement here in Toronto (and I think all over the world), is to use any available space to grow organic food instead of having a lawn or a bare roof that could be covered with life. It's so rewarding, empowering for us, and inspiring for others who see what you've done. Collecting the seeds from what I've grown is my goal this year. Seed exchanges happen all over the place- you can even host one yourself.

My challenge to you today is to create a garden in whatever small space you have, and then send us some photos of your project! We'll post some of them up for everyone to see.