Bimble Garden

Just humming along to some 80's songs in my head to, keep up the spirits on a very cold & wet late, October day whilst planting the first batch of over 700 cloves of garlic #nodigmarketgarden #marketgardener #organic #marketgarden #growyourown

Gather is an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide. This is a one time FREE virtual event to watch community screenings by FoodShare Toronto on behalf of the film makers of 'Gather' on Friday 27th November. RSVP https://bit.ly/3fbIghj

Not all the garlic cloves made the grade for replanting after splitting the bulbs this week, they were either too small or co-joined which meant the clove was missing part of it's protective husk. The larger cloves were sliced and dehydrated and the small one's minced and roasted for use at a later date, with nothing going to waste

Don't be in a rush to tidy up your garden, this is the time when insects will find warmth to hibernate

Today I picked the last of some sweet and hot peppers from my poly tunnel greenhouse and we made them two ways this time A funky fermented floral hot sauce and an infused spicy vinegar. Both take about 3 weeks to make and they are well worth the wait.

Pandemic gardening is definitely a thing A fascinating study into the 2020 veggie garden boom across Canada, indicating that every type of households grew food on their balconies to back gardens. Food is getting expensive again, so who knows perhaps people will become gardeners for life, which is a good thing as generations of gardeners have been lost over the decades to once cheap food resources.