We have a vision! It made sense to run with the momentum of 2020 as Harrowsmith’s visionary year. 20/20 vision is a term that describes normal visual acuity (sharpness of vision) measured at a distance of 20 feet. This year can be your own opportunity for...
Le Creuset Classic Steel Stockpot From soups to gravies, a good stock is the basis of just about all our favourite winter dishes. Create your own savoury stock from scratch with this gorgeous enamelled stockpot from Le Creuset. The durable 11.4-litre (three gallon)...
I live on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, one of the mildest climatic zones in Canada, where I grow figs, cherries, plums, walnuts, kiwi and copious other fruit and nuts on my three-acre farm. Japanese fibre bananas and pomegranates survive the winters...
One of my favourite salads to make is my rainbow tomato salad. I arrange a rainbow of tomato slices on a plate: black tomatoes, brown, purple, burgundy, red, pink, orange, gold, and yellow. A couple of years ago I added blue (more like indigo!) tomatoes. This past...
chat with guerrilla gardener, gardening planner and writer Lorraine Johnson about the bounty that can be had from gardens in every nook, cranny and backyard in our cities.
Changing role of women in agriculture and the future of the largest agricultural fair in the world
I saved a ton of tomato seeds this year! And I saved them not only to grow again in my garden, but I hope in many other gardens too. I recently took a lot of those tomato seeds to a soup festival here in Toronto called Soupalicious. (Of course, I was serving a...
From preparing hot peppers to building your own smokehouse, the latest edition of Harrowsmith magazine is sure to heat things up thanks to its Fire theme.
The Earth Group is a Certified B Corporation that supports the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) through donations that provide school meals, drinking water and education to children in the most troubled areas of our world. To date, The Earth Group has helped...
By Judith Wright Tucked into a tiny space between a penthouse wall and a roof edge spreads a mountainscape of container plants. Every inch of every surface is crowded with climbing, flowering, escaping gardenage—and it’s all about food. Potatoes, tomatoes, borage,...
The name says it all about this tomato: delicious, fuzzy, and pretty, just like the orchard-fresh peaches we all love. Feels like a Peach The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of a peach is the fuzz. When I think of a tomato, I think of...
My introduction to sunchokes (Helianthus tuberosus) was as an exotic item on fancy menus, where they were called Jerusalem artichokes. I remained in the dark about the true provenance of this wonderful North American plant for many years. Then, several years ago, I...
Heritage Bee Co. How local is this honey? Made-in-your-backyard local, if you choose! Heritage Bee Co. helps you host bees at home, or away, so you can enjoy premium, raw, unpasteurized, hand processed honey directly from your beehive, along with the satisfaction of...
Perfect for Small Spaces This year I grew ‘House’ tomato for the first time. I came home with a couple of plants after Dad and I saw tomato expert Linda Crago from Tree and Twig Heirloom Vegetable Farm at a gardening event. Linda’s table was covered with ‘House’...
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