Many of us are still enjoying the vegetables that we’ve grown and harvested this summer, but plant growers and retailers are busy deciding what new varieties to offer in spring 2o17. Stokes Seeds, a 130-year-old Canadian family business, provides the seed for vegetables grown by Martin Farms Ltd. for Loblaw Companies stores and its President's Choice Gigantico lineup of plants. … [Read more...] about Tasting notes from Stokes trial gardens 2016
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All about plants at Roger Van den Hende Botanical Garden
Plant nerd alert: this garden is for you! Sure, the Roger Van den Hende garden in Quebec is beautiful, even on a drizzly day like the one when I visited, guided by the incredibly knowledgeable Blanche Dansereau, Adjunct, Emeritus Professor at Laval University’s Faculty of Agriculture and Food. Waterproof notebook and camera in hand, I followed Professor Dansereau to our … [Read more...] about All about plants at Roger Van den Hende Botanical Garden
Taste-testing veggies at Stokes
Last week, I visited Stokes Seeds’ trial gardens in St. Catharines, Ont., where I ate veggies, learned about a new way to grow tomatoes, and then ate more veggies. I’m convinced that a tomato eaten while standing in the garden right after it has been picked is far more delicious than a tomato eaten in the kitchen just a few feet away. Along with other gardeners who had … [Read more...] about Taste-testing veggies at Stokes
