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Thanks to all the Supporters of our Gro-Carts Family
The Gro-Carts Project is a story about how one blue grocery cart inspired people to grow their own vegetables. Our participants planted and harvested 21 carts, and consumed hundreds of vegetables. — If it hadn’t snowed in December, many of … Continue reading
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Join Gro-Carts: Pledge to “Go Out & Grow Food” in 2017
Want free seeds? Come to Gro-Carts’ FREE vegetable seeds giveaway. You’ll find us in Holland Park on Sunday, October 23rd, from 1:30pm – 3:30pm. But you won’t have to go to the SW corner near the children’s play area to … Continue reading
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Tagged #food, #foodsecurity, #gardening, #localfood, #locavore, #nutrition, #planting, #seeds, #SurreyBC, #vegetables
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Gro-Carts Participants Invade Holland Park
The sun came out for Gro-Carts’ second-to-last meet-up today in Holland Park, Surrey B.C. Our two guest speakers today highlighted the role of human response to changes in our environment in their presentations addressing the theme Seeds, Weeds, Invasive Plants … Continue reading
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Sunday, Sept 25 – Invade Holland Park with Gro-Carts
Happy Sunday, Gardening, Plant & Food Enthusiasts! Come join our guest speakers today in Holland Park (1:30 – 3:30pm) to talk about Invasive Plants, Weeds & Food Security. You can also find out what the Gro-Carts family has been harvesting. … Continue reading
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Tagged #bees, #foodsecurity, #gardening, #invasives, #SurreyBC
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Gro-Carts All Abuzz with Beneficial Insects
Can you spell entomologist? Perhaps it’s easier to spell simply “Dr. J”, the nickname of the insect-loving expert at Gro-Carts’ first August meet-up. Jim Matteoni was Gro-Carts’ special guest at the Beneficial Bugs Workshop in Holland Park (Surrey, BC). An … Continue reading
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Herbert Gro-Cart’s Evening Excursion: The importance of visibility at night
Two weeks ago, Herbert Gro-Cart went for an evening roll with some human food-security friends. As the company was good, and Herbert’s cabbage and rhubarb were drawing both attention and compliments, the Gro-Cart and his humans stayed out past sunset. … Continue reading
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The Newton PLOT: Even Thicker than Before
The PLOT is, without a doubt, proof that local food security is possible where land is available. Each time Gro-Carts visits the PLOT, the corn is higher, the produce is bigger, and the variety of vegetables is greater. Brightly coloured … Continue reading
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Our Gro-Carts love Beneficial Bugs!
Come join the Gro-Cart Family on August 7, 2016 in Holland Park to learn about some of the tiny creatures that help our gardens blossom and our food grow. We’ll be joined by several guests who will talk to us … Continue reading
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Gro-Carts at the PLOT: Good Company & Good Medicine
Gro-Carts was privileged to return to the Newton PLOT to participate in a community event on July 11th. It had been almost a month since Gro-Carts’ last visit to the PLOT, to plant and park PLOTcart. The PLOT (Peas Lettuce … Continue reading
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Digging in the Dirt & Re-seeding Holland Gro-Cart
On the afternoon of Sunday, July 10th, the Gro-Carts team headed to Holland Park for the Soils & Seeds Meet-up. It was a busy day in Holland Park, with a nearby event with the BC Lions, some of whom passed … Continue reading
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