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What a year! Interest in growing edible gardens has continued to blossom in 2021 and we have had so much fun supporting this exciting growth. The vegetable gardens are finally winding down and we are taking a look back at all that has happened in 2021. Come along for the ride!

Well, It has been quite a year, to say the least. With all of the uncertainty that has come with Covid, and with so many people spending more time at home, interest in edible gardening is at an all time high. This has meant that we have been busier than ever buzzing around and helping people with growing their own food. It has been a lot of fun and there is a lot to report! We hope you enjoy this visual tour of what we have been up to these past few months.

Summer is in full swing! Spring greens have wilted away in the heat, tomatoes are starting to ripen on the vines, zucchini's broad canopy is attempting a coup of the rest of the garden, and a fruitful season is upon us. It can be easy, in the midst of such abundant harvests, to forget about the opportunities for planting at this moment. And yet there are many opportunities for planting that shouldn’t be missed, now and in the weeks to come.

Long before there were stay-at-home orders and stress about food shortages due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ian Wilson was helping city dwellers turn unused patches of their yard into fertile plots to grow their own organic vegetables, herbs, berries and fruit.

These days, as we all find our way forward through this difficult time, I have been struck by the sense that we are at the same time both more intimately connected and more isolated than ever before. As we retreat to our homes and our families (if we are so lucky) and face the anxiety, fear, and uncertainty that Coronavirus has brought to all of humanity, we suffer together. No one, it seems, is spared from the reach of this strange and extraordinary virus.

Every Fall we take a look back at all that has happened over the last growing season, and every time I just can’t believe how much we packed in! We hope you enjoy these images from 2019 and that you find inspiration from our work.