Spring Gardening

Well, I will not be gardening today due to the rain. Oh well. April showers bring May veggies. Yesterday I planted the first plantings of lettuce, radishes, mesclun mix and peas. They will love this rain. I did some landscaping on the herb plots and got the stepping stones positioned into the side garden. The new garden plot is ready for the next stage as soon as I can figure out what the next stage will be. It is another 2 foot by 10 foot plot which I was readying for another square foot garden, but now I'm wondering if I'll do a more traditional garden and put all the root veggies there. Stay tuned for my decision. Unfortunately I was so busy gardening that it got dark before I could take pictures. That seems to be my pattern: I garden until I can't see any more. However I did find a picture of my first Square foot garden. In the area by the green car is where I'm working now.
And then I made some adjustments on my nephews bicycle under the glow of the street light. I love days off.

My New Composter

I set up my first composter today. It's hard to believe that I've never had a composter before since gardening seems to be in my blood. But where to put such a big item in such a small space? So I tucked it under the stairs. Apparently it's a myth that you need sun for a composter, so I'll see if that is in fact so since that is in quite a shady spot. I originally thought about getting a composter because I seemed to have so much good compostables, due to my new raw vegan diet. I was totally shocked when I put in my overflowing compost bin and it looked like a drop in the bucket. Hmmm!! I'm going to have to find more compostables. Any ideas?

Rawlicious

Imagine my surprise and delight when I decided to transition to a raw vegan diet and discovered that I have a raw food restaurant in my neighbourhood called Rawlicious. I definitely took it as a sign that I was "in the flow". So of course I checked it out right away. It is awesome! The ambiance is so peaceful and relaxing. I love wood so the beautiful wood details really added to the tranquility for me. My first couple of visits I got a smoothie to go. When I finally had an eat in meal I ordered the collard wrap with a salad, which was delicious. If you're ever in my neighbourhood I definitely recommend you check Rawlicious out. The address is 3092 Dundas St. West, Toronto, Ontario

A Heavenly Match

A raw vegan diet and organic gardening: what could be more perfect than that? There could be nothing more ideal than growing your own fresh organic produce and herbs and edible flowers. Then not only are you eating things grown locally but you are also ingesting the loving vibrations which you've been tending your garden with the whole growing season. Who knows what kind of vibrations agribusiness grown produce has been subjected to, both in the growing and harvesting as well as the long transport to market. Gardening is truly uplifting to the spirit and a perfect way to commune with nature. Happy Spring!