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Pairing the right plants together boosts yields, controls pests, and supports pollinators naturally. Discover which vegetables, herbs, and flowers make the best garden companions, plus the combinations you should avoid.
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During Awakasiki’somm, Deer Moon, you return with me to Forest Heights Park as days cool, leaves shift color, and deer behaviour changes, marking a late season transition in the Blackfoot…
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During Pakkipistsi Otsitsi’tsspi, When the Chokecherries Ripen, you return with me to Forest Heights Park as chokecherry clusters darken, birds and insects focus on the fruit, and late summer light…
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During Okonokistsi Otsitsi’tsspi, When the Saskatoons Ripen, you return with me to Forest Heights Park as saskatoon berries sweeten, birds and people gather to feed, and mid summer heat shapes…
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During Misamssootaa, the Long Rains, you join me at Forest Heights Park during the summer solstice cycle, when steady rain, thunderstorms, and rich moisture support fungi, lush growth, and a…
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During Aapistsisskitsaato’s, the Flower Moon, you walk with me through Forest Heights Park as blooming plants dominate the hillsides, insects intensify, and the river valley settles into early summer patterns…
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During Maatsiiyikkapisaiki’somm, the Frog Moon, Nathan Binnema observes Forest Heights Park as trees leaf out, frogs call from wet areas, insects and birds surge, and Edmonton’s river valley shifts fully…
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Nathan Binnema shares observations from Forest Heights Park during Sa’Aiki’Somm, the Duck Moon, when river ice breaks, early shoots emerge, and waterfowl nest under the first full moon after spring…
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This message from the President reflects on the Edmonton Resilience Festival 2018, thanks supporters, and shows how the festival helped the Guild launch camps, workshops, a PDC, and other community…
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This article by David Blume argues that permaculture design supports real food security, sharing field experience from a small farm that fed hundreds of people, while contrasting diverse polycultures with…
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John Freebury reflects on personal and collective resilience through stories of Syrian refugees, ecological crisis, and Edmonton’s Resilience Festival, and asks what resilience really means when you face hardship, systemic…
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This article by Dustin Bajer explains how tightly wrapped decorative lights can girdle trees, uses real growth data from Edmonton elms, and shares practical guidelines for safer lighting that protects…
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