The Garden Shift

Learn about agroecology and growing seed crops with my guest, seed farmer and author Dan Brisebois. We talk about 'First Seed Mindset' and building a relationship with a plant. What species make a good seed crop, will there be cross pollination, what's a F1 seed, don't be afraid of Brassicas, and lots of vegetable tips will be shared.
Ferme Tourne-Sol Co-Op
The Seed Farmer, New Society Publisher, 2025
Planting Guides

Junaid is an ecologist who knows nature can heal. His journey starts in Pakistan where nature was always somewhere else. Moving to Canada and now living in Peterborough he sought out a connection to the land through both traditional indigenous learning and alliances with community groups and organizations. Junaid reflects "I see my work is to weave together people's understanding of what it is to be part of nature so we can heal ourselves and each other"
https://www.truecology.ca/
The National Observer
Let Junaid Shahzad Khan Help you Work on Your Relationship With the Land
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/11/08/news/let-junaid-shahzad-khan-help-you-work-your-relationship-land
Colla Conservation Science Lab
https://www.savethebumblebees.ca/
https://www.creatorsgardenmarket.ca/
https://outdoorlearning.com/product/anishinaabe-bird-names/

Would you like to collaborate with a team of volunteers while enjoying some nature therapy? Toronto Nature Stewards may be the organization for you. Pat Concessi is a caring citizen and she wants you to get to know the ravines. Learn why some plants are harmful in the ravine ecosystem and need to be removed, what species may appear in your garden and how to identify , remove and dispose them.
https://torontonaturestewards.org/
Garlic Mustard
https://www.ontario.ca/page/garlic-mustard
Ontario Invasive Plant Council
https://www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca/
Grow Me Instead
https://www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca/resources/grow-me-instead/

Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Canada is a registered Canadian charity widely recognized as the pre-eminent authority on the bird-building collision issue. Millions of birds die every year from collisions with windows.
What can we do to safeguard birds in our yards. Michael discusses option for our windows and placement of our bird feeders.
https://flap.org/
Global Bird Collision Mapper
https://www.birdmapper.org/

Joanna Dyer is teaching her young family to love bees and bugs, removing invasive plants, experimenting with garden techniques like dead hedges and seed snails and growing new species at every opportunity. Her Shift is happening at a racing pace in her garden in Hamilton, Ontario.
Follow Joanna on Instagram:
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Order Wild Ginger -Ontario Native Plant:
https://onplants.ca/shop/asarum-canadense/
Remove Periwinkle:
https://www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca/invasive-plants/species/periwinkle/