Growing Passions – Vancouver Island
On Vancouver Island, similar to elsewhere around the world, farmers markets are a significant community event. Our bright and sunny days on Vancouver island were a perfect backdrop for farmers markets at Campbell River and Lantzville, where once more kombucha was on the menu and the blueberries were fine. There’s nothing like a farmers market to provide a conversation starter, with pride in quality of produce and respect and appreciation for that as the starting point.
Growing Passions – San Diego
In downtown Hillcrest, San Diego we met Pete, whose passion is growing succulents and verge gardening. Fascinated by his technique of totally surrounding his house with colourful pots of succulents of every description we chatted when we met him out front of his spectacular home. His water wise gardening in drought stricken California is spectacular. He shared the secret of his lining up so many rows of potted plants attached to his house – a special hook – he gave us one to take home. His verge garden went around the block and with healthy loquats in addition to his succulents he shows how a water wise verge garden can also be edible.
