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04/29/2026

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Japanese beetle (JB) is an invasive beetle that feeds on foliage, flowers, and fruits of over 300 ornamental and agricultural plants. Adults often gather in large groups and can quickly skeletonize leaves, while larvae underground damage roots of lawns and gardens. Be on the lookout, as JB is spreading in Eastern Canada and British Columbia.

🔎Signs and symptoms:
· Metallic green head and copper-brown wing cover
· Distinct white tufts of hair around each side and rear of abdomen
· Congregation of adults, rarely seen alone
· Skeletonized leaves with veins intact
· Dead or thinning grass patches

Report sightings to CFIA and EDDMapS. Learn more about Japanese beetles: https://www.invasivespeciescentre.ca/japanese-beetle/

04/13/2026

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04/03/2026

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Discover 20 tiny food plants that produce more food than fruit trees — from strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries to pole beans, cherry tomatoes, kale, ...

04/03/2026

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What if you could plant once… and harvest food for the next 20, 30, even 50+ years? 🌱In this video, we reveal 20 insanely productive perennial crops that gr...

03/29/2026

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03/17/2026

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In the United Kingdom, an ambitious community project transformed a large public space into a thriving “urban food forest.” Instead of planting decorative trees or lawns, planners and volunteers filled the area with more than 500 fruit trees. Apples, pears, plums, cherries, and other edible plants now grow together in a carefully designed landscape that mimics a natural forest ecosystem.

Unlike traditional orchards owned by private farms, this forest was created with a simple rule: anyone can pick the fruit for free. Local residents, families, and visitors are encouraged to walk through the green space and harvest what they need. The trees are arranged to grow naturally alongside berry bushes, herbs, and flowering plants that attract pollinators and improve biodiversity.

The project turns public land into a living pantry for the entire community. Beyond providing fresh fruit, it also offers shade, wildlife habitat, and a peaceful space for people to gather. By combining ecological design with open access, the urban food forest demonstrates how cities can grow food locally while strengthening community connections.

03/17/2026

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03/12/2026

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A young woman who dreams of becoming a children's book author makes an unlikely friendship with a cantankerous, rich old widower.

02/21/2026

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02/21/2026

Time to plant some fruit trees and shrubs, lawns are keeping the soil hostage. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=917997907833063&set=pb.100088685871571.-2207520000

Once, fruit trees grew at the edges of towns, between homes and streets, feeding neighbors without markets or packaging.

These trees shaded sidewalks, fed children, and turned ordinary neighborhoods into living food systems.

Then zoning laws arrived, separating where people lived from where food was allowed to grow.

Slowly, the trees disappeared, replaced by lawns and ornamental plants that produced nothing edible.

What vanished wasn’t just fruit, but daily resilience and shared abundance.

As cities now rethink sustainability and local food security, an old question returns:

should food once again grow where people actually live? Would you welcome fruit trees back into your neighborhood today?