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Tag Archives: coldframes

Coldframes to extend your gardening season

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on April 24, 2014 by Heather HolmMay 10, 2014

We have coldframes for sale! With a coldframe, you can eat your own salads in April, keep greens going through the winter, start seeds at all times of year and more! Set it up in a sunny spot, facing south, and garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Growing food | Tagged cold frames, coldframes

Building Coldframes

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 23, 2012 by Heather HolmAugust 7, 2012

We got a couple of coldframes started on July 22. We used pallets for the base, and covered them on the bottom with landscape fabric to help contain the soil, as these coldframes will be sitting on gravel or asphalt. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Growing food, Reuse and Recycle, The building | Tagged cold frames, coldframes

Building Coldframes: Work Party July 20

The Blockhouse School Project Posted on July 20, 2012 by Heather HolmJuly 2, 2013

Join us on Sunday, July 20, for a coldframe-building blitz. With some substantial coldframes occupying the sunniest south-facing corner of the building, we hope to be able to grow summer veggies into the fall and cold-season veggies to overwinter. Someday … Continue reading →

Posted in Past events, Work parties | Tagged cold frames, coldframes

What he said…

"What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet. We don't know what details of a truly sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options, we need people experimenting in all kinds of ways and permaculturists are one of the critical groups that are doing that."
            ~ David Suzuki
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