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Urban Growers + Gardening Under Cover
Season 4 · Episode 40

Urban Growers + Gardening Under Cover

Today on the podcast we hear how one person’s journey into food gardening evolved into a documentary film — and then we find out how to use garden covers to take vegetable gardening to another level.In My Backyard: A Documentary about Urban GrowersToronto

Food Garden Life Show: Helping You Harvest More from Your Edible Garden, Vegetable Garden, and Edible Landscaping · Emma Biggs, Steven Biggs

October 7, 20211h 3m

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Show Notes

Today on the podcast we hear how one person’s journey into food gardening evolved into a documentary film — and then we find out how to use garden covers to take vegetable gardening to another level.


In My Backyard: A Documentary about Urban Growers

Torontonian Jamie Day Fleck converted her entire suburban backyard into a kitchen garden. That was the starting point of her documentary, In My Backyard, where she looks at ideas that urban growers have dreamed up in her hometown of Toronto.


Fleck talks about the urban growers she met while filming, how their gardens were different — and what they had in common. She also reflects on the future of urban growing.


Growing Under Cover with Niki Jabbour


We head to Halifax for food-garden inspiration from author, broadcaster, and vegetable gardening expert Niki Jabbour. 


Jabbour talks about gardening in a polytunnel, reflects on her 2021 garden, and shares tips about how to use covers in the garden to grow more, protect crops from weather, and minimize pest problems. 


Her newest book is called Growing Under Cover. It’s a must-have for serious vegetable gardeners.


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