BY CATE HENDERSON Providence Village is a heart-felt idea that is moving forward at 1200 Princess St, the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Providence. We don’t know yet exactly what it will be like, but it will certainly change the look of the wide-open spaces currently...
Photo: Andreas FrantzeskosEvery year Seedy Saturday gets bigger but this March, it got huge. More than 600 took part in the one-day seedfest that is sponsored in part by the Sisters of Providence — and held at the perfect time, as winter is still hanging on and the...
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BY CATE HENDERSON We are coming to realize that plants do have an organ similar to our mammal brain. This organ is connected to a nervous system of sorts and capable of sending out signals that cause action in other parts of the plant. In plants, this central organ is...
BY GARDENER CATE HENDERSON This year’s growing season brought far more climatic challenges than we like to see, although it’s easy to forget that fact when enjoying such ideal conditions at the moment. It’s easy to forget that what we actually experienced was as...
BY CATE HENDERSON Train up a child in the way s/he should go: and when s/he is old, s/he will not depart from it.Proverbs 22:6 The Heirloom Seed Sanctuary gets a Queen’s student for community practicum most years and it’s such a pleasure to work with educators who see...
BY CATE HENDERSON Kingston Seedy Saturday is upon us, and for those of us who grow at least some of our own food, March 14 is a very exciting day! Seedy Saturday, this year held at LCVI High School, is the place to go to trade seeds, find out what seeds your...
BY CATE HENDERSON Those of you who were in attendance at the spring equinox celebration may remember our meditation on the seed – that through kindness alone plants grow from one seed to produce many, many seeds. There is no selfish reason for this, and economists and...
Cate Henderson works up the Heirloom Seed Sanctuary's annual garden planBY CATE HENDERSON Many gardeners enjoy planning their gardens over the winter time, as it means dreaming of all the beautiful flowers and delicious, perfect veggies they can grow. In the planning...
BY CATE HENDERSON The idea of rest is somewhat deceiving. We know as human beings that when we sleep we appear to others to be resting, to be immobile and still. But we also know that, in fact, our minds can be quite busy as we sleep – sometimes living a whole other...
