Teachings to Guide Gardeners

🍋 Lemon Camp: September 17 and 24Grow a healthy, productive lemon tree in a pot. In these two live online sessions, Steven Biggs covers watering, feeding, pruning, repotting, pests, flowers and fruit—and how to get a lemon tree through the winter.Recordings are included, so you can watch afterwards if you can’t attend live.Learn more and register for Lemon Camp- - - Today on the podcast we hang out here in Toronto to speak with Isaac Crosby. Isaac is the Urban Agriculture Lead at Toronto’s Evergreen Brickworks.During our chat, Isaac told us that, “Part of wisdom is not keeping it to yourself.”He shares with us wisdom that has come to him through Ojibwa teachings. Isaac is from the Ojibwa of Anderdon, a small farming community In south-western Ontario. He takes the seven grandfather teachings and explains how we can interpret them when gardening.His advice for new gardeners? “Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, because that’s where you learn.”The 7 Grandfather TeachingsThe 7 Grandfather teachings are about:HumilityHonestyRespectBravery/CourageLoveTruthWisdom