The Community Garden Podcast

• Environmental Concerns from the Perspective of Brantford Youth

  Join Equal Ground Community Gardens for this special episode of The Community Garden Podcast. Join Taylor on a field trip to the Tollgate Technological Skills Centre greenhouse to chat with students from the Green Industries program about environmental issues that they believe in. Taylor and students chat about ideas to decrease climate change impact on communities, endangered tree species, fruit trees in neighbourhoods, best practices for foraging, mycelium, among many other topics. Visit the full show notes page at thecommunitygardenpodcast.ca to see a list of full resources.To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected] podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

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• Medicinal plants, microclimates, community greenhouse

  Join Equal Ground Community Gardens as we chat with Samantha Cockman, a new addition to the Brantford gardening community! Samantha has recently moved from the neighbouring city of Brantford and is beginning her gardening and plant journey in a slightly different climate. Taylor and Sam chat about growing herbs indoors, houseplants for beginners, foraging, medicinal plants, and engaging kiddos in nature. Taylor also provides some insight into EGCG’s new community greenhouse opening soon!To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected] podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

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• Advice for starting a community garden, Hügelkultur, black walnut trees

  Join Equal Ground Community Gardens as we chat with Elsa Mann from the Mount Forest Community Garden. This community garden operates multiple styles of gardening and addresses multiple needs, located in the heart of Mount Forest, Ontario. This space serves as a place to meet new friends, grow nutritious food for the community, relax and recharge, and connect. Elsa and Taylor discuss how Mount Forest Community Garden got started, its accomplishments, plans for growth, and stories of community connection. They also discuss Hügelkultur, black walnut trees, and advice for starting a community garden. Check out the full show notes at theccommunitygardenpodcast.ca. To learn more about Mount Forest Community Garden, visit www.mountforestgarden.com.To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected] podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

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• Health and Wellness Garden Project in Brantford, ON

  Join Equal Ground Community Gardens as we chat with Chad Martin from the Brantford Station Neighbourhood Association, plus multiple other organizations. Chad is a huge community changemaker that is doing amazing things in Brantford. Chad and Taylor sit down to chat about plans for a Health and Wellness Garden project, but also touch on community networking, individual actions to contribute to your neighbourhood, mentorship, community gardens on the front lawn, and the importance of leaving your community better than the way you found it. Check out the show notes at thecommunitygardenpodcast.ca for additional resources mentioned in this episode. To learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected] podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

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• Cauliflower woes, gold raspberries, to sucker or to not sucker

  Join Equal Ground Community Gardens as we chat with Gillian Aitken, a local beginner gardener who just wrapped up their first season gardening, while growing in Brantford, ON on sterile land. This conversation was stuffed full of little gardening tidbits and problem solving, discussing beginner friendly brambles, cauliflower problems, navigating sterile soil, tomatoes for beginners, growing zones, and seed saving basics. Don’t forget to check out the full show notes at thecommunitygardenpodcast.caTo learn more about Equal Ground Community Gardens, visit www.egcgbrant.ca.Want to be on this podcast? Email us at [email protected] podcast is brought to you by the Brant Community Foundation and the City of Brantford.

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