Nourishment and Peace: Soup, beans and gardens in the Kootenays of British Columbia
by Vera Kanigan and Richard Hebda Doukhobor Cultural Centre and the Dove of Peace in Brilliant, British Columbia. John Kalmakov photo. Potatoes and beans are food crops vital to the adaptation of communities to climate change. These foods together provide abundant...
Thibodeau de Comté Beauce: an extra early dry bean from Quebec
By Richard Hebda The short growing season in Canada demands rapidly maturing dry beans. Tina Davies of Emmerdale Eden Farm identified an early dry heritage bean from Quebec called Thibodeau de Comté Beauce in the best-of-ten dual purpose varieties article for Prince...
Favourite Dry & Dual-purpose Heritage Beans from Emmerdale Eden Farm, Prince Edward Island.
Tina Davies Emmerdale Eden Farm and Richard Hebda January 2025 Emmerdale Eden farm, near Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Photo Tina Davies. The Crop-Climate project aims to help people test and find the best varieties for their climates and gardens...
Polish Eagle Bean: Symbol of Freedom
Beans are political. I discovered this several years ago when visiting my family village in the foothills of the Tatra mountains of southern Poland. One of my numerous cousins was visiting the family house and passed on a packet of beans to his brother with great...
Good Mother Stallard: Beautiful and Bountiful
Pictures and words on websites are great for attracting attention and providing a bit of guidance to the choice of varieties. Perusing the well-known and highly reliable Rancho Gordo’s website (https://www.ranchogordo.com/collections/heirloom-beans ) from...Potatoes In The News
Gardening and Climate Change
This video by professor and botanist Dr. Richard Hebda looks at ways to mitigate and adapt to climate change within your garden. He specifically focuses on water managed landscape techniques, techniques for preparing excellent soils, the advantages of diverse and dense plantings, and the (numerous) benefits of mulch!
For more great gardening resources: www.growingfood-together.com
How Peru’s potato museum could stave off world food crisis
Read the Guardian article here.
With a climate changing faster than most crops can adapt and food security under threat around the world, scientists have found hope in a living museum dedicated to a staple eaten by millions daily: the humble potato
This spud’s for you: A breeding revolution could unleash the potential of potato
Potatoes that are resilient in the face of climate change is more important forever. This article talks of some of the challenges of breeding and selecting climate-smart potatoes.
Unleashing the potential of the potato
News from the Blog
Starting with 2 potatoes, in two years, Scott Harris harvests 120 pounds!
Read about Scott's success growing Ozette-Nootka potatoes in Metchosin, BC.