Update: DIY - Unlimited Onions

Hey Everyone,

For those of you that have been following our earlier stories, I would like to give you an update on my unlimited onion and indoor garden undertaking.  Of the three onion bottoms that I planted, one is doing quite well, the second only has a ton of new roots, and the 3rd died. As this project was not 100% successful, I have determined that the onions will only take if the heart of the onion remains intact.  It is for this reason that I attempted another cutting technique to plant another onion bottom.  I cut the onion in half and then slowly removed the layers to expose the top of the onion heart.  By this time you should have a ping pong ball sized onion that is ready to plant (root section intact).  The success of this one should be much greater than the instructions in the original article as there is relatively little open surface area exposed to desiccation.

Get More Out of Life with Less

By Andrew

As a recent graduate, I’ve essentially spent the last few years living out of a suitcase.  Granted I did have a home base in which to store my larger possessions, my whole life could pretty much fit into the back of a car.  It was only after I moved out of my parents place that I realized, quite frankly, I had a lot of useless junk.  In the relatively short period of time that I'd spent living in my parents’ home after graduation I had somehow acquired another vanload of personal effects.  Sure, I could still survive for about a week with what I could fit into my backpack, but the pool that I had available to draw upon seemed to keep growing.

    

St. Lawrence Farmer's Market

By Braeden

Every Saturday from 5am to 5pm at the St. Lawrence Farmers Market, you can find local food at an affordable price (we’re talking pocket change affordable). While the daily “South Market” is a bit on the pricey side for weekly groceries, you can find baskets of local carrots, turnips, potatoes, and apples for $1 to $2 at the North/Farmer’s Market. Not only can you buy high quality, local ingredients, but you’re also helping to support the local agricultural communities that surround Toronto.

U of T's Electric Balls

By Noah

8:30pm on Saturday March 27 is Earth Hour: a symbolic gesture of millions of people in thousands of cities across the world recognizing the need for global action at such a late hour in our climate crisis.  It represents a pledge of all participants to be more ecologically conscious, and sustainable in the coming years; an homage to the pre-industrial planet. 

Wait.  Earth HOUR?

WWOOF: a primer

By John

Volunteering: as a lower-upper-middle-class kid with a huge sense of entitlement, it was a departure for me to contemplate an exchange that was so seemingly one sided. Fortunately for me, my sense of adventure triumphed over my cynical complacency, and I decided to volunteer on organic farms while I traveled Western Europe.

Alternative Transport

By Andrew


Most of us don’t have the benefit to live within an acceptable walking distance from our place of employment.  This being the case, we are generally left with the options of driving or taking public transportation.  I’m not saying that these are bad options, but they certainly aren’t the best if you’re interested in reducing your environmental impact or improving your fitness and mental wellbeing.  The main alternative option that is probably flashing in your mind is riding a bike, something that I have recently begun to do for my commute to work now that the weather is getting warmer.  As I transitioned to biking, I noticed something wonderful.

JUICE IT!

By Braeden

A couple of months ago, I was horrified when my friend Emily (one of our lovely contributors)  told me about how "not from concentrate" juice is actually a lot worse than the frozen stuff. Why? Because the frozen juice concentrate has fewer preservatives added to it, because it's, well, frozen. The cartons boasting "100% not from concentrate" labels are in fact filled with a liquid that has already spent a year in an industrial storage tank.

Food Cycles

Guest post by Emily

This past summer my roommates and I took advantage of the large balcony off of my room in a house on Lansdowne Ave. and decided to experiment with a pretty significant potted garden. I put a hold on a copy of Gayla Trail’s You Grow, Girl at the library and patiently waited a long time for it to come in  (Gayla Trail, resident gardening blogger extraordinaire is,

DIY - Unlimited Onions

By Andrew

A flavourful meal is something that we can all appreciate.  I personally like to add some savor to my dinners by adding some onions, especially caramelized ones!  So you can imagine my surprise when I stumbled across an article explaining how I can get an almost limitless supply of onions… for free!  Remember folks, spring is on the way.  The steps to do this below are so

The Beatles Said It Best

By Noah

“Hey Jute” – A uniquely titled accessory company located in Mt Albert Ontario (about an hour north of the city) that designs and creates durable, useful and rather attractive products in an otherwise bland and synthetic market.   Using an eco-friendly plant fibre called Jute (instead of your typical combination of synthetic fibres, plastics, and non-recyclables), Hey Jute manufactures products such as school binders, Ipod cases, belts, purses, wine and tote bags, ties, pillows, guitar straps and yoga mats.