TruckFarm — Swiss Chard
Help Drive Vancouver's Truck Farm
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If you already know & love the Truck Farm Because we are still expanding our retail reach, seed sales alone are not able to cover the costs of keeping the Truck Farm on the road so we have put together an Indiegogo campaign to help cover the costs. There are lots of great perks that we created for this campaign so they are not available anywhere else. We have even put together a Truck Farm tour for any hardy individuals who would like to have a tour of various Urban Farms in Vancouver (or we could just go for a...
Truck Farm Tour
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Ah, it is so beautiful one the weather turns to summer in Vancouver. So the Truck Farm and I have been taking some time to play tourist. And since pictures say far more in this situation, here are some recent shots. We also invite you to follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/TruckFarmCanada) to see more of our mobile demonstration of small space container gardening. You never know where we might show up. Truck Farm in front of the Vancouver Planetarium Truck Farm in front of the Vancouver Planetarium - a closer look. Truck Farm in front of Gassy Jack Statue in Gastown....
Truck Farm : Trials & Tribulations
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Ok, so it has been a little tougher than expected to get this show on the road. So far it has been in the shop for a total of 5 weeks (and counting). Sitting in an alley for 6 years tends to take a toll. That said there is hardly any rust and for the most part it runs great - just a few hiccups. The truck is a 1993 Mazda B2600 that I have owned since 1994. Apart from the mechanics there has been the issue of some rusted out add ons - like the tub bumper on the...
mmmmarvelous Swiss Chard
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photo of baby Swiss Chard by Jason Lang. If you are reading this blog you are likely as interested in how nutrition and taste as aesthetics. But I have to say it is really a thing of beauty. But for all you healthy types here are some quick facts: Swiss chard is the store-house of many phytonutrients that have health promotional and disease prevention properties. Chard is very low in calories (19 kcal per 100 g fresh, raw leaves) and fats, recommended in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs. Chard leaves are an excellent source of anti-oxidant vitamin, vitamin-C. Chard is...