Q1. What organic methods do you practice on your clients properties?
Q2. What areas do you provide your organic products and services ?
Q3. I’m outside of your service areas. How can The Greener Side help me?
Q4.What kinds of organic gardening do you specialize in?
Q5. Do you do site prep and garden hardscaping?
Q6. Do you provide a free estimate for your urban garden work?
Q7. I need help but I want to learn. Do you provide organic gardening coaching and maintenance?
Q8. What are the ingredients in your famous organic soil mix?
Q9. The YUG: Your Urban Garden Vertical Growing Barrels: what can you grow in them?
Q10. Where can the barrels and soil be purchased?
Q1. What organic methods do you practice on your clients properties?
A1.
an emphasis on hand tools, with no gas mowers or blowers
organic inputs: fertilizers, fungicides, pesticides.
promotion of local, reused, and recycled products
techniques that emphasize quick results and long term health
Q2. What areas do you provide your organic products and services ?
A2.
We service the areas downtown and just outside of downtown Toronto on a weekly basis.
We tend to properties across Toronto and the GTA on an occasional basis (eg. every month)
Q3. I’m outside of your service areas. How can The Greener Side help me?
A3.
We tend to properties across Toronto and the GTA on an occasional basis (eg. every month)
For properties more than 30 minutes car travel from Yonge and St. Clair, we charge for driving time and initial consultation (starting at $75)
Q4.What kinds of organic gardening do you specialize in?
A4.
all components of:
edible gardening
ornamental gardening
sustainable gardening
small space gardening
Q5. Do you do site prep and garden hardscaping?
A5.
We do site prep: weed, plant and soil removal, soil replacement, grading, sodding, seeding, and ornamental, native and edible plantings.
We outsource some related hardscaping services.
Q6. Do you provide a free estimate for your urban garden work?
A6.
Yes we provide free estimates in the Toronto area.
For properties more than 30 minutes car travel from Yonge and St. Clair, we charge for driving time and initial consultation (starting at $75)
Q7. I need help but I want to learn. Do you provide organic gardening coaching and maintenance?
A7.
Yes we do. We find that edible gardening is on the upswing in popularity; most people don’t have access to a large space. Planting strategically to maximize yields is a part of companion planting. When done successfully in small spaces allows for a diversity of crops and successive timelines resulting in harvests every week. We pass on this information and are most excited when the client on site weekly at their property ready to learn techniques of advanced urban agriculture as the seasons pass.
We also have a book we are working on called the Urban Edible Gardening Coursebook. It will be published sometime from Fall to Winter 2010. Co-written by Torontonians adept in their field: Organic Farmers, Bug and Disease Specialist, Chefs and Nutritionists.
Q8. What are the ingredients in your famous organic soil mix?
A8.
We have several.
The basis of the our main mix is organic worm compost.
This contains
We have other ingredients that we use as needed for custom blends.
These natural ingredients are
We are aiming to sell pre-bagged tote bags or gaylord boxes of the following locally made blends starting summer 2010:
rooftop and container mix
lawn mix
super blend to add to other soils
original mix -for lawns gardens and veggies
Q9. The YUG: Your Urban Garden Vertical Growing Barrels: what can you grow in them?
A9.
We have used these barrels in settings unique to urban agriculture. Our applied research with the YUG growing system has provided us with viable feedback in the form of high yields of diverse locally and organically grown produce.
Flowers and herbs can also be grown in the barrels. Perennials can be grown in the barres as long if they can tolerate frost heaving.
Q10. Where can the barrels and soil be purchased?
A10.
We sell the barrels and soil by custom order.
We also do the installation if required. Barrels can be purchased at The Brickworks Farmers Market.
