Beyond The Garden

Live your best life! Learn about the different things you can do with your harvest, the latest healthy lifestyle trends, and ways you can make an impact outside of the garden.

5 Cool Ways To Use A Pumpkin After Halloween

Catherine Sherriffs

Halloween isn’t complete without the perfect pumpkin! Around the world, many families continue the tradition of picking an orange squash, carving a face into them, and then, unfortunately, throwing them out. A 2018 study in the UK found that 8 million pumpkins go to landfills after Halloween. In the US, 1.3 billion pounds are thrown away,…

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#StoptheWaste Campaign Tackles Food Waste And Hunger

Celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern has created a recipe for a Thai Coconut Salmon Soup that uses salmon heads and other pieces of fish you would usually throw away. It’s his way of helping to fight the problem of food waste and world hunger. Zimmern takes parts of the fish that typically never make it onto…
October 10, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

All-Natural Allergy Relief

Put your hand up if you suffer from seasonal allergies. Tired of popping pills to control the gamut of symptoms, including the sneezing, runny nose, sore throat, and itchy eyes? There might be an all-natural remedy for that!  According to Statistics Canada, 27% of Canadians have allergies, and of that group, 40% are allergic to…
September 27, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Gardening Offers Plenty of Physical Benefits Through Exercise

There’s no denying that gardens are great for us! From the proven mental health benefits to the many calories burned while getting our hands dirty, growing flowers or fruits and vegetables does both the mind and body some serious good. Mood boosters Many studies have found that gardening is good for our self-esteem and well-being,…
August 28, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Ask a Tomato Expert: Q & A With Jason Johns

The Garden Culture team recently came across a book for anyone as intrigued by growing tomatoes as we are. It’s called Growing Tomatoes: Your Guide to Growing Delicious Tomatoes at Home. Who doesn’t want to grow beautiful tomatoes at home? So we had a chat with author Jason Johns to learn more. Happy reading! Why…
August 16, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

The ABC’s Of Natural Beekeeping

As I’m about to write this blog, my last stare of procrastination falls on the perfect smelling flowers of my orange plant, plump and ready to burst open. I wonder what how the honey made from its nectar would taste? Those that grow their produce know that distinctive taste; the taste that brings a smile…
June 26, 2019
Martyna Król