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Grow Quince in Cold ClimatesImagine a job that revolved around a plant you’re passionate about. What plant would it be for you? For Nan Stefanik that plant is quince.She first tasted quince as an adult, on an overseas trip. After returning home, she was surprised to learn it grew locally in New England. With a long history of its cultivation in New England, knowledge of quince had receded over time. #GrowQuinceStefanik’s business, Vermont Quince, makes quince paste, quince preserves, and other specialty quince products using New-England-grown quince. Along with food products, she has made it her mission to collect and share quince information.Using a specialty-crop grant, she started a #GrowQuince (https://vermontquince.myshopify.com/pages/growquince) campaign to share quince-growing information.Find more information about how to grow and how to cook quince on the Vermont Quince website (https://vermontquince.myshopify.com).What’s next? Stefanik and her son have acquired land for a quince education centre where they can combine a shop, demonstrations, and hold scion exchanges.A fabric showing the different types of quince used in a recent quince taste test. Toronto & Golden Horseshoe Gardener’s JournalOur second guest today is also passionate about what she does. Helen Battersby produces the Toronto and Golden Horseshoe Gardener’s Journal. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the journal, which includes information about frost dates, seed-starting dates, plant and seed sources — and also has space to record garden successes and failures.There’s a deeply human story behind the journal, the story of a mother helping a son. Battersby shares that story, and talks about what’s new in the 2022 edition.
Want to grow your own food but need creative ideas so you can get the most from your space and your growing zone? Our passion is the edible garden.
We help people grow food on balconies, in backyards, and beyond—whether it’s edible landscaping, a vegetable garden, container gardens, or a home orchard.
There are many ways to approach edible landscaping. Find out how to harvest enough fruit, vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers. Get top tips for exotic crops. And learn how to garden in a way that suits any situation.
Host Steven Biggs was recognized by Garden Making magazine as one of the “green gang” making a difference in Canadian horticulture. His home-garden experiments span driveway straw-bale gardens, a rooftop kitchen garden, fruit plantings, and an edible-themed front yard. He's a horticulturist, award-winning broadcaster and author, and former horticulture instructor with George Brown and Durham Colleges in Ontario, Canada.
Get started with one of our fan favourites. Season 6, Episode 10: Big Harvests from a Small Space with a Vertical Vegetable Garden.