Food Garden Life Show: Helping You Harvest More from Your Edible Garden, Vegetable Garden, and Edible Landscaping

Time Outdoors…and TroutYou probably never expected to hear about polar bears on The Food Garden Life Show.Today’s show is a bit of a departure from our usual focus on plants. We continue with our focus on food, the outdoors, and the human story.Time Outdoors…and FamilyMike Borger, lived some of his younger years as a self-described canoe bum, travelling northern waters in pursuit of brook trout. Today, he helps people plan trips to remote fishing destinations through his business Canada Fishing Guide (https://www.canadafishingguide.net/).We learned of Mike Borger when a friend sent us a link to a video of a great family trip: A Dad who takes his 10-year-old son on a spring brook-trout fishing trip into Algonquin Park – and they get the mother lode of fish.In today’s show, my son Quinn, an avid angler, joins in our chat with his fishing questions.We talk about:* Travelling northern canoe routes (and a polar bear encounter!)* Mike’s passion for brook trout* His epic brook trout fishing trips to Algonquin Park with his son, Brendan* Favourite tackle* Reading a lake when fishing for brook trout* Tips for new anglers* How he created a business doing what he lovesConnect* Canada Fishing Guide: canadafishingguide.net (https://www.canadafishingguide.net)

Show Notes

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Time Outdoors…and Trout
You probably never expected to hear about polar bears on The Food Garden Life Show.

Today’s show is a bit of a departure from our usual focus on plants. We continue with our focus on food, the outdoors, and the human story.

Time Outdoors…and Family
Mike Borger, lived some of his younger years as a self-described canoe bum, travelling northern waters in pursuit of brook trout. Today, he helps people plan trips to remote fishing destinations through his business Canada Fishing Guide.

We learned of Mike Borger when a friend sent us a link to a video of a great family trip: A Dad who takes his 10-year-old son on a spring brook-trout fishing trip into Algonquin Park – and they get the mother lode of fish.

In today’s show, my son Quinn, an avid angler, joins in our chat with his fishing questions.
We talk about:

  • Travelling northern canoe routes (and a polar bear encounter!)
  • Mike’s passion for brook trout
  • His epic brook trout fishing trips to Algonquin Park with his son, Brendan
  • Favourite tackle
  • Reading a lake when fishing for brook trout
  • Tips for new anglers
  • How he created a business doing what he loves

Connect

 
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What is Food Garden Life Show: Helping You Harvest More from Your Edible Garden, Vegetable Garden, and Edible Landscaping?

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.