An article by Nano Shen Published on Vancouver Is Awesome. Please visit https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/richmond-garlic-festival-returning-this-summer-5175788 for original posting. "A unique smelling event is coming back to the Sharing Farm this year. Rain or shine, the Richmond Garlic Fest will be stinking up the city this summer. After two years of hiatus, the summer tradition is finally back at the Richmond Sharing Farm, on 2771 Westminister Hwy. on Aug. 14. "We are so...

Have you noticed the perennial flowers and freshly planted flower seedlings around the Sharing Farm? These are all thanks to the Flower Power team! The team consists of a small group of committed volunteers who have been coming to the Farm at least once a week since February to plant, tend seedlings, weed, transplant and care for two dozen beds around the healing garden and two long beds at the Farm’s perimeter. When we asked one of the team members how the group came to be, she told us...

After our final fall harvests, we plant cover crops such as winter wheat and oats. Cover crops suppress weeds, protect soil and help retain nutrients through the winter. Many cover crops are also nitrogen fixers, which means that they pull nitrogen out of the atmosphere, bring it into the soil and use it to increase growth. After these cover crops die, the additional nitrogen in the soil becomes available to whatever is planted next - providing a sustainable, natural form of nitrogen...