Buzz in in the garden

ByVivian July 29, 2010

This morning Dan Goodbaum www.foodbomb.org came to my garden to interview me for a video he is making about my garden and my gardening philosophy . The bees were at work.

july 27 tomatoes tec 035 — Chasing the bees to capture their good side

Food

The aftertaste is sweet: What the media are saying about our tasting
ByVivian August 24, 2010

http://www.spotlighttoronto.com/site/index.php/event-heirloomtomatotasting.html http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/08/21/20988/

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Art | Thought

July 1 , Canada Day
ByVivian July 1, 2010

When I sent this photo out to friends as a Canada Day greeting, I recieved this inspiring response from writer Helen Lovekin. Thank-you so much, darling Vivenka! Its true: I love Canada. It allows its citizens to have patriotism without nationalism, we dare to be a work-in-progress, and we have a curious respect for the…

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Gardens | Urban farming

Video: Vivian Reiss: Artist, Designer, Urban Farmer & Culinary Innovator
ByVivian October 25, 2012March 24, 2025

Step into the vibrant world of Vivian Reiss—an artist, designer, urban farmer, and culinary creator. In this exclusive video interview by her son Joel Garten, filmed in her extraordinary Toronto garden, she shares insights into her gardening inspirations and the unique recipes she’s crafted using over 100 edible plants. From towering 16-foot broom corn to…

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Sorghum: The Sweet Taste of Success
ByVivian October 23, 2010

Sorghum; the sweet extracted juice This Summer’s boulevard garden was a great success. The broom corn reached a record height of 15′ 8″. Nestled among the amaranth, broom corn, cotton, beets, artichokes, buckwheat, zinnias, dill, Swiss chard, upland rice, coriander, eggplants, and ground cherries, sorghum was growing. It’s sap growing sweet in the Toronto sun. Sorghum is…

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In our climate, a 2nd crop of cucumbers?
ByVivian July 20, 2010

TodayI planted Japanese cucumbers in peat pots. When the first crop of cucumbers on the 124 Merton rooftop garden have yellowed vines and are finished I will transplant these. The packet says 65 days . Will I be able to get a 2nd crop?

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Art | Decor | Food | Recipes | Thought

Happy Chanukah, the latke mobile menorah
ByVivian December 1, 2010February 27, 2022

Years ago, I went to a garage sale and loaded a cardboard box with old kitchen gadgets, pots, pans, and even an old oil tin from the basement of the sale. When I arrived home, I noticed that the muffin tin uncharacteristically had 8 sections. It would make the perfect holder for 8 potatoes for the…

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