What’s the Deal with Composting?
Rod Olson2017-03-06T18:37:30-08:00Composting must be done well, if it is to serve its purpose; if you don’t do it well, it won’t turn [...]
About Rod Olson
Rod lived and worked Vancouver, BC for 4 years. Currently, he runs his own urban farming business "Leaf & Lyre Urban Farms" that uses the SPIN Farming (Small Plot Intensive) model to maximize land use for food production in the urban setting. He knows farming, gardening, and landscaping.A Reason to Love Dirt Under Your Nails
Rod Olson2017-01-27T00:53:58-08:00“I do it for the love of doing it.” Most gardeners could say this about their gardening. There is [...]
Be Smart with Your Soil
Rod Olson2017-03-06T18:37:33-08:00Is your Soil Health Compromised? Compost and manure may not be the whole solution for your soil. If [...]
Why Moss Removal?
Rod Olson2021-04-26T11:44:59-07:00Someone on Facebook asked a question "What's so bad about moss?" According to one of our Bur-Han ex [...]
Why Moss Removal?
Rod Olson2017-03-06T18:37:37-08:00Someone on Facebook asked a question, "What's so bad about moss?" According to one of our Bur-Han ex [...]
Got your Spring Garden Tools?
Rod Olson2017-03-06T18:37:42-08:00Here are 8 Essentials for the Home Gardening Tool Kit For as long as humans have survived, we have i [...]
5 BIG PICTURE TIPS for Vancouver SPRING LANDSCAPING
Rod Olson2018-08-23T11:04:04-07:00"When we put our hands in the soil and kick up the soil microbiology, our health is improved, as is [...]
Garden Resolution – Year of the Horse
Rod Olson2017-03-06T18:37:45-08:00Garden Resolution Look skyward during these winter months, and you will see an overcast grey. Light [...]
Top 10 Things to Do in Your Yard
Rod Olson2017-03-06T18:37:49-08:00If you missed it in the Fall, you’ll need to clean-up last year’s growing season.** Decide what se [...]