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Myth Busting: Why can’t I recycle my coffee lids?

Posted on June 30, 2023

We get asked this a lot. There is a recycle symbol on the lids, so they go in the blue cart, correct? It’s a good question, along with many other good questions. To help streamline some of these answers, I spoke with the City of …

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What’s for Dinner? Rhubarb Rhubarb Everywhere …

Posted on June 23, 2023

Rhubarb. Anyone with a plant in their yard knows this is not a food to be trifled with. At one of Green Calgary’s last rain barrel sales, a volunteer asked the rest of us if we knew any rhubarb recipes because she had a lot …

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What Does Neighbour Day Mean to You?

Posted on June 17, 2023

This June marks the 10th anniversary of the floods that devastated many parts of southern Alberta, including Canmore, Calgary, High River, Siksika First Nation, and the Stoney Nakota First Nations, to name a few of the many communities…

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The Calgary Horticultural Society

Posted on May 31, 2023

Have you heard about our friends at the Calgary Horticultural Society? If you are a gardener, then this is the place to be. The Calgary Horticulture Society is no slouch in the gardening world of Calgary, having just turned 115, t…

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Container Gardening

Posted on May 18, 2023

Container Gardening Gardening season is upon us again and many fruit and vegetable gardeners have already started planting both seeds and seedlings into their garden beds and greenhouses. It’s an exciting time for those …

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