About Garden & Grain

What this site covers

Garden & Grain is an informational resource focused on growing food in Canadian urban environments — raised beds, community garden plots, backyard spaces, balconies, and other limited-area growing contexts. The content covers vegetables, grains, and culinary herbs with specific attention to the conditions that make Canadian urban growing distinct: short growing seasons, significant variation in hardiness zones across the country, freeze-thaw cycles that affect materials and soil, and the constraints of limited space.

The emphasis is on practical, grounded information rather than general gardening advice that applies equally to a rural property in North Carolina and a rooftop plot in Montreal. Where Canadian-specific data exists — from Agriculture Canada's hardiness zone maps, from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, from municipal agricultural extension resources — the content draws on it directly.

Editorial approach

Articles on this site are written in an informational register. The intent is to describe what is known about a topic, where there is disagreement or uncertainty, and what the practical implications are for a grower in a specific context. The site does not promote specific products, suppliers, or growing philosophies. Where external sources are linked, they are government agencies, academic institutions, or established horticultural organisations.

Content is updated when new information warrants it or when errors are identified. The date shown on each article reflects the most recent substantive update to that page's content.

Contact information

Garden & Grain is operated by:

Garden & Grain
47 Bathurst Street, Suite 204
Toronto, ON  M5V 2P2
Canada

Email: info@gardenandgrain.org
Phone: +1 (416) 555-0193
Business hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST

Corrections and feedback

If something on this site is factually incorrect, out of date, or unclear, a note to info@gardenandgrain.org with the specific article and the nature of the correction is the most direct way to bring it to attention. The same address handles general correspondence about the site's content.