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| 2025 |
April |
Annual General Meeting Report, Spraying Gardens |
| 2024 |
December |
Spotlight on Volunteers |
| 2024 |
June |
Acknowledging Indigenous Roots at BARAGA |
| 2024 |
April |
Annual General Meeting Report, Indigenous Roots at BARAGA, Orchard Gazebo |
| 2023 |
September |
BARAGA Wins Burnaby Environmental Award, Mayor Hurley’s New Shed, 2023 ANNUAL PICNIC, BENEFITS OF BASIL |
| 2023 |
April |
Board of Directors Report, Security Issues at BARAGA, Sandhill Crane Visitor, Plot Inspections |
| 2022 |
December |
40th Annual Picnic, Composting, Food Bank Donations |
| 2022 |
July |
Invasive weeds, BARAGA celebrates 40 years, The Empress Tree |
| 2022 |
February |
Vice Presidents Update, Smart Watering, Fruiting Shrubs replacement for fruit trees, The Ambassador Program |
| 2021 |
August |
Humming Birds, Fruiting Shrubs, 2021 Season Update |
| 2021 |
February |
Birds and Bees at BARAGA, History of the Orchard, 2020 Review, 2021 Ahead, Plot succession rules |
| 2020 |
August |
The Heroes OF Ryan’s Rainbow, Invasive Weeds Seen at BARAGA, An Introduction to Composting, Fall & Winter Planting Guide |
| 2020 |
May |
Bees of BARAGA, Vice President’s Message, AGM & SGM Report, A Few Words on Inspections |
| 2019 |
April |
BARAGA History,Plot Inspections and Maintenance for 2019, Work Parties and Community Service Hours (CSH), The 2019 AGM |
| 2019 |
July |
Reasons to Compost, The Weed Story, How to grow Goji Berries |
| 2019 |
September |
Special General Meeting Nov 16th, Garden Inspection Rules:Flower Beds, Annual Picnic Photos, Last Work Party Oct 12th |
| 2018 |
March |
Flower Beds & Orchard-Tree Guilds, Cultivating The Soil, SGM, The 2018 Board Team, Important Dates |
| 2018 |
June |
Managing our water,Message from the board, Fertilizing your plants, Home from Kestrels, Burnaby Neighborhood House Education Plot |
| 2018 |
September |
Pride of every gardener, Message from the board, Annual Picnic, |
| 2018 |
December |
BARAGA History, GST Update, from the board and more |
| 2017 |
March |
Tending your BARAGA garden, President’s Message, AGM Results, Bee-Friendly Garden Ideas |
| 2017 |
June |
BARAGA Orchard plans, Frank Aiello Tribute, Managing our water |
| 2017 |
September |
Working with frost dates, Fall plot cleanup, Picnic report |
| 2017 |
December |
AGM Info, President and VP Message, Flower Beds and Orchard, Education plot, |
| 2016 |
March |
Mike Calderone, Understanding plot inspections, dealing with weeds, composting and conserving water |
| 2016 |
June |
Starting with seeds, cultivating the soil, picnic and events, news |
| 2016 |
September |
Working out in your garden, picnic report, bee report |
| 2016 |
December |
President’s message, AGM info, Fruit Orchard, Call for new directors |
| 2015 |
April |
AGM summary, Update on Bees, Composting, Workshops at BARAGA |
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Sunday June 21st First Annual BARAGA Solstice Party, EGM Results, Fire Ant Project, Composting |
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September |
Annual Picnic report, water conservation, composting on plot |
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December |
Luigi Aiello, Community Service Hours, Long-Range Planning Survey,Greenhouses & Structures Update,Handy Gadgets for Gardeners |
| 2014 |
March |
AGM summary, Volunteerism, Dates for Planting Our Gardens |
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June |
Fire Ants,BARAGA Harassment Policy,BARAGA Bees Are Doing Well |
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September |
Community Fruit Trees, Community Service Hours & Composting, Handbook Changes |
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December |
Winter Pruning of Trees and Vines, BARAGA Received Donation for Trees and Bees, Editor’s Year-End Thoughts |
| 2013 |
April |
AGM summary, Roots, Seed Starting |
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June |
BARAGA Then and Now, Voles, Mints, Bumble Bees |
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October |
Garden Contest Winners, Angel Food Runners,Powdery Mildew & Milk, Harvest, Phytochemicals,Preparing for Fall |
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December |
Putting more Community into Garden, Arugula,Quinoa, Living longer,The Dandelion, Compost/Manure Tea |
| 2012 |
July |
Fire Ants, Clubroot |
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December |
AGM, Membership Fees, More on the Fire Ant |
| 2011 |
April |
The Community (Education) Garden, Bees, Kale |
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July |
The European Red Fire Ant,New World Gifts, Country Wines |
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October |
Fall clean up, Winter planting, Mrs. Beeton’s garden |
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December |
Healthy Gardeners,Tomatoes, Tissue Culture |
| 2010 |
April |
AGM, Food Bank Report, The Amazing Cucumber, Worms
part 1 |
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April
‘Extra’ |
Growing Fruit at BARAGA |
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July |
Cabbages, Plant relations and variety |
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October |
Private Beekeeping, More Composting, Seed Saving, The King of Kale |
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December |
Starting Seeds, The Living Soil |
| 2009 |
April |
Seed Exchange Bank, Flower Borders, Plant Bargains |
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July |
Water, Centipedes and Millipedes, Fungus Roots |
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October |
A World of Insects, The Neglected Parsnip, What is a Potager? |
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December |
Worms part 1, Raised Beds, Getting an Early Start |
| 2008 |
April |
Crop Rotation, Mulching |
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July |
Garden Remedies, Aggressive Weed – Lamium
purpureum |
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October |
The Picnic, 100 Mile
Shopping,Pill bugs/ Sow bugs |
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December |
Soil Testing, Spiders, How much can you grow |
| 2007 |
April |
Dividing Perennials, Buying Seed |
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July |
Bees, Tomato Blight |
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October |
Plant Needs, Weeds |
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December |
Composting, Where Seeds Come From |