Pear and cherry tomatoesToday I wanted to share a photo tour of our garden ~ so come along! First up we see an arrangement of all the different types of tomatoes my aunt planted from store bought tomatoes! What a great way to get more bang for your buck! I don’t really know their names but I do know the yellow ones are called pear tomatoes, haha they’re great for soup which is perfect for the fall. They’re more watery compared to your red and elongated tomatoes which are more crunchy in texture and taste great by just eating them raw! I believe the round and red ones are called cherry tomatoes; they're sweeter and soft. We’re waiting for the green pear tomatoes to ripen, they become a beautiful yellow color. beesThe next photo is a tribute to our friendly neighborhood bumblebee or as I now like to call them sky puppies (thank you tik tok)! Not gonna lie usually when I hear buzzing I get scared, we have quite a few wasps near us. But I was super relieved to see this cutie pollinating our garden. Thanks to these cute bumble bees we can have delicious tomatoes and a great harvest! Here's an organization working to protect our bees which are vital to our ecosystems: The Honeybee Conservancy Goji berriesHere I'm holding the goji berries I just picked! My brother and I love picking these because they’re fun to hold, they’re like gummy bear texture and kinda squishy like a stress ball. Anyways you can eat these by themselves after you wash them. They’re sweet but some are a bit bitter. It’s often used in Chinese herbal medicine, we put ours in soup or just make tea by pouring hot water over them! ZUCCHINIWe had a ton of zucchini’s this year and they’re super good grilled with olive oil and a bit of salt and pepper. And they’re huge, one of them can feed a family of 10! tHAI cHILIESOur Thai chili peppers! I’m super excited for these because we like to add chili’s to a lot of our dishes for that extra kick. Unfortunately I have a low tolerance with spice, haha my family makes fun of me! But I do like a little spice in my dishes. Be careful when chopping these because they will burn your eyes if you touch them! FigsLastly we have our delicious fig tree! I honestly didn’t think we could grow these in Canada but we do have very hot summers so it makes sense. I think we waited a little too long to eat them haha we thought they would turn purple but apparently these just stay green when they’re ripe! But they’re seriously so good, they taste like honey! My aunt said it took 2 years for her to grow from a single branch and we finally got to taste the fruits of her labor! Anyways my aunt is the master gardener here and the reason why we have such an amazing variety of fruits and vegetables! She doesn't like to be in photos so here's a photo of me watering the garden. We have 2 rain water barrels that we get our water from. I’m very excited to have my own garden one day so I’ll continue to learn lots from her.
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AuthorHi everyone, I’m Elizabeth! I am a Chinese American and Canadian environmental activist focused on creating awareness on environmental justice issues and tying them to fast fashion and our waste and climate change crisis. I’m very open about my mental health. I talk about these important topics on my platform Archives
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