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Did you know that many nut trees produce a substance called juglone that is toxic to some other plants?
Black walnuts, in particular produce enough juglone to be toxic to some vegetable plants including: tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, eggplant, as well as asparagus, cabbage, peas and rhubarb. Unfortunately, plants will grow along well, and then as the season progresses start dying back. If you are not aware of the existence of, or effects of the black walnut tree, you may be quite perplexed as to why your plants are dying!
This summer I worked as a garden intern for Nourish in Peterborough. When I wasn’t at the garden, I was trying to answer the question “what are the hidden costs of cheap food?” I only had the vaguest idea what that meant when I first started. Is it something related to the environment? Food security? Health? It was my job to figure it out.
We asked Marjory how people in Peterborough could be more connected and she didn’t hesitate with her answer: “through food”. She believes that events where food is served, such as seasonal dinners hosted by Nourish, bring people together and help them feel that they are part of something; a community.
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