Gardeners in the mild climate of the West Coast can enjoy fresh food from their gardens all year round. To do that you need to choose the right varieties and plant them at the right time. Learn what to grow, when to plant, simple methods for protecting crops from extreme weather and how to fit winter crops in with summer plantings to make the most of your garden space
A Salt Spring resident since 2001, Linda now devotes her time to writing, teaching, and consulting. She is an instructor in Master Gardener programs in BC and is busy year-round giving workshops on pest management and organic gardening.
Linda earned a Ph.D. in Entomology from McGill University in 1986, then moved to British Columbia to work for Applied Bio-Nomics Ltd., a company that produces biological controls. From 1991 to 2002 she worked for the provincial government, promoting programs to reduce and eliminate pesticide use. She was head of the provincial State of Environment Reporting Unit for the next six years, then the Executive Director of the Salt Spring Island Conservancy until the end of 2011. Linda now devotes her time to writing, teaching and consulting.