Green Zebra Farm Markets
@zebramarket.bsky.social
We turn lawns into urban farms! Adding pollination destinations 🐝 All farm sites located in Burnaby, BC 🥬 buy local food 🍅 help us grow!
Queer 🌈 & Disabled owned & run 🌱
🐝100% Anti-Fascist🐝
https://greenzebramarkets.com/collections/seeds
Queer 🌈 & Disabled owned & run 🌱
🐝100% Anti-Fascist🐝
https://greenzebramarkets.com/collections/seeds
Look at these beauts! Fantasia rainbow carrots from #farmfolkcityfolk seed from #bcecoseedcoop 🥕
Coming to #burnabyfarmersmarket tomorrow 9-2 Burnaby City Hall!
Coming to #burnabyfarmersmarket tomorrow 9-2 Burnaby City Hall!
August 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Look at these beauts! Fantasia rainbow carrots from #farmfolkcityfolk seed from #bcecoseedcoop 🥕
Coming to #burnabyfarmersmarket tomorrow 9-2 Burnaby City Hall!
Coming to #burnabyfarmersmarket tomorrow 9-2 Burnaby City Hall!
The seed thresher! David has made this seed thresher which is often the first step to cleaning seeds!
The chains break up the chaff surrounding the seeds so the pure seed can be separated from all that extra stuff!
You can also use a paint stirrer attachment with a tight fitting lid on a bucket
The chains break up the chaff surrounding the seeds so the pure seed can be separated from all that extra stuff!
You can also use a paint stirrer attachment with a tight fitting lid on a bucket
June 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The seed thresher! David has made this seed thresher which is often the first step to cleaning seeds!
The chains break up the chaff surrounding the seeds so the pure seed can be separated from all that extra stuff!
You can also use a paint stirrer attachment with a tight fitting lid on a bucket
The chains break up the chaff surrounding the seeds so the pure seed can be separated from all that extra stuff!
You can also use a paint stirrer attachment with a tight fitting lid on a bucket
The nematodes have arrived!
The nematodes are here!
This is not a drill people!
😂
It is time… for the biannual spraying of the nematodes 🪱
They are microscopic worms that will naturally kill pests in your soil.
#gardening #urbanfarm #urbanfarming #farmingwhiledisabled #naturalpestcontrol
The nematodes are here!
This is not a drill people!
😂
It is time… for the biannual spraying of the nematodes 🪱
They are microscopic worms that will naturally kill pests in your soil.
#gardening #urbanfarm #urbanfarming #farmingwhiledisabled #naturalpestcontrol
May 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The nematodes have arrived!
The nematodes are here!
This is not a drill people!
😂
It is time… for the biannual spraying of the nematodes 🪱
They are microscopic worms that will naturally kill pests in your soil.
#gardening #urbanfarm #urbanfarming #farmingwhiledisabled #naturalpestcontrol
The nematodes are here!
This is not a drill people!
😂
It is time… for the biannual spraying of the nematodes 🪱
They are microscopic worms that will naturally kill pests in your soil.
#gardening #urbanfarm #urbanfarming #farmingwhiledisabled #naturalpestcontrol
🌱 We’re holding a seed swap & a workshop with @farmfolkcityfolk on how to clean your seeds for better storage & germination!
🌱 Meet us June 21st 10am-1:30 at burnaby farmers market at Burnaby City Hall parking lot.
🌱 Bring any seeds you want to clean or to swap!
#gardening #seedsaving
🌱 Meet us June 21st 10am-1:30 at burnaby farmers market at Burnaby City Hall parking lot.
🌱 Bring any seeds you want to clean or to swap!
#gardening #seedsaving
May 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🌱 We’re holding a seed swap & a workshop with @farmfolkcityfolk on how to clean your seeds for better storage & germination!
🌱 Meet us June 21st 10am-1:30 at burnaby farmers market at Burnaby City Hall parking lot.
🌱 Bring any seeds you want to clean or to swap!
#gardening #seedsaving
🌱 Meet us June 21st 10am-1:30 at burnaby farmers market at Burnaby City Hall parking lot.
🌱 Bring any seeds you want to clean or to swap!
#gardening #seedsaving
Having trouble with seed germination? Or wanting to shorten germination time in general?
Use your instapot!
This only works for large seed types - if they’re small like thyme seeds you’re gonna make a mess & have a bad time.
1/6
Use your instapot!
This only works for large seed types - if they’re small like thyme seeds you’re gonna make a mess & have a bad time.
1/6
April 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Having trouble with seed germination? Or wanting to shorten germination time in general?
Use your instapot!
This only works for large seed types - if they’re small like thyme seeds you’re gonna make a mess & have a bad time.
1/6
Use your instapot!
This only works for large seed types - if they’re small like thyme seeds you’re gonna make a mess & have a bad time.
1/6
So my health has taken a nose-dive.
I’m way worse than I was last Spring.
I’m way behind with all my farming stuff & it looks like I’ll have to delay my farmers market season start until June.
#chronicillness
#disability
#myalgicencephalomyelitis
#farmingwhiledisabled
#urbanfarming
I’m way worse than I was last Spring.
I’m way behind with all my farming stuff & it looks like I’ll have to delay my farmers market season start until June.
#chronicillness
#disability
#myalgicencephalomyelitis
#farmingwhiledisabled
#urbanfarming
April 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
So my health has taken a nose-dive.
I’m way worse than I was last Spring.
I’m way behind with all my farming stuff & it looks like I’ll have to delay my farmers market season start until June.
#chronicillness
#disability
#myalgicencephalomyelitis
#farmingwhiledisabled
#urbanfarming
I’m way worse than I was last Spring.
I’m way behind with all my farming stuff & it looks like I’ll have to delay my farmers market season start until June.
#chronicillness
#disability
#myalgicencephalomyelitis
#farmingwhiledisabled
#urbanfarming
The gel on tomato seeds inhibits germination. Here’s how to remove it!
Grab a mason jar or any othet wide-mouthed jar. Scoop out the goop from your tomatoes containing the seeds & put it in the jar.
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Grab a mason jar or any othet wide-mouthed jar. Scoop out the goop from your tomatoes containing the seeds & put it in the jar.
1/
April 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The gel on tomato seeds inhibits germination. Here’s how to remove it!
Grab a mason jar or any othet wide-mouthed jar. Scoop out the goop from your tomatoes containing the seeds & put it in the jar.
1/
Grab a mason jar or any othet wide-mouthed jar. Scoop out the goop from your tomatoes containing the seeds & put it in the jar.
1/
Much like food - seeds have ‘best before’, but no expiry date
After that you can still plant them - but the germination rate will decrease
Allium seeds like onions have a shorter life - they are best sown within a year
Tomatoes can be sown within 7 years with little drop in germination
#Gardening
After that you can still plant them - but the germination rate will decrease
Allium seeds like onions have a shorter life - they are best sown within a year
Tomatoes can be sown within 7 years with little drop in germination
#Gardening
April 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Much like food - seeds have ‘best before’, but no expiry date
After that you can still plant them - but the germination rate will decrease
Allium seeds like onions have a shorter life - they are best sown within a year
Tomatoes can be sown within 7 years with little drop in germination
#Gardening
After that you can still plant them - but the germination rate will decrease
Allium seeds like onions have a shorter life - they are best sown within a year
Tomatoes can be sown within 7 years with little drop in germination
#Gardening
Garden beds like this are a prime choice for hugelkultur
You put a layer of logs on the bottom, then sticks, then dry leaves, then your soil
As the wood breaks down it creates a huge water sink that absorbs when it rains, then releases moisture back in to the soil during dry weather
#gardening
You put a layer of logs on the bottom, then sticks, then dry leaves, then your soil
As the wood breaks down it creates a huge water sink that absorbs when it rains, then releases moisture back in to the soil during dry weather
#gardening
April 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Garden beds like this are a prime choice for hugelkultur
You put a layer of logs on the bottom, then sticks, then dry leaves, then your soil
As the wood breaks down it creates a huge water sink that absorbs when it rains, then releases moisture back in to the soil during dry weather
#gardening
You put a layer of logs on the bottom, then sticks, then dry leaves, then your soil
As the wood breaks down it creates a huge water sink that absorbs when it rains, then releases moisture back in to the soil during dry weather
#gardening
Raining again today
Time for baking heart country bread
Time to clean up the window boxes on our front porch and install solar drip watering from our rain barrels for the rest of them
#UrbanGarden
#UrbanFarming
#WaterWise
#SustainableFarming
Time for baking heart country bread
Time to clean up the window boxes on our front porch and install solar drip watering from our rain barrels for the rest of them
#UrbanGarden
#UrbanFarming
#WaterWise
#SustainableFarming
March 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Raining again today
Time for baking heart country bread
Time to clean up the window boxes on our front porch and install solar drip watering from our rain barrels for the rest of them
#UrbanGarden
#UrbanFarming
#WaterWise
#SustainableFarming
Time for baking heart country bread
Time to clean up the window boxes on our front porch and install solar drip watering from our rain barrels for the rest of them
#UrbanGarden
#UrbanFarming
#WaterWise
#SustainableFarming
Many people are buying their first fruit trees - congrats!
Here are some tips to keep your trees thriving
🍎 Use a combo fungicide-dormant spray each year before bud break. This means before any leaves are showing. Any buds are closed up tight - no green showing
#Urbanfarming
Here are some tips to keep your trees thriving
🍎 Use a combo fungicide-dormant spray each year before bud break. This means before any leaves are showing. Any buds are closed up tight - no green showing
#Urbanfarming
March 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Many people are buying their first fruit trees - congrats!
Here are some tips to keep your trees thriving
🍎 Use a combo fungicide-dormant spray each year before bud break. This means before any leaves are showing. Any buds are closed up tight - no green showing
#Urbanfarming
Here are some tips to keep your trees thriving
🍎 Use a combo fungicide-dormant spray each year before bud break. This means before any leaves are showing. Any buds are closed up tight - no green showing
#Urbanfarming
Farm Fam - THE BEES HAVE BEEN SAVED
Talked to the property owner tonight about the 10 month clause and why it was there and they said we could farm this year with them!
Did not expect that outcome, but I’m pleased as sweet peas!
#Savethebees
Talked to the property owner tonight about the 10 month clause and why it was there and they said we could farm this year with them!
Did not expect that outcome, but I’m pleased as sweet peas!
#Savethebees
March 4, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Farm Fam - THE BEES HAVE BEEN SAVED
Talked to the property owner tonight about the 10 month clause and why it was there and they said we could farm this year with them!
Did not expect that outcome, but I’m pleased as sweet peas!
#Savethebees
Talked to the property owner tonight about the 10 month clause and why it was there and they said we could farm this year with them!
Did not expect that outcome, but I’m pleased as sweet peas!
#Savethebees
Positive thing from today - The Soap Dispensary gifted us some barrels to make rainbarrels from as well as 5 gallon buckets (for self-watering planters)!
Thank you so much for your support - it means the world to us ❤️
P.S. if you haven’t checked them out yet - they’re at 3718 Main St, Vancouver
Thank you so much for your support - it means the world to us ❤️
P.S. if you haven’t checked them out yet - they’re at 3718 Main St, Vancouver
March 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Positive thing from today - The Soap Dispensary gifted us some barrels to make rainbarrels from as well as 5 gallon buckets (for self-watering planters)!
Thank you so much for your support - it means the world to us ❤️
P.S. if you haven’t checked them out yet - they’re at 3718 Main St, Vancouver
Thank you so much for your support - it means the world to us ❤️
P.S. if you haven’t checked them out yet - they’re at 3718 Main St, Vancouver
Just found out one of our urban farm sites is cancelled for the year
It’s March. We’ve already bought all our seeds for the year
They blamed water leakage into their basement on us
The faucet we use is sealed tight, has no leaks 1/2
#urbanfarm
It’s March. We’ve already bought all our seeds for the year
They blamed water leakage into their basement on us
The faucet we use is sealed tight, has no leaks 1/2
#urbanfarm
March 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Just found out one of our urban farm sites is cancelled for the year
It’s March. We’ve already bought all our seeds for the year
They blamed water leakage into their basement on us
The faucet we use is sealed tight, has no leaks 1/2
#urbanfarm
It’s March. We’ve already bought all our seeds for the year
They blamed water leakage into their basement on us
The faucet we use is sealed tight, has no leaks 1/2
#urbanfarm
Crop rotation is hugely important for keeping the land fertile among many reasons. Some plants take specific nutrients from the soil - and other plants return them! 1/
#organicfarming
#organicfarming
February 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Crop rotation is hugely important for keeping the land fertile among many reasons. Some plants take specific nutrients from the soil - and other plants return them! 1/
#organicfarming
#organicfarming
Can confirm
Pollinators work hard and show up and contribute
Billionaires exploit workers and steal wages
#PollinatorsNOTBillionaires
Pollinators work hard and show up and contribute
Billionaires exploit workers and steal wages
#PollinatorsNOTBillionaires
February 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Can confirm
Pollinators work hard and show up and contribute
Billionaires exploit workers and steal wages
#PollinatorsNOTBillionaires
Pollinators work hard and show up and contribute
Billionaires exploit workers and steal wages
#PollinatorsNOTBillionaires
We’re getting early bud break on our fruit trees this year
Dormant spray to kill off over-wintered pests & prevent new ones needs to go on before bud break (or it kills the new leaves)
Ideal temps to apply are between 40F-70F /4C-21C
1/3
#fruitorchard
Dormant spray to kill off over-wintered pests & prevent new ones needs to go on before bud break (or it kills the new leaves)
Ideal temps to apply are between 40F-70F /4C-21C
1/3
#fruitorchard
February 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
We’re getting early bud break on our fruit trees this year
Dormant spray to kill off over-wintered pests & prevent new ones needs to go on before bud break (or it kills the new leaves)
Ideal temps to apply are between 40F-70F /4C-21C
1/3
#fruitorchard
Dormant spray to kill off over-wintered pests & prevent new ones needs to go on before bud break (or it kills the new leaves)
Ideal temps to apply are between 40F-70F /4C-21C
1/3
#fruitorchard
We give out free gardening advice here
We talk about food-related politics
We #compost naught-sees
We’re disabled & queer & leftist here & sometimes talk about that too
Follow if you want to learn to grow food & improve food security
Follow for not-see #composting tips
#ANTIFA
#victorygarden
We talk about food-related politics
We #compost naught-sees
We’re disabled & queer & leftist here & sometimes talk about that too
Follow if you want to learn to grow food & improve food security
Follow for not-see #composting tips
#ANTIFA
#victorygarden
February 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
We give out free gardening advice here
We talk about food-related politics
We #compost naught-sees
We’re disabled & queer & leftist here & sometimes talk about that too
Follow if you want to learn to grow food & improve food security
Follow for not-see #composting tips
#ANTIFA
#victorygarden
We talk about food-related politics
We #compost naught-sees
We’re disabled & queer & leftist here & sometimes talk about that too
Follow if you want to learn to grow food & improve food security
Follow for not-see #composting tips
#ANTIFA
#victorygarden
Here is what I want to do to increase food security in Burnaby - I want to be able to host
@farmfolkcityfolk.bsky.social at the #BurnabyFarmersMarket once a year to do a seed cleaning workshop
I want to combine it with a seed swap
#foodsecurity
#communityprojects
#gardening
@farmfolkcityfolk.bsky.social at the #BurnabyFarmersMarket once a year to do a seed cleaning workshop
I want to combine it with a seed swap
#foodsecurity
#communityprojects
#gardening
February 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Here is what I want to do to increase food security in Burnaby - I want to be able to host
@farmfolkcityfolk.bsky.social at the #BurnabyFarmersMarket once a year to do a seed cleaning workshop
I want to combine it with a seed swap
#foodsecurity
#communityprojects
#gardening
@farmfolkcityfolk.bsky.social at the #BurnabyFarmersMarket once a year to do a seed cleaning workshop
I want to combine it with a seed swap
#foodsecurity
#communityprojects
#gardening
Clay is really difficult to work with - pretty much zero plants like it and it can take a few years of amending to see a noticeable difference
My recommendation is to remove some of the heaviest clay areas if possible. Then dig in compost and peat moss - much more than you would think
#Gardening
My recommendation is to remove some of the heaviest clay areas if possible. Then dig in compost and peat moss - much more than you would think
#Gardening
February 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Clay is really difficult to work with - pretty much zero plants like it and it can take a few years of amending to see a noticeable difference
My recommendation is to remove some of the heaviest clay areas if possible. Then dig in compost and peat moss - much more than you would think
#Gardening
My recommendation is to remove some of the heaviest clay areas if possible. Then dig in compost and peat moss - much more than you would think
#Gardening
Someone was asking - can we ship #seeds to the US - and the answer is yes!
We can ship any seeds other than tomato (because the phytosanitary certificate needed for tomato is costly)
We can ship any seeds other than tomato (because the phytosanitary certificate needed for tomato is costly)
February 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Someone was asking - can we ship #seeds to the US - and the answer is yes!
We can ship any seeds other than tomato (because the phytosanitary certificate needed for tomato is costly)
We can ship any seeds other than tomato (because the phytosanitary certificate needed for tomato is costly)
We’re now on Medium! I published an article on the Ruth Stout method of no-dig mulch gardening that you can check out here:
medium.com/@greenzebram...
The Ruth Stout method is an easy way to enhance your soil health, conserve water & suppress weeds 🌱
medium.com/@greenzebram...
The Ruth Stout method is an easy way to enhance your soil health, conserve water & suppress weeds 🌱
No Work & All Play Gardening
How would you like to spend less time and money on weeding, watering, and fertilizing your garden this year, and more time enjoying it?
medium.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We’re now on Medium! I published an article on the Ruth Stout method of no-dig mulch gardening that you can check out here:
medium.com/@greenzebram...
The Ruth Stout method is an easy way to enhance your soil health, conserve water & suppress weeds 🌱
medium.com/@greenzebram...
The Ruth Stout method is an easy way to enhance your soil health, conserve water & suppress weeds 🌱
Tips for converting a lawn into a garden:
#Lasagnagardening is the easiest way
Put down a really thick layer of cardboard down first, directly over the grass - like 4 or 5 layers
Remove all plastic packing tape before putting down
Costco is a great source for cardboard
#VictoryGarden
#Lasagnagardening is the easiest way
Put down a really thick layer of cardboard down first, directly over the grass - like 4 or 5 layers
Remove all plastic packing tape before putting down
Costco is a great source for cardboard
#VictoryGarden
February 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Tips for converting a lawn into a garden:
#Lasagnagardening is the easiest way
Put down a really thick layer of cardboard down first, directly over the grass - like 4 or 5 layers
Remove all plastic packing tape before putting down
Costco is a great source for cardboard
#VictoryGarden
#Lasagnagardening is the easiest way
Put down a really thick layer of cardboard down first, directly over the grass - like 4 or 5 layers
Remove all plastic packing tape before putting down
Costco is a great source for cardboard
#VictoryGarden
It’s time to disinfect your pots for Spring!
Disinfecting reduces the chance of seedling devastation from damping off a fungal disease that causes young seedlings to fall over at the base of the stem & die
It can also prevent a host of of other pests that may have overwintered!
#StartingSeeds
Disinfecting reduces the chance of seedling devastation from damping off a fungal disease that causes young seedlings to fall over at the base of the stem & die
It can also prevent a host of of other pests that may have overwintered!
#StartingSeeds
February 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM
It’s time to disinfect your pots for Spring!
Disinfecting reduces the chance of seedling devastation from damping off a fungal disease that causes young seedlings to fall over at the base of the stem & die
It can also prevent a host of of other pests that may have overwintered!
#StartingSeeds
Disinfecting reduces the chance of seedling devastation from damping off a fungal disease that causes young seedlings to fall over at the base of the stem & die
It can also prevent a host of of other pests that may have overwintered!
#StartingSeeds
Calendula is a flower from the aster family that attract pollinators like butterflies & bees, and many beneficial insects like ladybugs, lacewings, and hoverflies 🐞
It is often used as a companion plant to repel nematodes, asparagus beetles, tomato hornworms, and also rabbits 🐰
It is often used as a companion plant to repel nematodes, asparagus beetles, tomato hornworms, and also rabbits 🐰
February 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Calendula is a flower from the aster family that attract pollinators like butterflies & bees, and many beneficial insects like ladybugs, lacewings, and hoverflies 🐞
It is often used as a companion plant to repel nematodes, asparagus beetles, tomato hornworms, and also rabbits 🐰
It is often used as a companion plant to repel nematodes, asparagus beetles, tomato hornworms, and also rabbits 🐰