Self-tutoring about farming in Canada: the tutor mentions a place he once lived. Kings County, Nova Scotia, contains the villages of Kingston and Greenwood. The county is part of the Annapolis Valley region. Living there, one can’t help but notice …

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Tutoring Canadian geography, you might mention the Annapolis Valley. The tutor investigates the meaning of the name Annapolis. As a kid I spent three years in the Annapolis Valley. Typical of the Maritimes, it had beautiful summer and fall but …

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The tutor reflects on summers past as he discusses his latest identification. I recall, growing up in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, a tree with deeply furrowed, dark grey bark, and compound leaves whose leaflets were rounded, not pointed. It …

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The tutor continues about a topic of fascination for anyone connected with the land.  During tutoring, my students talk about recycling, but not about this – yet. Yesterday’s post I began my reflections about soils in Canada, ending with some …

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