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On Outdoor Journal Radio's Under the Canopy podcast, former Minister of Natural Resources, Jerry Ouellette takes you along on the journey to see the places and meet the people that will help you find your outdoor passion and help you live a life close to nature and Under The Canopy.
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- 4 days ago42 min
Episode 147: How Raised Garden Beds Boost Early Harvests And Save Your Knees
A good garden doesn’t start with a miracle fertilizer. It starts with smarter structure, better soil, and a few hard-earned lessons from people who grow things for real. We’re recording from the Lindsay Thursday Market at Wilson Fields and talking raised garden beds with Master Gardener extraordinaire Bev Delonardo. We dig into the advantages that actually matter: raised beds warming up earlier for early crops, less strain on hips and knees, and easier weeding and harvesting. Bev shares prac...
- 1 weeks ago41 min
Episode 146: Bring Back The Salmon
Lake Ontario used to hold one of the largest freshwater Atlantic salmon populations anywhere on Earth and then, within a single century, it was gone. That disappearance wasn’t a mystery or “just nature.” It was the predictable outcome of overfishing, dams that blocked spawning runs, pollution, and deforestation that warmed and destabilised the coldwater streams salmon depend on. We’re on location at Kendall Hills with Ben from the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters and the Bring...
- 2 weeks ago1h 24m
Episode 145: What Ticks And Parasites Are Doing To Moose
Your dog is your best buddy, so tick season hits differently when the prices jump and the risks feel real. We start with a listener-driven problem: how to protect our dogs from ticks and Lyme disease without getting gouged, including why some owners are ordering the exact same branded tick medication from Australia for far less than local monthly pricing. From there, the conversation widens into the bigger question we all face outdoors: how do you judge risk when nature does not come with lab...
- 3 weeks ago57 min
Episode 144: You Can Help Save Black Ash By Collecting Seeds
We talk with Vince from the Invasive Species Centre about how emerald ash borer is driving black ash toward endangered status in Ontario and what it means for wetlands, forests, and people. We also share practical ways to prevent the spread of invasive species and how listeners can help map and preserve black ash through seed collection and citizen science. • Vince’s path from criminology to environmental field work • Why black ash is especially vulnerable in wetland habitats ...
- May 4, 20261h 0m
Episode 143: Foraging Wild Leeks In Ontario With A Film Set Chef
Spring doesn’t wait, and neither do ramps. When the forest floor finally opens up before the leaves fill in, wild leeks and ramps hit their short Ontario season and they are one of the most flavourful foods you can forage. We talk through where ramps grow, how to harvest them without wiping out the patch, and why a simple “three-shovel rule” can keep these colonies alive for future generations. If you’ve only seen ramps online or at a farmers’ market, this is the practical roadmap that gets y...
- Apr 27, 202650 min
Episode 142: Northern Ontario Spring Reality Check
Southern Ontario is cutting grass while northern Ontario is still buried under feet of snow and that isn’t just a fun weather story. It’s a real window into what it costs to live, work, and build a life under the canopy when your “driveway” is an unplowed bush road and spring breakup can decide whether you move equipment, harvest wood, or even worry about flooding. I’m joined by Pierre for a wide-ranging catch-up that stays grounded in practical reality. We talk about record snowfall near Ti...
- Apr 20, 202649 min
Episode 141: Chaga Tea Updates From Ontario Cottage Country
The world keeps getting louder, but the outdoors still teaches if you slow down enough to listen. We’re back with a spring check-in that starts on the highway and ends in the bush: I share what it was like driving across Canada with my son Garrett, watching winter tighten its grip the farther east we went, and coming home to the small, funny routines that make a life close to nature feel real (including our chocolate lab Gunner and the legendary “dog chair” at the front window). Garrett join...
- Apr 13, 20261h 9m
Episode 140: Maple Season Secrets
Yellow sap in your bucket can feel like a panic moment, and it’s exactly the kind of mystery we love digging into. We sit down with Jeff Wagner of Wagner Maple Products, a working Ontario maple syrup producer, to sort out what’s normal, what’s a warning sign, and what’s really happening inside the tree when winter and spring don’t behave the way they used to. We talk through the on-the-ground realities of a tough sugar season: tapping and fixing lines in four feet of snow, chasing leaks, and...
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On Outdoor Journal Radio's Under the Canopy podcast, former Minister of Natural Resources, Jerry Ouellette takes you along on the journey to see the places and meet the people that will help you find your outdoor passion and help you live a life close to nature and Under The Canopy.
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