The Dirt: Confessions of a Tree Planter

These are obviously my own perceptions, thoughts and feelings about coastal planting. I try to answer the most common questions I see people asking online, or to me about the coast. How to know if its...

26 Nov 202058min

If you don't know who Scooter is do you even know anything about treeplanting in Canada? Jonathan "Scooter" Clark is a pivotal figure in this industry. No matter your experiences through treeplanting,...

24 Nov 20201h 28min

Andrew has planted in Nova Scotia (as well as dabbling in BC, AB, and SK) for 12 years and gives us an insight into what maritime planting can look like, which is quite different from what many of us ...

20 Nov 202055min

A very cool planter doing very cool things! Kyle has been planting for 8 years, and has been off-season farming for last 4-5 years. He is based around Nelson, BC. Kyle has always had a love for foragi...

17 Nov 202031min

After hearing various planter experiences I felt it was pertinent to bring Jordan Tesluk,  a health and safety coordinator for the industry as well as the now unofficial covid rep about how the season...

13 Nov 20201h 4min

Last winter I sat down with one of my favourite planting humans, Andrew Lewis. I will always remember meeting Andrew for the first time because his love for planting radiates out of him! As someone wh...

11 Nov 20201h 1min

After a very unusual and new season for all of us dealing with the covid measures put in place, I wanted to interview a variety of planters and get their take on how they felt about all of it. Here ar...

9 Nov 20202h 12min

Back in April on a day off I sat down with one of my fellow planters on the coast, Mike McDonald. As Mike is in the midst of his 14th season, we talk about the age-old dilemma most tree planters face ...

5 Nov 20201h 40min