An Examination of Outdoor Garden Bed Designs in a Subarctic Community
At the global level, interest is growing in extending agricultural activities northwards to increase future food production. Agricultural activities are emerging at the local level in the subarctic and Arctic regions in order to adapt to climate change, mitigate food insecurities, and build up food...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/77061 2023-05-15T14:19:01+02:00 An Examination of Outdoor Garden Bed Designs in a Subarctic Community Wilton, Meaghan J. Karagatzides, Jim D. Solomon, Andrew Tsuji, Leonard J.S. 2023-03-14 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/77061 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/77061/56592 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/77061 Copyright (c) 2023 ARCTIC http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ARCTIC; Vol. 76 No. 1 (2023): MARCH 1–111; 60-71 1923-1245 0004-0843 subarctic boreal climate change adaptation First Nation kale northern agriculture raised beds remote community food security subarctique boréal adaptation au changement climatique Première Nation chou frisé agriculture nordique plates-bandes surélevées communauté éloignée sécurité alimentaire info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2023 ftunivcalgaryojs 2023-03-19T18:39:43Z At the global level, interest is growing in extending agricultural activities northwards to increase future food production. Agricultural activities are emerging at the local level in the subarctic and Arctic regions in order to adapt to climate change, mitigate food insecurities, and build up food autonomy. This pilot crop management study was situated in the Hudson Bay Lowlands within an isolated, Indigenous community garden site surrounded by a mature shelterbelt. The study’s purpose was to compare kale growing in three types of low-cost garden bed treatments (four plots per treatment) under ambient conditions in a subarctic climate. The 2019 study measured aboveground biomass and total leaf surface area of kale, monitored soil climate conditions of each treatment, and deciphered, with regards to regional suitability, the benefits and drawbacks of each garden bed treatment. Kale cultivated in the standard boxes (0.25 m height raised bed) and hügelkultur-style boxes (0.50 m height raised bed, including a layer of buried woody debris) resulted in 44 – 58% more aboveground mass and 52% more total surface area than were yielded in kale cultivated in the ground treatment (not elevated), but these increases did not represent statistically significant differences among treatments (ANOVA, p ≥ 0.12) because of the large variation likely from a small sample size. The two raised box treatments increased early-season soil temperatures by 0.5˚C to 2.5˚C and reduced soil moisture by 41% – 53% compared to the ground treatment. We determined that the standard box treatment is best suited for the study site for improving soil climate conditions, protecting against water erosion, and decreasing the need to bend over. À l’échelle mondiale, il y a un intérêt de plus en plus marqué pour pousser les activités agricoles vers le nord afin d’augmenter la production alimentaire future. Des activités agricoles commencent à émerger à l’échelle locale de régions subarctiques et arctiques dans le but de favoriser l’adaptation au ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctique* Climate change Hudson Bay Subarctic subarctique* University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Hudson Hudson Bay |
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At the global level, interest is growing in extending agricultural activities northwards to increase future food production. Agricultural activities are emerging at the local level in the subarctic and Arctic regions in order to adapt to climate change, mitigate food insecurities, and build up food autonomy. This pilot crop management study was situated in the Hudson Bay Lowlands within an isolated, Indigenous community garden site surrounded by a mature shelterbelt. The study’s purpose was to compare kale growing in three types of low-cost garden bed treatments (four plots per treatment) under ambient conditions in a subarctic climate. The 2019 study measured aboveground biomass and total leaf surface area of kale, monitored soil climate conditions of each treatment, and deciphered, with regards to regional suitability, the benefits and drawbacks of each garden bed treatment. Kale cultivated in the standard boxes (0.25 m height raised bed) and hügelkultur-style boxes (0.50 m height raised bed, including a layer of buried woody debris) resulted in 44 – 58% more aboveground mass and 52% more total surface area than were yielded in kale cultivated in the ground treatment (not elevated), but these increases did not represent statistically significant differences among treatments (ANOVA, p ≥ 0.12) because of the large variation likely from a small sample size. The two raised box treatments increased early-season soil temperatures by 0.5˚C to 2.5˚C and reduced soil moisture by 41% – 53% compared to the ground treatment. We determined that the standard box treatment is best suited for the study site for improving soil climate conditions, protecting against water erosion, and decreasing the need to bend over. À l’échelle mondiale, il y a un intérêt de plus en plus marqué pour pousser les activités agricoles vers le nord afin d’augmenter la production alimentaire future. Des activités agricoles commencent à émerger à l’échelle locale de régions subarctiques et arctiques dans le but de favoriser l’adaptation au ... |
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An Examination of Outdoor Garden Bed Designs in a Subarctic Community |
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An Examination of Outdoor Garden Bed Designs in a Subarctic Community |
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An Examination of Outdoor Garden Bed Designs in a Subarctic Community |
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An Examination of Outdoor Garden Bed Designs in a Subarctic Community |
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An Examination of Outdoor Garden Bed Designs in a Subarctic Community |
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examination of outdoor garden bed designs in a subarctic community |
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