About myBackyard

myBackyard is a collection of my own experiences, knowledge gained and information I have acquired since moving to Northwest Ontario from the East Coast. This site focuses on gardening, wild edible foods and cooking/preserving based here.

myBackyard is part of a larger group of websites – all with different localized information.

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myBackyard.ca

Northern Gardening, wild edible and medicinal plants, berries and mushrooms local to this part of the world.

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nipigon.com

This site is devoted to the Land of Nipigon Adventure Guide – a Free to download guidebook for everything there is to do, see and experience here in the area around Nipigon, Ontario from Pass Lake/Dorion to Beardmore/Greenstone and along the North shore of Lake Superior to Marathon.

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nwoutdoors.ca

Northwest Ontario Outdoors website provides numerous self produced maps and resources for fishing and hunting throughout all of Northwest Ontario. GPS Enabled Smartmaps (that do not require cell signal) are my latest creations to help people find their way here.

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hartspace.ca

GH Computer Services – my Main computer services website. Covering everything from training to computer repair to creative services.

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“Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books.”

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Disclaimer

myBackyard is for recreational purposes only. Plants, mushrooms and berries cannot be 100% identified through this website alone. It is up to the reader to properly identify plants, fungi and trees. Some wild plants, berries and mushrooms are poisonous or can have serious adverse health effects. Even those listed as edible may cause adverse reactions in individuals.

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Website by Lakeshore Community Publishing Ltd. New articles and information appears in local newspapers along the North Shore of Lake Superior including the Terrace Bay - Schreiber News and the Nipigon - Red Rock Gazette