After 7 years of farming, I’ve finally got my very own farm! I used to operate on rented land at the Just Food Community Farm, but last Fall I moved to Kemptville where I’ve just put up two heated greenhouses.
About twelve years ago I was immersed in Permaculture. I had been working in organic gardens for over ten years prior, both in Ontario and abroad – from Mississippi to Costa Rica to Argentina and Jamaica. I also participated
In the summer of 2005 I decided to take my farm apprentices to visit Kurt Streckheisen, a beekeeper who was known to be ‘au naturel’, as one of our monthly farm tours. I knew nothing about beekeeping at the time
The Demonstration Garden has been put to bed for the year … but … let’s cheer to Winter! Why? Well, we could switch to indoor growing if we want and enjoy greenery and colour right in our own living
I farm 75 acres of organic land situated in the Tay Valley, Perth, Lanark County. The main income of the farm comes from five acres of vegetable production, supplying produce to Ottawa and the surrounding areas via CSA and Farmers
By M.Tourond-TownsonPhotos by Valerie Blondeau In early October, Just Food in partnership with the Gloucester Emergency Food Cupboard and the Canadian Organic Growers [Ottawa-StLawrence-Outaouais Chapter] brought to our communities a great “Fall Farm Fest”, an event filled with live music,
Farmers markets are finally over and the field is cleaned up. It’s time to kick back with a seed catalog and start choosing what to grow next year. It’s always fun to dream of all the new varieties you’re going
My partner and I have been operating an organic vegetable farm in Western Quebec for almost 25 years. During all these years, the most persistent problems are weeds and staffing! We started farming with just the two of us, but
… and making compost that will do that! As my own way of addressing the climate challenge in retirement, I am making, sharing and applying a particular form of compost called fungal dominant compost (FDC). My teacher through YouTube has
The first question you should ask yourself is: what do I hope to accomplish? Is this a hobby or a commercial enterprise? Only you know the answer to these questions. In my case I began growing garlic as one of