Note: It’s extremely important to be sure about identification before eating any mushrooms. At the beginning of 2023, while still in a winter-imposed gardening hiatus, I was reading in The Gardener magazine an article about growing edible mushrooms outdoors. The
Helping to save the planet one step at a time Climate change is impacting humans everywhere. After 2024, likely to be the hottest year in recorded human history, it becomes increasingly difficult to deny the reality of it. It is
A Conventional Dairy Farm Accepts the Challenge (Image by Couleur from Pixabay) Our farm is situated in Eastern Ontario along the St. Lawrence River, about 10 km from the Quebec border. My grandfather, who is still farming with us, bought
A grocery business that puts people and freshness first Goodfood2u is a local, family-run business in Ottawa, owned and operated by me, Jennifer Williams, and Yannick Carrière. We provide a wide selection of certified organic produce, meat, dairy, eggs,
Old family recipes, traditions and innovations over time I am 80 years old, and I was raised on a small mixed farm on Chelsea Road in western Québec. We had sugar maples, butternuts, wild black raspberries, and wild plums in
How existing programs can make that easy Our story began in 2010 when we returned home to Cait’s family farm in Smiths Falls, Ontario. Looking for a way to support a rural lifestyle and inspired by other young people returning
Brassica, Daikon, Perilla, Opo and Siberia Long Beans An immigrant family joins the local food scene Our Chi Garden is a small 1.5 acre ecological farm at the Just Food Community Farm in East Ottawa. We are certified organic
By Nina Foster-MacLaren I’ve never been much of a gardener, but I always loved nature. Now and then I would make an impulsive plant purchase and my selection was usually based on the vibrant colour of the plant or on
I was born and raised on a farm between Cobden and Pembroke in Renfrew County. My parents were fourth generation beef and vegetable producers. A highlight in my childhood was to go to the weekly Pembroke Farmer’s Market. Here we
When we’re talking to folks about what we do—usually over a sausage at The Sheepdog Grill—we’re often asked why we chose the name Flat Earth Farm. Is it a philosophical statement? Is it evidence of a general skepticism, or our
