Putting the Culture back in Agriculture
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Well, we finally made it into the garden this week! The onions are being planted, and they do look so beautiful all in a row. Grow, onions! Grow! Meanwhile, the hoop house is becoming quite green: These are little baby kohlrabi, kale and pak choy. Yum yum! And of course there are many more seedlings… Read More about “Into the garden we go…”
My name is Jeanne. I am from Québec and I have been working on organic farms for the past two years. I have always been attracted to animals and the country since I was a child. I look forward to learning how to work with draft horses and I hope some day to start… Read More about “Welcome our interns: Jeanne, Karen and Margie”
We have a few warm things to tell you about this week. As you can see the warmth of the greenhouse is helping the seedlings along. We are up to our ears in tiny plants! And don’t let the snow deceive you – the fire was nice and warm! We finished… Read More about “A warming trend?”
This week we’ve been pretty busy making our new team feel welcome. Lenny is a 12 year old Belgian stud who seems to love to please. Mr. Grey is a 7 year old Percheron who is slow and steady and very willing to learn. They are making a great training team for new teamsters! Calvin… Read More about “April is here! So is the snow…”
Hello again! Seems like we might have found spring… the sap has been running again, and so there is one more job to do this week; checking the buckets for sap. We have also been taking the team back to the bush and picking up the last of the root veggies in cold storage at… Read More about “Spring?”
A sure sign of spring: yet another calf on the farm. This heifer has been named for St. Patrick’s Day – welcome Patty! We have been busy this week keeping the greenhouse warm, which of course means cutting more wood, and keeping an eye on the temperatures – easier said than done, right? Where is… Read More about “Happy birthday Patty!”
We have been very busy over the winter preparing for the 2013 season. The winter CSA finished up in January, although we do still have some carrots, beets, parsnips, potatoes and onions left in cold storage! There are also some greens still going strong in the greenhouse – spinach, Claytonia, swiss chard, kale, tatsoi,… Read More about “Welcome to 2013!”
Jessalynn was playing peekaboo in the doors of the Happy Hen House! What fun. It’s almost completed.
We had a fun outdoor easter egg hunt on the farm! Jessalynn wasn’t too sure about colourful eggs.