Farm Life in Full Swing: Our June Wrap-Up
While June started a bit cool and slow, it ended with heat and nothing but momentum that will carry us through until the fall. We planted the last of the…
While June started a bit cool and slow, it ended with heat and nothing but momentum that will carry us through until the fall. We planted the last of the…
If you planted hardneck garlic last fall, come early summer (early June for us in zone 6a!), you may notice something curly and green emerging from the centre of your…
After what felt like an endless stretch of chilly mornings, our family’s backyard garden is finally starting to make some progress. Spring arrived slowly and in spurts this year, resulting…
Spring has swept across the farm like a slow, steady symphony, with an emphasis on slow this year. While we’ve got off to a cold start, things do seem to…
Late summer is unmistakably the best time to have a garden! There is both a wide variety and an abundance of fresh produce. Eating seasonally is easily achieved when you’ve put in the work to get to this moment. Proper planning and a thoughtful crop rotation are vital to your garden’s success, and it is never too soon to think about next year’s layout.
Even though it is the middle of summer at the moment, believe it or not, this is the time of the year to start thinking about what you want to…
For several years, I’ve wanted to find ways to grow more of our food outside the “normal” growing window. We always have an abundance of homegrown food from the late…