Take a Walk Through Our Homestead Garden
Every once in a while it occurs to me that I haven't showed much of our garden plots lately, so let's change that this month. After all,...
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FIELD JOURNAL
Our log of experiences and experiments growing our own food.
Since 2014 we have been growing food on borrowed land in the city. Some of it we sell and some of it we eat. These are the stories of our experiences along the way. Use the search bar on the right to look for posts in the blog that match your interests. For more specific information about our growing methods and record keeping, check out the educational opportunities on our Grow With Us page.
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- Jul 31
- 5 min
What's Wrong With My Plants?
This is the big question every vegetable grower must face at some point because I can guarantee that EVERYTHING will not go perfectly...
- Jun 28
- 6 min
Crop Rotation When it Matters
One of the more confusing experiences for new vegetable growers is the bombardment of crop rotation expectations from various sources. A...
- May 31
- 7 min
The Path to Liberation Starts With Drip Irrigation
Every spring, new growers are entering the world of vegetable production with dreams of amazing flavours, some quality time in the garden...
- Apr 29
- 6 min
Measuring The Heat Trapping Potential of Covered Spaces
Given our relatively cool climate and short growing season, I've accumulated a lot of qualitative experience in growing under cover...
- Mar 31
- 5 min
Essential Equipment for Starting Your Own Seeds
The very first step on your seed starting adventure is to equip yourself for success! Will buying the right equipment guarantee your...
- Feb 28
- 10 min
Can Peat be Beat?
Every spring the peat protesters emerge from their winter hideouts to advocate against the use of peat moss, so this year I'm going to...
- Dec 31, 2022
- 9 min
Our End-of-Season Review Process
This summer, I mentioned to a friend that we were growing a few different types of melons despite our short and relatively cool growing...
- Nov 30, 2022
- 7 min
Growing, Threshing, and Milling Our Own Wheat
I feel like I am cheating on my vegetables a little when I say this, but to be honest, wheat may have been my favourite crop to grow this...
- Nov 2, 2022
- 3 min
Ginger Makes Its Debut
Ginger used to be on the list of crops I thought we would never grow in our cold climate but now it may have a place in our crop...
- Sep 30, 2022
- 7 min
How Garlic Spacing Impacts Bulb Size and Total Yield
If you've ever found yourself looking for specific vegetable growing information, then I can almost guarantee that you have been...
- Aug 31, 2022
- 8 min
Growing Potatoes in Containers
We have chosen to focus on growing our food in the soil almost exclusively these days because we have the space for field production and...
- Jul 30, 2022
- 1 min
My Path to Ethical Agriculture
This spring, I had the chance to sit down for a chat with Kristeva Dowling, host of the Ethical Agriculture Podcast. It was an...
- Jun 30, 2022
- 9 min
What to Do First in the Garden
If you've ever grown a vegetable garden, I'm sure you have asked yourself the question, "What should I do first?" and if you haven't been...
- Apr 29, 2022
- 7 min
Heating Water With Our Walk-In Cooler
Yes. You read that correctly. This is the story of one of the most exciting upgrades we will be making to our property this year. It...
- Mar 31, 2022
- 8 min
How We Take the Guesswork Out of Garden Planning
Have you ever found yourself strolling out to your garden plot with your seeds and tools in hand, only to arrive and be reminded that you...
- Feb 28, 2022
- 6 min
Leaping Into Small-Scale Grain Production
Last month's food tracking exercise showed us that the majority of our food can come from our own garden, even in the middle of winter,...
- Jan 31, 2022
- 6 min
Eating From Our Garden in January
Based on my experience of being immersed in the local food scene in our city for the last decade, it has become clear that the public...
- Dec 30, 2021
- 5 min
Growing and Winnowing Our Own Amaranth Grain
I have become accustomed to answering a lot of questions while I work since a lot of our growing space is visible to the public, but...
- Nov 26, 2021
- 6 min
Stretching the Growing Season with Relay Planting
If we limit our growing time to the number of days between our spring and fall frost dates, we don't have much time to work with here in...
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