The rainy days of fall have come at last and today even a bit of the white stuff. But thanks to our extended August weather my garden saw yet another expansion complete with an Asian pear tree, perennials, and flowering …
ODE TO SHOVELS AND RAKES.
These two unassuming primitive implements no doubt helped propel humankind from hunter gatherer to agrarian in some sticks and stones fashion long before the iron age. As I will describe, my very being can also be "owed" to these simple …
Our 2018 Farming Season in a Nutshell: Part 3 (Late summer/Fall)
The third instalment of Mike Roger's season recap, or Why Farming is Not for the Faint of Heart.
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Our 2018 Farming Season in a nutshell: Part 2 (Late Spring/Early Summer)
This is the second instalment of Mike Roger's recap of the rollercoaster farming season of 2018. For part 1, click here. So, here we are at the end of April, with a grow room full of tiny, compromised seedlings (see part …
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Our 2018 Farming Season in a Nutshell: Part 1 (Earlyspring)
In farming, no two years are ever similar, with hits, misses, trials and tribulations. You often add a few experiments, delete a few duds, and try to improve infrastructure and efficiency. Nature is fickle however, and like anything in life, …
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Down to the Dregs of the Apples…Use Them Up!
If you are not lucky enough to have effective cold storage, your harvest supply of apples may be looking a little tired right now. If so, I have two fantastic recipes that take advantage of less than perfect, small, slightly …
The pros and cons of having WWOOFers
Q; What is a Wwoofer? A: Its a dog that pulls weeds! Jokes aside, WWoof can be an acronym for either World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms or Willing Workers on Organic Farms depending on the area and its labour …
A zucchini recipe to be thankful for
I know, I know! I've already written about zucchini, surely there must be some other ingredient I can use? Yes there is, but there was still some sitting in my fridge to be used up and Thanksgiving is just round …
