The real work of planet-saving will be small, humble and humbling, and (insofar as it involves love) pleasing and rewarding. Its jobs will be too many to count, too many to report, too many to be publicly noticed or rewarded, too small to make anyone rich or famous.
Tag: farm
Organic Certification
This week at the market a woman came up to our booth and asked me why the farm wasn’t certified organic. She was concerned about accountability and the verification that being organic certified gives to her as a customer. I have now worked on two farms that don’t see a …
How Does Your Garden Grow?
With the past week being sunny and hot I was able to get the garden going! So far squash, beans, carrots, cucumbers and beets are all seeded and tomatoes, leeks and peppers are transplanted. I’m planting a winter storage and preserve garden this year. I hope to ferment, jar, pickle, …
Grass Fed Beef
I moved to a new farm for the summer. We take care of cattle for grass fed beef. With all the rain this spring the grass is growing tall and green. Unlike many vegetable farmers permanent pastures are ahead of schedule. I will blog more about what happens here as …
Food Co-ops For the Future
The Ottawa Valley Food Co-op was the first of it’s kind in Canada. Borrowing ideas from the Oklahoma Foods Co-op, members pay a fee and can choose from a variety of food products listed by local producers online. Every month they can make an order. They pick up the products grown, raised or made close to home. The money they spend stays in the local economy and supports farmers directly. The Co-op has helped start up a few more in Canada under the same model. It brings communities closer together and stronger- essential for the future of food.
Traveling
Spring time is finally here. In the past few weeks my first spring harvests have been jerusalem artichokes, wild leeks, and fiddleheads-all from different parts of the province. I love the fact that I didn’t have to do any work but harvest to obtain these crops. With spring I have …
Transition Time
The last week of culinary school coincides with me flying home to Ontario and in just a few weeks changing my lifestyle dramatically. Back to a farm-where the soil will speak to me again. Food will still be my central focus though, it being the main topic that goes through …