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Farm Happenings at Main Street Urban Farm
Farm Happenings for September 30, 2021
The fall harvest is coming in. The big dig for potatoes is on, which will be followed by sunchokes. The sunchokes haven't grown to size yet, and are just finishing flowering, so they'll be in the ground a few more weeks. Winter radishes are now coming out: watermelon and purple and white daikon in1 read more »
September 23, 2021
September 23, 2021 finds us coming to the end of another major growing season with grateful hearts. As Autumn Equinox comes and goes this week, we celebrate the long day lengths which have ushered in the harvest. And, we begin to prepare for Winter. Don't get us wrong, the veggies will keep flowing1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 16, 2021
The crickets are chirping, and chewing their way through the fall crops. It's not plague proportions, but the bite marks are real.
Mustard greens are growing well in the 2022 garlic beds.
As we come towards October, and the end of main season, we're planning for Nov-Dec distribution. We inten1 read more »
Happening on the farm September 9, 2021
Winter crops are in the ground now, and we've prepared beds for October garlic planting, even sneaking seed into kohlrabi, beet and scallion beds. (We sow mustard seed to cut and turn into the soil to limit negative nematode impact. And, we've got organic straw ready to mulch the beds.)
If you want1 read more »
Freezers and the rawfood revolution of September 2021
Sometimes the farm produces so much of one thing we wonder if we can possibly eat enough of it to keep ahead of the next round it supplies. Summer squash is one of those items, so are beans. There are myriad ways to cook them, yet it can feel overwhelming when there's so much in season. Two simple1 read more »
On the farm August 26, 2021
In the kitchen we're preparing a huge batch of tomato sauce for our okonomiyaki.
In the field we did a huge cleanup. We weeded, mowed and organized to reduce pest pressure this season and weed pressure next. And, we said goodbye to our fabulous field lead as she heads off to new things.
In the lake1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 19, 2021
To have the freshest food year round we capture the freshness by fermenting, drying and freezing the flavour and nutrition in for later consumption. Stopping by a farmers' kitchen at this time of year you may find yourself chatting with a farmer with their hands full. Boiling, blanching, cooling, f1 read more »
August field hands 2021
We've had ample opportunity to train people in urban farming over the past 2 years, which has meant lots of learning for us too. We find we learn so much from each person who comes along, and we make it our aim to do so. By focusing on what we can learn from the plants and farm system as we work th1 read more »
August long weekend update 2021
Today we had a big old holiday weekend garlic grading and pizza party. A whole lot of garlic is now sized and hung up in the barn. We're halfway there. To help with the other half, get in touch!
Green onions are a kitchen delight. Whether as the main part of a dish or as a topping, they add the sec1 read more »
About the farm
A decentralised urban farm in downtown Kingston Ontario, Main Street Market Urban Farm has been run by co-farmers Tim & Tracy Lyon since 2009. We grow vegetables and mushrooms on several city centre plots. And, we also grow the connection between eaters and farmers, eaters and the earth. We fell in love with farming and the food we grow when we tasted the fruit straight from the field. You can get it delivered right to your door by bicycle! Our growing methods follow organic principles in our intensive, market-garden style beds.
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