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Farm Happenings at Main Street Urban Farm
CSA 123 October 22, 2020
Having been asked recently what a CSA (Community Shared Agriculture veggie basket program) is and how one works we've got a few thoughts to share with you about how one does and doesn't work in our experience.
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There are a few ways a CSA farm can operate. Some do solely veggie baskets, no farme1 read more »
The shape of Shares Nov-Dec 2020
For 2020 we're extending the current season to provide you with weekly veggies through Nov-Dec. We've adjusted Nov-Dec share value to average $25 (currently around $31).
How to sign up:
If you are a current member, your season will be extended on October 19th, with payment processed after1 read more »
The shape of Shares Nov-Dec 2020
The shape of farm shares has changed for 2020-21. Instead of running our usual monthly Winter shares Nov-April, we're extending the current season to provide you with weekly veggies through Nov-Dec. We've made one adjustment, which is that Nov-Dec shares are a $25 average value (current shares1 read more »
Earth life October, 2020
We acknowledge the land we live on, the soil we work, is the traditional place of - and has been taken care of by - Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples.
As the evenings turn darker we start to take time to watch things on a screen. We started out with a recommendation, which you might1 read more »
ABCs of Embracing Autumn
Autumn is here
The equinox this week celebrates the changing of the season on the 22nd with even night and daylengths. We've noticed the weakening of the sun's power to warm us over the past week or so, and now as darkness starts to grow it's time to light candles, sit around a fire, pull out warme1 read more »
Fall Farm Happenings Sept 17, 2020
And in a snap the air turned cool and the nights became longer. Sun's power seems weak, yet still we enjoy the warmth, and fall crops thrive on these cooler days. Kohlrabi, kale, arugula, sunchokes.
Of course, as nighttime temperatures dip below 10, peppers and eggplants tend to drop their bl1 read more »
Eat the Freshest Food: a slogan realized
Our favourite slogan over the years has been Eat the Freshest Food! Amidst jargon such as "decentralized urban farm," "market garden style urban farming," and "uncertified organic produce," the slogan stands out. Eating from the Kingston foodshed (food grown really close to where we live)1 read more »
Winter share update, early Sept 2020
We hinted in earlier news we hope to head to Australia this year. We haven't seen our family there for a while and we hope international flight patterns and prices will allow us to catch up with them and see more of the continent Down Under! Our Winter plan means truncated Winter share distribution1 read more »
Urban farm news, August 27, 2020
Most Winter crops are in the ground now, and we're preparing beds for October garlic planting as soon as beds become available (currently filled with carrots, beets, edamame, tomatoes and summer squash). If you want to learn about garlic grading, braiding and hanging, we have some left to do and it1 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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