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Farm Happenings at Mike's Garden Harvest
Farm Happenings for the week of September 9, 2024 - the cabbage edition
"The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax— Of cabbages—and kings— And why the sea is boiling hot— And whether pigs have wings." From Lewis Carol's the Walrus and the Carpenter
Cabbage. It ha1 read more »
Farm Happenings for the week of September 2, 2024 - My three wishes
I was feeling a bit despondent this week with the news Wednesday morning that my favorite cousin, Brian, had suddenly passed.
Then I got an email from Shaarika, who is one of our CSA members. They are going on an extended holiday back to India and are having to make alternate arrangements for1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 26, 2024 - the tomato edition
The French called the tomato the pomme d'amour, or the Love Apple, for their belief that the exotic tomato had aphrodisiac powers. Tomatoes might not be responsible for romance in people, but eating tomatoes does seem to spark a lust for more tomatoes. (Google)
From sandwiches to salad t1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 19, 2024 - the thump, thump, thump in the night
I'm sorry to post late this week, but last night's antics did give me a story to share.
One day, this will be funny.
On the subject of dumb things I have done, I will tell the story among fellow farmers or at the pub and I'll pound the table and wipe my eyes as I try to catch my breathe1 read more »
Farm Happenings for the week of August 12, 2024 - the alien edition
A number of you have heard me tell this story at the farm pick up, but if you haven't....it is a good one.
Last Saturday, I was out on my tractor most of the day. It was very hot and it was taking a while to hill the potatoes. As many of you know we are on the flight path for the Ottawa Airport, so1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 5, 2024 - the water of life
Dating myself a bit here, but lets see how many of you can sing along with me here:
"Come and listen to my story about a man named JedA poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,And then one day he was shootin at some food,And up through the ground come a bubblin crude.
Oil that is, black gold,1 read more »
Farm Happenings for the week of July 29, 2024 - Sharing this earth
So as I am fond of saying, we share this earth.
That being said, there are some things, such as the Hornworm, that I am much less fond. The Hornworm, is actually remarkably stealthful laying underneath the leaves along the stems. They are a little bit alarming to look at...u1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 22, 2024 - The rhythm of the dance
Another season, another crew....same field :-)
It is almost like when the circus comes to town. A quiet field..resting over winter with just the casual passerby. Then slowly over the spring the activity starts to build. Field sections get laid out, the tractor starts to run over the fie1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 15, 2024 Week 2 - Keeping the beet
So, we are trying something a bit different.
This is for all you gardening geeks out there :-)
Beets are among my favorite vegetables. So delicious. Love the earthy flavour. Beet greens...are also very delicious in a salad and so incredibly healthy. You can almost taste the1 read more »
About the farm
Right here, in our fields that bank onto the Rideau River, proudly on NCC land, the best organic veggies in town are grown. No chemicals, no artificial fertilizer, no GMO trickery. Just naturally enriched soil beds that yield an abundance of succulent greens and hearty roots that are full of nutrients and flavour. This is the way the food was always meant to be.
Each season, we offer shares in the anticipated harvest of fresh vegetables. Each week you will share in our passion for growing when you receive a bin of fresh, organically grown produce carefully picked at their peak for either an onsite farm pick up or for delivery to your home.
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Each season, we offer shares in the anticipated harvest of fresh vegetables. Each week you will share in our passion for growing when you receive a bin of fresh, organically grown produce carefully picked at their peak for either an onsite farm pick up or for delivery to your home.