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Farm Happenings at Persephone Market Garden
Week 7 -- What happened to July?
What a relief this morning! Cooler temperatures after a wonderful rain, late yesterday afternoon. What a difference the two together make! What seemed impossible yesterday, can be done today.
Here we are in week 7 of the CSA season. July has flown past -- a blur of harvesting, planting, water1 read more »
Week 6 -- July 21
Ask any market gardener and they will tell you -- July is INTENSE!
We are harvesting lots (yipppee!!), taking care of crops through pruning, trellising and yes, some weeding. And, 'tis the season for planting for autumn crops. Meanwhile, the days are hot, long and dry.
Fortunately, we have been ble1 read more »
Week 5
Well last week sure was scorching hot and dry. Thank goodness for a wee bit of rain on Friday and some cooler, cloudy days. We're hoping for a bit more rain this week, as we only had enough to wet the dust so far. Keep your fingers crossed, please.
July is the second planting season. This week on t1 read more »
Week 4 -- July heat wave
What a scorching hot week!
We have decided to work early in the morning in order to avoid the most intense heat of the day. Fortunately, there are lots of things for us to do later in the morning and early afternoon -- like washing and packing produce and starting more seeds! But we hope that the e1 read more »
Week 3 -- June 30th
Late June and the garden is growing and bountiful!
Last year we made the switch to no-till growing. This means we've stopped using the tractor cultivator and the rototiller. Instead we are applying lots of compost and using landscape fabric for weedy patches. It has been exciting and very encouragi1 read more »
Week 2 -- June 22
Whew! We've got the first week of deliveries behind us. With a new software system there are lots of little technical and administrative details to juggle. Thanks to all the members for your patience!
Now back to growing! There is a bit of a lull between spring planting and planting for fall (which1 read more »
First CSA delivery of 2020!
It's starting this week! Our first shares of the season are going out on Friday afternoon. This is our 11th season and so this will be the 201st delivery we have done. Time flies when you are growing vegetables!
While the spring season has seen some wild temperature swings (and they continue), the1 read more »
Persephone CSA Starting June 19th!
Hello!
Welcome to the 2020 CSA season! This is our 11th year offering a community supported agriculture program. We are excited to be starting deliveries this coming Friday, June 19th. Thank you so much for joining us on this adventure in local food!
Covid-19 and delivery procedures
We have reviewe1 read more »
What a May!
Hello!
WOW! What a May.
Polar vortex to summer heat wave. And now hopefully a bit cooler and some rain over the next few days.
We've had a lot on the go these past weeks. You can check out some pictures on instagram -- you don't need an account, just search for @persephonedays on instagram!
The sm1 read more »
About the farm
A small, family farm that grows 3 kids, veggies & herbs & seeds, sheep, chickens, ducks & geese, lots of trees, and practices nurturing soils, ecosystems and communities.
We've been growing since 2010 on the traditional lands of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation.
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We've been growing since 2010 on the traditional lands of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation.