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Farm Happenings at Persephone Market Garden
Week 10 -- post Summerfolk and it feels like autumn
After the generous rain of April, May and June, the weather turned rather dry here at the farm in mid July. A few little sprinkles fell over the course of the next month, but most of the rain missed us. Fortunately, our no-till methods meant that the crops have done okay without any irrigation. But1 read more »
Week 9 -- mid August bounty
The tomatoes are here!
We now have cherry & grapes, salads and slicers! The roma/paste will be another week or two.
There are also lots of cucumbers, summer squash and beans!
Along with harvesting, we are continuing to address weeds as needed, trellising tomatoes, and we are now seeding cover1 read more »
Week 8 -- A bit of rain and cooler!
Sweet relief!
After almost 3 weeks without rain, Sunday night brought a few gentle showers and the forecast calls for cooler temperatures this coming week! It was challenging last week to complete critical tasks in the scorching heat.
We are into the last few weeks of planting for autumn -- the las1 read more »
Week 7 -- Time to BioBlitz!
Join us in the gardens this Saturday!
Come out for the
Big Backyard Bio Blitz
@ Persephone Market Garden
(use googlemaps "persephone market garden" not gps)
on
Saturday, August 3rd
9am to noon
Come see how our gardens support diverse s1 read more »
Week 6 -- Summer sunshine!
Less rain and more sunshine is making for far fewer slugs in the garden! Apologies for any that made it to your kitchens. As another farmer posted on social media recently, if the produce is safe for the slugs to eat, that also bodes well for you! But seriously, I hope you aren't finding any in the1 read more »
Week 5 -- Harvest, Plant, Weed, repeat
Well, we right in the swing of July!
Our days our focused on harvesting, washing and packing your CSA shares. In between that, we are planting autumn crops (more cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, leek, frisee + carrots, radicchio, fennel and more!) and weeding!
This week we've got lots of peas1 read more »
Week 4 -- Rainy days
Every season is a new adventure!
While the last few seasons were very dry, this year is a stark contrast to that. We've had plentiful rain! It's a bit of a readjustment, remembering how to grow with lots of water in spring and early summer. One challenge has been the slugs -- they are everywhere. A1 read more »
Week 3 -- Summer!
Frieda and I found this chrysalis in the greenhouse this morning. We are growing native plants, including swamp milkweed. A couple of weeks ago, we saw a monarch caterpillar on the milkweed plants. And this morning we discovered this chrysalis! Which just goes to show...'if you plant them, they wil1 read more »
Native Plants!
Let's chat native flowers ...
Native pollinator species need native flowers.
That, in a nutshell, is why it's so important to plant native flowers!
You may have heard that our insect populations aren't doing well.1 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.