It’s about time I post some details on the pigs, right…? I promised a form a while back. These pigs are Berkshires, a heritage breed from across the pond. They are astonishingly effective at plowing, and get vast amounts of fun and nutrients from it, too. I have to admit, I am now a huge [...]
Archive > September 2010
CSA basket 15
Hello Crow. What are you doing today?… I’m harvesting, see you later! The baskets came together very nicely today, in spite of the off-and-on rain. The beans were picked on Monday, and we had help all day long from our good friend Jean-François. The potatoes are yummy German Butterball, enjoy! Robert harvested the entire row [...]
Welcome to Agri-Tour
This year we will be part of a two-weekend event in Eastern Ontario, a wonderful occasion for folks to get out and tour small farms in the area. A visit to Covenant Farm should be pretty relaxed: you can tour the garden, inspect Jean-Pierre’s beehive construction project, say hello to the pigs and chickens (and [...]
CSA Basket 14
Joël was happy to sit for a few minutes after harvesting to package the salad mix. This was our first attempt at growing the greens individually, the way the pros do, and we’re very happy with the results (although we’ll have to find a more “pro” way to harvest the little leaves). We didn’t include [...]
Labour Day
Can you guess what Stephanie and Jean-Pierre did today on their 30th wedding anniversary? Well, among other farm related tasks, they harvested green beans in the rain. I want to be like them when I grow up.
