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Warm at Heart…

The end of the season has come quickly! Bruno and I left the farm one week ago to stay in Montreal for the winter. Our former jobs await us, yet the whole experience is bittersweet. Many mornings I awake missing the melodies of birds outside my tent and the brilliant hues of pink and orange in each misty sunrise. [...]

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Summer Heat

Yesterday Catherine and I brought the heat to Cumberland Market! Luckily, our kiosk is located in the shade, so we (and our veggies) were able to stay cool despite the ongoing heatwave! We had about twenty stir fry bags with the loveliest purple kohlrabi!  We also brought lots of our baby salad mix  including swiss chard, salad bowl lettuce and red [...]

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Sunshine and Rainbow Chard

Today was a magnificent day at Cumberland Farmers’ Market! Catherine and I brought a beautiful display of fresh produce just waiting for all our supportive clients. Everything was quickly snatched up by shoppers, particularly our stir fry vegetables and our brand new mix of cruciferous salad greens! Furthermore, our wheat/egg/dairy free Oatmeal Granola Bars were a [...]

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Come see us at Cumberland Farmers’ Market!

It is finally 8pm after a busy day of preparation for the Cumberland Farmers’ Market! Stephanie, Roz, Bruno and I have finally finished gathering all the goodies to sell tomorrow morning. We spent the day picking everything from Easter Egg Radishes to collard greens and Rainbow Swiss Chard. We even worked alongside a friendly bunch of our bees [...]

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You are my sunshine …

This week we sprinkled a little extra sunshine into each of our baskets!  We included a generous bag of delightful sunflower sprouts for every CSA member. These baby sunflowers are power packed source of nutrition, especially if you consume a largely plant based diet like I do. I am a raw foodist , meaning that [...]

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Fine and dandy….

Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that I introduce you the unsung hero of the garden:  the common Dandelion.  It has been labelled a pest and chased from lawns across the world. However, it is actually a delicious and overlooked medicinal plant! Dandelions are a perennial herb with triangular lobes and cheerful yellow [...]

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