Wheelbarrow Farm is an organic vegetable farm located near Uxbridge, Ontario. You can find us at farmers' markets in Toronto or become a CSA member.
Aunt J visit Farmers Marketing ruins by Cuke Bandits potatoes, cabbages, tomatoes, & peas flowering onion weeded carrots. ahhhhh. We welcomed two new WWOOFers – sisters Taylor and Chloe, who took two week vacations from their jobs in Illinois to come experience the Farm. Mowed down a bunch...
Joining a CSA is a great way to eat local and support your local farmers. It also comes in handy if you are not so inclined to have your own veggie garden or, if you’re like me, and don’t have the space in your yard. Ok, so I’m not really inclined, either but I do have...
the more surplus you will have, but count on at least 10% leftover every week. Many farms donate this surplus to a food pantry or soup kitchen that is near the distribution site, and some give the extras directly
What’s coming on strong in your vegetable garden at the moment (or showing up in your CSA share or at the farmers’ market)? (At my place, scapes and edible-podded peas are suddenly “in season,” but I am weeks away from any tomatoes.) ...
Fiber/ Yarn CSA: For knitters in the Massachusetts area, near the Juniper Moon Farm, this CSA is sheer joy. Community Supported Pie: Out of Durham, North Carolina, a baker turned the slow farmers market season into a boon for her bakery. Sweet or savory, you decide. Community Supported ...
And while farmers markets are a nice experience, the reality is that they're not consistent enough to be a reliable solution for your food needs. Abraham's Table Farm is making it easy for people to get high quality food directly from a farm they trust. Weather you want to try it...
nestled in the bluffs of northeastern Iowa.This land is farmed in deep thanks to Steve Beaumont (pictured below) who graciously and generously donated his land toSILT (the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust) so sustainable food farmers could steward his land, and put it to good use for community and...
Many farmers are hesitant to adopt new technology and ways of doing business, but I encourage them to explore what having these new tools could allow them to do. Being able to sell directly to retail customers over the internet, in an entirely automated way, allows a farmer to get top d...
so many local farmers don’t bother with it. I split my share with a friend, so I pay $250 for my portion of the vegetables. This comes out to $11.36 per week, and it doesn’t sound so expensive when you look at it that way. For my family of four, this is a good amount of...