Posted in Farming, Food Security & Activism on Apr 20th, 2008 No Comments »
The downtown Duncan ‘Market in the Square’ has been open Saturdays since March 8th. Bill Baker (shown above) has been representing Providence Farm at market for the past 15 years. He has many loyal costumers in the community who come to the market especially to hear his news and support the farm.
At this […]
Posted in Farming, Food Security & Activism on Jan 21st, 2008 No Comments »
Billie Jean
The newest addition to the Providence Farm Family.
The first lamb to be born this year:
Sunday January 20th, 2008.
Ewe and lamb seen here under a heating lamp in the barn.
Posted in Farming, Food Security & Activism on Dec 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
The very final component of the Biodynamic Farming & Gardening program was hosted at the new FoodShare building in Toronto. With a December session focus on nutrition, we began with a question posed by a student of Rudolf Steiner who asked, “Why…is the will for action, for carrying out of the spiritual impulses so […]
Posted in Natural Gardening & Eco-Restoration, Community Gardening, Children & Youth, Farming, Food Security & Activism on Dec 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
I’ve been hearing a lot of interest in seed balls lately and wanted to post some information on my blog. I was first introduced to the neat concept at an introductory workshop on permaculture offered by Garden Jane. During the summer I was fortunate to have the first-hand opportunity to view people of […]
Posted in Farming, Food Security & Activism on Oct 31st, 2007 No Comments »
The October session of the Biodynamic Farming & Gardening program was hosted at Whole Circle Farm, in Acton, on a glorious fall day. In the warm farmhouse living room, Cory Eichman, our instructor, introduced us to the biodynamic preparations and their role within the farm. There are eight herbal and animal […]
Posted in Farming, Food Security & Activism on Oct 6th, 2007 No Comments »
I first heard about Percy Schmeiser’s long court battle with the agribusiness giant Monsanto, over canola seed patent violations, from watching the disturbing but motivating documentary film The Fight for True Farming, by Quebec director Eve Lamont. This week Saskatchewan farmers Percy and Louise Schmeiser were named winners of the 2007 Right Livelihood Award […]
Posted in Farming, Food Security & Activism on Sep 26th, 2007 No Comments »
Currently living in York Region, surrounded by housing developments, can make it hard to remember the rich farming history of this area and that there is a local agricultural industry that continues today despite the area becoming more urban. In September, the York South Simcoe Training & Adjustment Board, with the support of the […]
Posted in Farming, Food Security & Activism on Sep 20th, 2007 No Comments »
The August and September sessions of the Biodynamic Farming and Gardening program, marked the final visits to Saugeen River Community Shared Agriculture in Durham, Ontario. To have the opportunity to visit the farm over three critical growing months, starting in early July, provided a chance to witness a tremendous transformation in the market garden. On […]
Posted in Farming, Food Security & Activism on Aug 28th, 2007 No Comments »
Saturday began with an early start as I headed down to the Brickworks to help with the set-up for the Greenbelt Farm to Fork Festival being hosted by Evergreen. This summer event was all about celebrating the pleasure of local fresh foods. There were some beautiful activities for kids, including print making […]
Posted in Farming, Food Security & Activism on Jul 9th, 2007 1 Comment »
This weekend I traveled in a carpool a few hours from the city to a biodynamic farm, the Saugeen River Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) in Durham. En-route I enjoyed my first boiled duck egg which was prepared before we left by our driver and presented in a basket along the way. I already […]
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