Andrew Mefferd draws from seven years of growing expertise to create an extensive guide for greenhouse and hoophouse growers, to grow of regardless of scale of operations or heat. A perfect introduction to the complexities and advantages of growing food in greenhouses and hoophouses.
In Support of Local Food
By Tim Livingstone
Why should you support a local farm? What difference does it make anyway? Here are some "veggies" for though...
A Growing Market for Microgreens: Profile of 2 Friends Farm
By Tom Stearns
Microgreens are on the rise and organic growers are taking note. Ashley Driscoll and John Irving, owners of 2 Friends Farm, explain how to successfully grow microgreens.
Rooting for Onions
By Gwen O’Reilly
Onions are one of the oldest cultivated crops, and there are many representatives of the Allium family in my garden: leeks, chives, garlic, shallots, Welsh onions and Egyptian onions. But in this article, I’ll concentrate on Allium cepa— the common onion.
Blue Lagoon Florascape
By Stuart McMillan
Blue Lagoon Florascape is operated by the Regnier family—Rene and Lori Ann, along with their adult son Stefan. The Regniers are part of the increasing number of vegetable farmers who are trying to make local food production in the prairies a viable prospect.
SOLEFood: Farming in Vancouvers Downtown Eastside
By Virginie Lavallée-Picard
In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a new model of urban agriculture is creating employment opportunities for inner city residents, greening the streets and improving food security in the neighbourhood.
Incubator Farms
By Charlotte Scott
A few years ago, my partner and I started looking for land where we could start a full-time vegetable farm and CSA. Soon enough the reality of the current real estate market caught up with the dream.
Making a living from a 1.5 acre Market Garden
By Ann Slater
The fields around my farm in southwestern Ontario have rows and rows, and acres and acres, of corn and soybeans.