Field Poetry – April 1, 2014

Time to Grow Sunshine, make those greens grow! Gone are days of rain and gray as springtime comes along to say ‘Huzzah hello – I’ll make you grow with a blue blue sky and wind to blow Over fields filled with seed and leaf and good thoughts, and one...
April 2014 Newsletter

April 2014 Newsletter

Sunshine, make those greens grow! Gone are days of rain and gray as springtime comes along to say ‘Huzzah hello – I’ll make you grow with a blue blue sky and wind to blow Over fields filled with seed and leaf and good thoughts, and one belief that...
Farmer’s Log – March 6, 2014

Farmer’s Log – March 6, 2014

Whoa Vancouver – you are back to yourself; well almost. This week’s harvest started in snow, moved into rain, and ended in sun. I guess our pleas for precipitation have been heard – and we are finally getting some. This week we’ve begun our...

Field Poetry – March 6, 2014

Our lives our rife; like a farmer’s life – filled with leaves and roots We don our jackets willingly, and we all put on rainproof boots. Hunched over ground, each seeded mound sprouts forth a little leaf and begins the ride, true and tried, from main dish...
March 2014 Newsletter

March 2014 Newsletter

Our lives our rife; like a farmer’s life – filled with leaves and roots We don our jackets willingly, and we all put on rainproof boots. Hunched over ground, each seeded mound sprouts forth a little leaf and begins the ride, true and tried, from main dish...
Farmer’s Log – February 13, 2014

Farmer’s Log – February 13, 2014

Finally, the cold has broken, and we’ve begun to see rain, even if it is just a drop of rain. It’s good for the plants and it’s good for this land. A temperate rainforest should, you know, have rain. Our schoolyard market gardens are getting ready to...

Field Poetry – February 13, 2014

Springtime flowers, in sunshine hours; populate the earth I’ve seen those pussy willows, and the crocuses give birth Our sleeves are up, our rain pants on, and we’re already on the go We’re just waiting for our friends so we can start to grow So join...
Farmer’s Log – February 5, 2014

Farmer’s Log – February 5, 2014

It’s been a cold day on the farm, but it has been sunny. The greens – spinach, mustard, arugula, parsley – are growing well, even with temperatures staying just below zero. As a result the vegetables are incredibly delicious. During colder days and...

Field Poetry – February 5, 2014

Hibernating’s easy when you’ve got a coat of fur But for parsley growing in the cold – let’s just all say… “burrrr…” This ain’t Quebec upon last check, but still this place is cold And all our veggies want a place...

Field Poetry – January 16, 2014

Now gardening’s a summer thing, you say you heard one time But let me say to you today, that growing cold is prime Sweetness comes and sweetness goes, within a summer heat; But in the cold, a plant’s sugar holds, making it a treat!