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Basket contents: Lettuce, beans, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, eggplant or pepper, fresh onions, radicchio, and melon. Recipe of the week: Ratatouille This is a recipe I made this week.  Of course I tripled it to feed the hungry farmers Story of Allis: It is my turn (Jenna) to write the newsletter so I thought I would tell you the story of how Allis, our newest tractor, came to our farm and went to work in the fields.  Allis is a tractor…

All ecosystems involve complex webs of animals, plants, and many other forms of life. Our farm is no different, and our animals are an important part of the ecological balance we try to nurture here.  All of our animals (veal calves, pigs and laying hens) live out their lives on pasture, using a permaculture-inspired rotational grazing system. For more information about our animal-rearing techniques, please consult our Pork page! Although the meat won’t be available until the fall, we prefer to…

Basket contents: Lettuce, beans, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, eggplant, asian greens, choice of tomatillos, okra or chard, choice of potatoes or broccoli, melon. Recipe of the week: Orzo with Swiss Chard  In this week’s newsletter we’ll give some farm updates, as well as introduce you to the work of Via Campesina, the inspiring transnational small farmers’ movement.  News from the farm  It’s August, and that is felt everywhere on the farm. Heather just finished what might turn out to…

Basket contents: Mesclun, basil, potatoes, choice of Swiss chard or kale, choice of green onions or eggplant, tomatoes, garlic, cucumbers, zucchini, kohlrabi. Recipe of the week: Lentil, Beans and Greens Soup We’ve made it to August! This past week has been unseasonably cool, brining to mind the chilly mornings and evenings of the fall that is rapidly approaching. Hopefully we will still get a few more weeks of warmth and sun to help ripen our slow-going warm-weather-loving crops! Although we…

This week’s newsletter brings you news from Rachelle, our seasonal intern who is in her final week here with us.  Her lovely personality and field help will be largely missed! Word from our Intern Some of you have met me, and some lucky ones even got their basket from my hands. In this final week of my internship (I must soon return to Victoriaville CEGEP to start my second year), I wanted to tell you a little about my experience…