Coming This Week:
Protect Our Farms
Agricultural Land Reserve is under threat again.
Town Hall Meetings are happening around the island.
University of Victoria, Hickman Rm 105, Tuesday Feb 4 @ 7pm,
Cowichan Valley, Duncan United Church, 246 Ingram St. , Wed Feb 5 @ 7 pm
For more info: http://farmlandprotection.ca/
Sunday 2 February 2014
Family Day Rally Pitch Forks to Forks
Monday Feb 10th
Family Day Rally Pitch Forks to Forks
to save the Agricultural Land Reserve
12:00 noon
BC Legislature Grounds
Family Day Rally Pitch Forks to Forks
to save the Agricultural Land Reserve
12:00 noon
BC Legislature Grounds
Tuesday 4 June 2013
Sunday 12 May 2013
Planting out our tomatoes
After 7 weeks of cultivating tomato seedlings and potting them up into two different stages, we felt like the time was right to get them into the ground. It has been an unseasonably mild spring with more sunshine than usual so we decided to get an early jump on the season.
After a few weeks of dry weather we had our first rainfall over night so I did a final tilling this morning and the added moisture made for a nice consistency and texture of the soil. We planted the indeterminates inside the walk-in tunnel frame and plan to grow the bush varieties outside the frame. The determinates are all extra early so we hope to have harvested them well before the fall. If the weather fails to cooperate we can always cover the lower growing bush tomatoes with our low tunnels ( 6' wide by 3' high).
After a few weeks of dry weather we had our first rainfall over night so I did a final tilling this morning and the added moisture made for a nice consistency and texture of the soil. We planted the indeterminates inside the walk-in tunnel frame and plan to grow the bush varieties outside the frame. The determinates are all extra early so we hope to have harvested them well before the fall. If the weather fails to cooperate we can always cover the lower growing bush tomatoes with our low tunnels ( 6' wide by 3' high).
Saturday 11 May 2013
Thank you to the Compost Education Centre
Thank you to the Compost Education Centre for organizing another successful plant sale this year. The rain held off and the warm, dry weather prevailed. We sold out of virtually all our 200 1 gallon tomato plants. A big thank you to the community and all of you who purchased our tomatoes and veggie starts. Have a great growing season and keep us posted with your tomato growing experiences.
Thursday 9 May 2013
Annual organic plant sale
Annual Organic Plant Sale May 11th 10am-2pm!
Purchase organic veggie, medicinal, ornamental and herb plant starts at our annual sale. Enjoy live music, organic goodies and the awesome community atmosphere that is always present!
Held at the Compost Education Centre 1216 North Park Street
Purchase organic veggie, medicinal, ornamental and herb plant starts at our annual sale. Enjoy live music, organic goodies and the awesome community atmosphere that is always present!
Held at the Compost Education Centre 1216 North Park Street
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