Category Archives: growing vegetables

Root Crop Washer update

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

There was a lot of response to the root crop washer post!  We have still not completed the DIY plans for a few reasons.  First of all, it turns out that producing plans clear and complete enough to build a … Continue reading →

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Hoop House Video

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

At this point in the year, we are thinking a lot about getting the production season going.  In March, that means starting seedlings, and putting up modified hanley hoop houses.  Since ours were left up all winter, with the plastic … Continue reading →

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Ted Hutten

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Last January, David and I went to visit Ted Hutten at his farm.  Ted is a farmer we really admire because he works hard, grows a lot of wonderful food, and he has such a unique sense of humour!!  He … Continue reading →

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Flame Weeding!

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

I was introduced to flame weeding years ago by Norbert Kungl, a well-known organic farmer in Nova Scotia.  At first I thought it was outrageous!  Now after seeing the reduction in weeds on my own farm, I am a big … Continue reading →

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Root Crop Washer

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

If a producer needs to wash hundreds of pounds of root crops in the fall, it can be time-consuming and frankly, discouraging.  For market-garden sized operations, a home-made barrel root crop washer is just the thing needed.  We saw one … Continue reading →

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Potato Update

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

Potatoes are a big crop in the Maritimes.  Most of us eat them.  Our question is how to grow them organically and economically on a small scale.  Here is an update from the potato patch. We planted potatoes in April, … Continue reading →

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Benefits of landscape fabric

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Marc, from Just Us Coffee’s demonstration garden in Grand Pré just dropped by to get some landscape fabric. He and Amy Lounder are setting up a comparison of weed control with and without landscape fabric in onions and strawberries.  We … Continue reading →

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Spuds!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

The great spud adventure, of course, begins in Prince Edward Island.  We met with Raymond Loo, who gave us a fantastic history of his family’s potato breeding and selection efforts.  He took us into his potato warehouse to show us … Continue reading →

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More Modified Hanley Hoop Houses in New Brunswick

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

The modified version of Hanley Hoop Houses have been installed at another farm in New Brunswick (see http://davesproducepacks.com).  This farm has 330 customers directly connected with it through weekly produce pack deliveries.  Dave Wolpin and his right-hand-man, Alex Eaton, have … Continue reading →

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Trellises

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

We just got our issue of the Canadian Organic Grower and realized the information about trellises we promised in David’s article is not posted yet. How embarrassing! We will post it next week, so stay tuned…

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