Lightfoot Farming

01/15/2023

NEW PRICE!!

We have made an adjustment to the price of our farm. Check out the new offer and see how much you could be saving!!!

https://youngagrarians.org/kelowna-bc-urban-farm-business-for-sale-2/

Lightfoot Farm in Kelowna, BC is looking to sell their 2 acre urban farm business!

12/07/2022

FOR SALE!! Our business is now officially on the market. Check out the link provided for all the details. Feel free to contact Simon for any additional information https://youngagrarians.org/kelowna-bc-urban-farm-business-for-sale-2/

11/27/2022

Harvesting THE VERY LAST of the greens and carrots for the tomorrow 10-2 at the Parkinson rec centre. Stock is starting to run low and it will be too cold next week to justify heating the greenhouse so hopefully there’s a turn out for what will be my last market for 2022.

11/17/2022

Despite the persistent sub zero temps we are experiencing none of the unheated hoop houses are yet to freeze. That means lots of fresh bunches of carrots and radishes for this weeks first indoor at parkinson rec 9-1

11/04/2022

We struck gold!!! Farmers hold anyway. For the last 4 years I’ve been trying to source a leaf supply and yesterday we hit the mother load. Every last one of these will be fed back into the farm. This will provide thousands of pounds of carbon rich nutrients and free up some space in our landfill

10/29/2022

All set up and ready for a good market today 8-1. Think I forgot .m.e.s_a ?

09/17/2022

We are back at it today at the 8-1

09/10/2022

We’re back at it today at the with A MOUNTAIN of food so come say high and give us a hand being able to see over this stack!

09/03/2022

Well the days might be getting noticeable shorter but there’s no shortage of produce still coming out of the farm. We are back at the today 8-1pm.

08/20/2022

A beautiful cool morning for a stroll at the . Come load up on all summer in the okanagan has to offer

08/06/2022

More colour the you can poke a stick at today at the . Come say hi and enjoy this perfect day we have!!

07/30/2022

Bursting with summer colour and flavour today at the 8-1. It’s gunna be another warm one so get down early, load up then hit the lake!!

07/17/2022

Pretty excited for tomato season

07/09/2022

Lots of colour, lots of flavour, different location. We are down the row, closer to Dilworth this week at the . Come load up for the week and say g’day!!

06/11/2022

It’s a beautiful day for today’s and lots of vendors back this week so come on down 8-1 and have a look around. We have all the usual goodies as well as new crops becoming available every week

05/19/2022

We plan to be at the this coming Saturday but if you can’t make it keep in mind we now have spring mix available at Independant grocer on Gordan Ave

04/30/2022

Back at it today at the 8-1pm. Come say hi

04/29/2022

As quick as the last of the over wintered spring onions come out for last week’s they are replaced with a bed of bok Choi/kohlrabi/fennel. In a few weeks time the walk ways and under the trellis will be planted out with cucumber seedlings. This hoop house is in use all year with new successions of constantly varying crops. This helps improve soil health and means little or no soil improvement is required between successions

04/10/2022

A backlog of farm startup choirs meant we couldn’t make it to the today BUT I did have a chance to bag up some greens for .

03/29/2022

Sunset broadforking under the watchful supervision of Kylo

03/18/2022

Tomatoes get planted in the same hoop house year after year. The lack of crop rotation can encourage pest pressure while depleting the soil of specific nutrients tomatoes require. That’s why it always pays to crop rotate (or cover crop) when ever possible. This house now has fast growing greens crops that I can either flip or interplant the tomatoes into when they are ready

03/05/2022

It’s nice to see some life coming back into the farm. I feel like it’s going to be an early start this year

11/27/2021

After a week off to rebuild the damage caused from that crazy storm I’m back at the today 9-1. Right next to the front door so you can’t miss me

11/13/2021

After a week off for some family gangs we are back at it for our first parkinson rec centre . Today from 9-1pm

11/06/2021

That’s a wrap for 2022 garlic. This year I tried something a little different. These beds were used for an early spring crop and then cover cropped with a barley, bean, pea mix. I then flail mowed twice before it went to seed (to help feed the soil), tilled in aged horse manure and seeded 1,022 cloves of 2021 garlic into landscape fabric with 6” spacing 4 rows per bed. Covered with wood chips to insulate for the winter and help reduce weeds come spring. See you babies next July!

10/23/2021

Looks like it’s rained itself out folks and we might even get a bit of sun today

10/09/2021

Besides the turkey I think we got everything else you need for an awesome thanksgiving roast. Come on down to the while the weather holds out and pick up what you need

10/08/2021

After a very much required 2 week road trip with the family we will be back at the this Saturday 8-1 with all the produce you’ll need for your family thanksgiving

09/11/2021

It almost feels like souping season! And what soup isn’t complete with celery? Available today at the 8-1

09/07/2021

As soon as the new mini wobblers arrive the cherry tomato house will be seeded/transplanted for fall and winter crops