Early Girl Urban Farm

06/16/2024

05/23/2024

Fresh hand cut Radish Shoots are a customer favorite. A popular choice for hot or cold dishes. We love to add them to spicy noodle soups, carnitas, roast beef sandwiches, avocado toast and sushi!
Have you tried Radish Shoots, how do you like to use them?

05/16/2024

Bronze Beauty - soft feathery Fennel Fronds heading to chefs this week. Culinary & medicinal uses are vast. We love the distinct licorice-y flavor and delicate visual pairing for fish, salads, baking, infusions, decoction, sauce, even liqueur.
The plant is rich in B Vitamins, calcium, iron, magnesium and manganese, and has an extremely impressive array of medicinal qualities.
It has the ability to tone, strengthen, detoxify and heal the liver; it increases bile production, aiding digestion, and is widely used as a digestive and carminative. Fennel also has anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic properties and so assists the immune and nervous systems. It is anti-microbial and has actions against a range of bacteria as well as various fungi and yeasts. It is diuretic and detoxifies by stimulating the production of urine and the elimination of toxins through the urine. It is said to help improve eyesight; and is a galactagogue – i.e. promotes lactation– so can be extremely beneficial to post-natal mothers.

Syrup made from fennel juice is used as a remedy for bronchial ailments and coughs. It helps to thin mucus so you can expectorate efficiently.

As a dye plant, fennel offers up lovely pale yellows to forest greens, depending on the mordant and fibre you use.

Overall, fennel is an essential food and medicine to be grown in any garden.

05/07/2024

Open for plant sales until 6 pm today!
Friday will be the last day.
Fcfs, preorders welcome

04/27/2024

Sunday May 5!

Nice selection of tomato, pepper and eggplant plants available at the farmgate TODAY 10-2pm! Come have a browse!

03/20/2024

Highly recommend 💯

Happy Spring Equinox!

The days are getting longer, the breeze is getting warmer, and the draw of the garden is becoming irresistible!

Get growing with our BC-grown seed, all open-pollinated, never GMO and always grown by farmers right here in British Columbia.

Get inspired here! https://www.bcecoseedcoop.com/collections/lettuce

02/14/2024

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Or direct message me for availability and we'll set something up for you!

02/06/2024

New short film in colaboration with our friends at Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust Seed saving is an integral part of building local food sovereignty and resilience. We are so excited to have collaborated with Syd Woodward, from Over Grow The System, to showcase local farmers and their seed pre

12/25/2023

🎅Happy Holidays!

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12/08/2023

Vibrant, aromatic, & flavorful # microherbs and in their glory! Still a little time for chefs to get their holiday orders in this week, dm to order. Weekly delivery available.

11/01/2023

"I held you every second of your life."
—Stephanie Paige Cole

After midnight yesterday, the spirits of our little ones began making their way back to us for their annual visit guided by the light in our offerings: of the candles, the scent of the beautiful cempasúchil flowers, the fragrance of the smoke of the copal incense, and the love in the hearts of those who remember them.

Today is Dia de los Angelitos, the Day of the Little Angels when we remember loved ones who were not able to be born, infants, and children who left us too soon. They will spend the day with us and, after midnight tonight, will be joined by the souls of our adult loved ones so that our remembrances, smiles, laughter, songs, and, above all, our love will bring them happiness.

May all the mothers and fathers and all the family members who today celebrate the life of their little ones feel the touch of butterfly wings, and may the blessings of the Ancestors bring peace and healing to their hearts. All our relations.

Maestra Grace
Curanderismo, the Healing Art of Mexico




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09/15/2023

09/08/2023

Please help if you can ~

Newcomer Help Needed

Our newest refugee family will be arriving in just a few short weeks!! They will need housing and all their furnishings and household items.
They are a family of 4 with a son aged 8 and a daughter aged 6.

If you can assist with any gently used items we have storage available. If you know of a suitable rental in south nanaimo area we would love to hear from you. Happy to pick up any items you may have.

09/05/2023

Spooktober approaches! Ticket sales are now open for October evening programs:

Haunted Nanaimo Lantern Tours

Crime & Punishment Lantern Tours

Brother XII Presentations

These tours and presentations sell out quickly, so book your ticket early!

The Haunted Nanaimo Lantern Tour includes tales of unexplained phenomena, mysterious apparitions, and spooktacular stories! Not into the supernatural? Join the Crime & Punishment Lantern Tour instead and hear stories about some of Nanaimo’s most notorious outlaws and daring heists.

The Brother XII presentation, led by curator Aimee Greenaway, explores the history of Edward Wilson and his rise and fall as Brother XII from a spiritual teacher to high-profile court cases, scandals and conspiracy theories. This year’s presentation will include new details (and questions!) about the colony’s population, gleaned from the recently released 1931 census.

For more info, and to buy your tickets, visit:

Lantern Tours: https://nanaimomuseum.ca/events/lantern-tours-2023/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=LT2023

Brother XII: https://nanaimomuseum.ca/events/brother-xii-2023/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=BROXII2023

08/08/2023

These five unique foodie experiences celebrate the best of what B.C. has to offer.

08/03/2023

Peppergate! Did anyone else get something different than expected? 😕

Imagine nurturing your pepper plants for months, only to realize that the peppers that grew were nothing like what you expected. Unfortunately, that is the sad reality for thousands of gardeners in 2023. Read on

07/22/2023

Important stuff!

Check out our new blog post where Dr. Adam Cobb provides information about the importance of this month’s webinar series and also addresses some of the misinformation and myths about atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), global climate change, and projections of future conditions.

In July’s webinar series, we’ll discuss the primary drivers of re-greening our degraded and desertified landscapes, soil life and the essential microorganisms that support plants and ecosystems. In addition, we will highlight some of the ongoing, grass-root efforts led by Ecosystem Restoration Communities to regenerate soil food webs that, in turn, facilitate ecological restoration.

With a concerted focus on soil ecology and the re-greening of our declining landscapes, we can reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations by accumulating excess carbon into plant and soil systems! In collaboration with plants and microorganisms, we can reverse current destructive trends and ensure a better future for ourselves and the organisms that share and sustain our home planet.

To learn more, read the full blog here: https://www.soilfoodweb.com/ramping-up-restoration-and-turning-down-the-heat/

Register to join our July Webinar series here: https://promo.soilfoodweb.com/reg-webinar-regreening-the-planet/. You can watch the replays and join the two remaining webinars LIVE!

07/12/2023

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