Farmer Brown Agriculturalist

06/08/2024

Dear garden-minded folk of Nanaimo, the Rock City Neighbourhood Association is hosting another workshop this Saturday, August 10th, at our home. I will be captaining this workshop, which will focus on sowing autumn and overwintering crops. We will also touch on food foresting and late summer garden tasks.

If you are interested in attending, please message me, and I will share our address. Grow love!

19/07/2024

Nanaimo folk - our Rock City Neighborhood Association is sponsoring a free workshop at our home on this Saturday. Send me a PM if you'd like our address. , ten till noon (it's going to be hot, so cutting it a little shorter).

19/07/2024

Technology in farming. We toured the Sumas Prarie today and observed a carrot harvesting machine fill this truck in little time.
BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation

18/07/2024

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13/02/2023

Exciting news! After hearing from our community and partners, we're extending the Call for Proposals deadline until Feb 22nd at 11:59 pm PST. Take the time to perfect your submissions!

We want to highlight as many food literacy initiatives and F2S experiences as possible at the upcoming Conference. Showcase your work by creating a poster, presenting research findings, sharing best practices, or telling personal stories. Let's make this a showcase of diverse perspectives!

Get more info on submission guidelines at https://f2sbcconference.ca/

06/02/2023

Are you starting to shop for seeds?

🥦 Hybrid seeds are bred for specific characteristics like smaller growing footprint, resistance to disease, etc. They say F1 (which means “first generation off-spring") on the package and if you save seed from the plants, they will not produce the same quality year over year meaning you need to continually buy new seed. Hybridization is a natural process and it is NOT the same as genetically modified organisms (GMO). An example of a hybrid is the Patio Snacker cucumber. It’s bred to be small and compact while still producing full size cukes, perfect for folks with limited garden space.

🌶 Open pollinated or heirloom seeds produce true to type seeds, so you can save them and plant them the following year and get exactly the same fruit/vegetable. They say OP on the package. All heirloom seeds are open pollinated, but not all open pollinated seeds are heirloom. Many heirloom varieties were once widely available in seed catalogues but fell out of favour for various reasons and have become rare. If you are interested in saving seed, look for OP/heirloom varieties. An example is the Kelsae onion.

Choosing hybrid vs OP seed is a personal choice. Many use a mix of both. Just make sure you are clearly labelling and tracking so you know what seed to save.

Do you have favourite hybrid or heirloom seeds that you love to grow year after year? Let us know your top picks.

10/01/2023

Growing Opportunities is recruiting for a Farm Production Manager for the 2023 growing season. Applications accepted until January 21. https://www.growingopportunities.org/post/job-posting-farm-production-manager

02/01/2023

The hopeful feeling of spring is in the air.

22/10/2022

Do you eat? You might as well buy local for cheaper than grocery store prices fit considerably better produce.

13/10/2022

Here's me cleaning my seeds last year. I'll be doing it again this Saturday.

21/07/2022

Well paying job for someone 30 and under.

Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op in Nanaimo, BC is seeking a Farm Manager - Education Coordinator!

11/06/2022

Plant, plant, plant!

Farmer's Market today! Saturday June 11, at 945 Park Ave. 10am to 2pm. Fresh Kale, Chard, Herbs, Strawberry Baskets, Leeks, and many transplants still looking for homes. Come on down, tour the farm and help build a Community Food System.

10/02/2022

Amazing herding learning opportunity!

Is it your goal to build a Regenerative Agriculture business, managing the land with diversified livestock that you direct market within your community? If the answer is yes, but you are looking for an opportunity on someone else’s operation first, this could be the experience for you.

05/12/2021

Hopefully coming soon to most schools.

An environmental sciences student helps three schools in southeast New Brunswick install food forests.

02/12/2021

Seeds make a great gift.

As we enter the gifting season, we are all seeking ways to , reduce waste, and give our loved ones low impact gifts that are good for the environment. With the wellness of the planet and our cherished people in mind, High Mowing’s organic, Non-GMO make the perfect present for the mindful consumer!⁠
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📸 of Trials Manager Taylor with Subeto F1 ⁠
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Browse our great selection today for perfect stocking stuffers like: a HMOS Gift Certificate, Organic Seeds, Supplies and Apparel at: https://bit.ly/3Ek4ARx 🎁🎁

21/11/2021

Mid Island community - CFM is worth a visit! Food and Christmas shopping

TODAY!

We've got all of your favourite farmers bringing local produce, meat, eggs, cheese, and seafood PLUS tons of new artisans, Christmas decor and gifts, and all of the best treat makers!

If there was ever a good time to support local, this is most definitely it!

Glen Foster will be debuting a new Christmas album and there will also be food trucks. 🎶🌮

We are collecting new toys for the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive.

Free gifts for kids! (Or parents can pickup as a stocking stuffer.) 🎁

Some free totes are still available.

Join us tomorrow at 1984 Woobank Road in Cedar.
Dogs welcome on a short locked leash.
No early birds, please.
Free to attend with onsite parking behind the school.

Check out our photo album of vendors on Facebook by clicking on 'Photos'.

25/10/2021

Save and plant seeds. Take control of your food sovereignty.

15/10/2021

30/09/2021

A seedy Saturday!

19/09/2021

My first and favourite farm to table customer supports Paul.

"Climate change is the most important issue for our family. We support Paul Manly and the Green Party for this reason."

Thank you Gabe and Gemma for your endorsement! And thank you for growing a business that nourishes our community ❤️

See more re-election endorsements at https://www.reelectpaulmanly.ca/endorsements

17/09/2021

I endorse Paul Manly of the Green party for Nanaimo-Ladysmith!

"I support Paul because he understands that our health is directly connected to the health of our planet and the importance of our local food systems because "we all eat for a living."

Thank you for your endorsement Chris! And thank you for educating and inspiring a new generation of farmers and gardeners to grow local 🥕🥬

See more re-election endorsements at https://www.reelectpaulmanly.ca/endorsements

05/09/2021

Know your growers, or, grow your own.

29/08/2021

Edible tree grant offered.

Our Goal

01/08/2021

Permaculture is both a philosophy and a systems based design process. It guides me in most of my farming and gardening actions. I supported this project because it looks awesome!

260 card design deck sharing ecological design principles, strategies, tools & frameworks from permaculture.

30/07/2021

Small scale, local, and frequent is the way.

Truth

13/07/2021

These folks are offering direct from the field produce! I sold them garlic, and they said "We never barter with farmers- we pay their asking price." I appreciate this!

07/07/2021

Keep planting!

06/07/2021

I am growing with Biodiversity in mind.

Cities are among the harshest habitats on Earth. But when planned properly, private gardens can help improve their liveability.

05/07/2021

How to adapt to climate change:

08/06/2021

The farm where I am leasing is hiring.

We are hiring. Full time or part time.