Riverglen Biodynamic Farm news archive for July, 2009
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Jul
23
Market now open on Thursdays!
For those who did not join the Intentional Eaters CSA this year, you can still buy fresh, organic, local vegetables from our farm every Thursday at the Ottawa Farmer’s Market. Since our sales at the Sunday Market are doing so well, we decided to try catering to those who would prefer purchasing vegetables after work or before the weekend.
Our booth at Lansdowne Park is open every Thursday from 1pm to 6pm
http://www.ottawafarmersmarket.ca/
This is a single weblog entry, posted on July 23rd, 2009. Comment here »
Jul
15
Mid July
It’s summertime! If you have any time to spare, get out of the city! Quick! Now!
This is a single weblog entry, posted on July 15th, 2009. 1 Comment »
Jul
08
Rain, rain and more rain… Oh, and rain too!
My goodness, it just keeps coming down! We are wet, muddy and cold. Weeds are moving in fast and we just sit tight, dreaming of rototillers, hoes and sunburns…
This is a single weblog entry, posted on July 8th, 2009. Comment here »
Jul
02
Seeding Change
USC Canada would like to invite you to….
Seeding Change
Linking Youth for Food Sovereignty in Honduras and Canada
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
7:00 to 9:00pm
Umi Café, 610 Somerset Street West, Ottawa
How does the work that you can do in your own backyard – gardening, farming, activism – connect with the global movement for a more just food system?
Seeding Change will bring together young organic farmers from Honduras, as well as youth promoting food justice in Canada, to share stories and photos from their communities. On July 2nd at Umi Café, we’ll explore food sovereignty – the global movement to reclaim control over good, healthy, local food.
Deysi Marisol Ramos Ramirez and Sergio Ramírez will discuss how youth groups in Honduras are improving native seeds, conserving healthy soils, and promoting ecological agriculture on their family farms.
Geneviève LeGal-LeBlanc, a bee-keeper and co-president of Otesha Project, will discuss the challenges she faces and the importance of growing and eating local food.
David Burnford will talk about farming in Ottawa’s Greenbelt
Discussion to follow.
Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Adult accompaniment will be present. Download the event handbill, and share it in your community. For more information email Sarah at smohan@usc-canada.org or call 613-234-6827 x230.
This is a single weblog entry, posted on July 2nd, 2009. Comment here »
Jul
01
Before the rain
It’s been hot and humid! After a cool, wet spring, the garden is finally growing. Vegetables (and weeds) are exploding out of the ground, which is rapidly changing from brown to a rainbow of green, red, yellow and everything in between. We’re working hard to get the weeding done before the rain pours so we can keep an upper hand. Let’s hope for the best!
Thank you to all those who helped make our first CSA pickup a success and who helped smooth out the kinks for our second week. Special thanks to our dropoff hosts who so very generously offered their homes and their time so food can be dropped off in three convenient locations. One of our hosts isn’t even a member of the CSA! The enthusiasm and positive energy we are receiving from the community is tremendously gratifying. Thank you!
