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gardeners, farmers & foragers to help them produce and distribute more local food.


This woman built a greenhouse that grows eye-catching exotic fruits—in Nova Scotia
Annette Clarke’s nursery is expanding the definition of what’s growable out east. Tart Chilean guava berries, plump persimmons the size...
Feb 7, 20231 min read


Hot Composting: More Compost, Less Time!
David Goodyear from the Flatrock Homestead put together these videos on hot composting. In Part I he discusses some of the science behind...
Feb 7, 20231 min read


Composting 101
Some people believe that composting is too complicated, smells too bad, takes too much time to accomplish, and that it is overall a very...
Jan 31, 20231 min read


Meet a Family of Farmers Growing Edible Mushrooms Year-Round in Portugal Cove
Depending on the type, they can taste like bacon, lobster, almonds — even hot peppers. You can make furniture out of them. You can turn...
Jan 25, 20231 min read


Scientists in Israel are growing date palms from 2,000-year-old seeds
The seeds discovered in the Judean desert are both male and female, raising the prospect of producing dates. Researchers have...
Jan 18, 20231 min read


English farmers turning to cultivating nuts as climate heats
Nuts are being grown more than ever by English farmers as the climate heats, making the products more economically viable, growers have...
Jan 17, 20231 min read


English farmers turning to cultivating nuts as climate heats
Nuts are being grown more than ever by English farmers as the climate heats, making the products more economically viable, growers have...
Jan 17, 20231 min read


Canada’s Food Price Report predicts families to pay $1,000 more in 2023
Canada’s Food Price Report 2023 predicts that overall, prices will rise by five to seven per cent this year. A family of four consisting...
Dec 25, 20221 min read


2 Billion Trees Program
The Federal Gvoernment’s 2 Billion Trees (2BT) program aims to motivate and support new tree planting projects. Over a period of...
Dec 25, 20221 min read


NOFA-NY’s 2023 Winter Conference (Virtual)
Get Ticket NOFA-NY’s Annual Winter Conference draws hundreds of farmers, food system professionals, educators, advocates, researchers,...
Dec 25, 20221 min read


Berry Harvesters
This PEI company has some innovative machines to quickly harvest berry crops. Push cart harvester : https://acadianmachine.com/push-cart/...
Nov 29, 20221 min read


Information on Pollinating Fruit Crops
This link from the University of Missouri goes into great detail on how and why you pollinate your fruit crops. Here is the link: ...
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Planting Garlic
We have 2 videos for you. The first is a quick video on how to plant garlic, and the second is a more in-depth version.
Nov 9, 20221 min read


Thinking of Beekeeping? This Video Chat Answers Your Questions
Are you thinking about beekeeping? Now is the time to start planning. Get the answers to all your questions in this video.
Nov 9, 20221 min read


How to Protect your Trees from Pests
Watch the video here for some amazing tips on how to protect your trees from pests!
Oct 27, 20221 min read


Benefits of Coppicing
Apart from the enjoyment of making household items out of stems, coppicing trees and shrubs has aesthetic and eco benefits for gardens....
Oct 18, 20221 min read


How to Grow Beans Year After Year | Perennial Runner Beans
To learn more, watch the video here:
Oct 17, 20221 min read


Five Things to Know Before Getting Goats
This helpful video will let you know some things to think about before getting goats. Raising goats requires careful planning and...
Oct 17, 20221 min read


Quick & Easy Ways to Use Tomatoes
This short video shows some quick and easy ways to use up all those tomatoes you harvested this year:
Oct 17, 20221 min read


Backyard Harvesting
Fall is in the air, and backyard gardeners are in full harvest mode. CBC talked to Dan Rubin about using, preserving, and sharing the...
Oct 4, 20221 min read
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