Horse Power
Naomi Martz Sometimes the best tool for a job isn’t a tool at all Despite what some may think, farming with horses … Keep Reading
Footnotes from the Field: Organic Nutrient Management
Marjorie Harris, BSc, IOIA VO, P.Ag. New Techniques for Organic Nutrient Management As the International Year of Pulses draws to a close it … Keep Reading
Sweat Farming at Hope Farm Organics
Andrew J. Adams From Fossil Fuel to Sweat Power Sweat farming: an ideal low-carbon, low-stress, grease-less-hands, no-knuckle-bashing approach to organic farming. All … Keep Reading
Linerboard: A Love Hate Story
Randy Hooper As one of the original conspirators of mulching with kraft linerboard ‘paper’ back 20 years ago, and a continuing fan, … Keep Reading
All is Grist for the Mill
Jonathan Knight The Story of WoodGrain Farm’s Hand Made Grain Mill I like good technology. I don’t mean my smart phone (I … Keep Reading
40 Years of Thinking Like an Insect
Bob McCoubrey Gary Judd is passionate about his work. As a researcher in tree fruit entomology at Agriculture Canada’s Summerland Research Station, … Keep Reading
Where is the GM Apple?
Lucy Sharatt In March 2015, Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF) got approval for its GM non-browning Golden Delicious and Granny Smith apples in … Keep Reading
Footnotes from the Field: Biochar
Marjorie Harris BSc, IOIA VO, P.Ag. with many thanks to Zbigniew Wierzbicki of Elderberry Lane Farm for sharing his knowledge and experience … Keep Reading
Ask An Expert: Transitioning to Organic
Rochelle Eisen, B.Sc.(Agr), P.Ag We asked farmers transitioning to organic for burning questions they’ve been dying to ask. From paperwork to fence … Keep Reading
Young Agrarians Land Matching
Darcy Smith The Shifting Paradigm of Land Access in Southern BC At Blue Heron Organic Farm on Vancouver Island, Kris Chand and … Keep Reading