Farming - Blogs & Blog Posts

Power outage! by couturesmith on Nov 5, 2009As I was escorting some animals to their maternity ward at about 5pm last night our hydro went out, plummeting myself and said pregnant sows into total – I mean absolute- darkness.  Not one to panic in those kinds of situations (and yes, dar...

Edible Bean Harvest 101 by couturesmith on Nov 4, 2009Farming has been getting a bit quite a bit a whole heck of a lot of bad press lately.  H1N1  - I REFUSE to call it by its original name!- has given pork producers a even bigger hit in the pocketbook simply by it’s association in name with th...

Presenting modern agriculture by Food and Farming Canada on Nov 4, 2009Here’s a great blog post about modern agriculture and bridging the gap between farmers and consumers. It’s written by Australian journalist Pip Courtney of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (the Aussie equivalent of the CBC here in...

Topline Trends Tuesday: Crystals, cow horns and moon beams – biodynamics defined by Dana McCauley's Food Writer's Diary on Oct 27, 2009Even if they can’t recite technical definitions of words such as organic and all-natural, most people have a strong sense of what these terms mean. However, when it comes to biodynamics, I doubt there are very many Canadians who can confidently spo...

Farmers turn to alternative agriculture by Food and Farming Canada on Sep 21, 2009Growing numbers of farmers are turning to alternative agriculture and agri-tourism initiatives to help them earn a living. That message was illustrated by several speakers at the recent Canadian Farm Writers Federation annual meeting in Edmonton, Alb...

Dunn Creek Farm by Whimfield Farm Blog: Prince Edward Island on Sep 11, 2009We recently visited John Quimby of Dunn Creek Farm who was kind enough to have us over for a tour of his certified organic farm in Murray Harbour North. He was also kind enough to stuff us full of organic veggies at his kitchen table and send us home...

Dunn Creek Farm by Whimfield Farm Blog: Prince Edward Island on Sep 11, 2009We recently visited John Quimby of Dunn Creek Farm who was kind enough to have us over for a tour of his certified organic farm in Murray Harbour North. He was also kind enough to stuff us full of organic veggies at his kitchen table and send us home...