Farm Happenings at Common Ground Farm
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Farm Happenings at Common Ground Farm

Farm Happenings for December 2, 2021

Posted on November 28th, 2021
 We are onto some of our final big jobs of the fall which include moving one of our hoophouses over top of our last leek crop.  These leek will be dug all winter and the hoophouse keeps the soil from freezing solid.  Then after the leek are harvested, we will be able to plant an extr1 read more »

Farm Happenings for November 25, 2021

Posted on November 21st, 2021
Believe it or not, our lettuce will be coming from the field this week!  This is likely the last week and then we move into our unheated hoophouses for lettuce and salad mixes.  Our greenhouse crop is looking good too but we probably won't harvest in there until Christmas. But outside we'1 read more »

Farm Happenings for November 18, 2021

Posted on November 14th, 2021
Some early snow on the farm, but we are still pulling a lot of veggies out of the field.  For a lot of items that are a bit cold sensitive (like swiss chard and choi) this is likely the end of outdoor harvest for them this week.  But we have plenty of stuff growing strong in our greenhous1 read more »

Farm Happenings for November 11, 2021

Posted on November 7th, 2021
It's parsnip season on Common Ground Farm! While the hard frosts last week meant the end of some of our summer favourites, the cold weather is great for autumn veggies like parsnips and napa (featured this week). Parsnips are fantastic oven roasted or make a great soup. Napa cabbage is super versat1 read more »