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Farm Happenings at Main Street Urban Farm
garlic dig and long weekend 2022
Now is the time for our annual garlic dig. Did you know it all comes out at one time? We dig it, remove it to the barn, grade it, dry it, and leave it ready for braiding, single sales and so on. As of today, the garlic you get from us will be green garlic, with the exception of scapes. If you want1 read more »
Herb drying, July 2022
Sometimes the software we work with makes us laugh instead of cry. Here's a funny from building inventory for shares today. "Cucumber, English 9 pint and 10 eaches." It's official, we're measuring cucumbers in eaches. by the "each"?!
It's the time of year when we are drying herbs for use over the w1 read more »
Mid July update, 2022
NEWS
We don't need to tell you it's been dry. Let us instead introduce members of our urban farm team who have been behind getting the freshest food on two wheels to you.
Hannah has joined us in her gap year to help on the farm for two months this Summer. She brings new energy to the job, with her1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 7, 2022
We've gotten past the hump of major transplanting season, and the ensuing tiredness. We've passed the points of two June birthdays we celebrate in our family. And we're enjoying the many sunny days, while we lament the drought and lack of water to nourish the plants to full size. So we've been busy1 read more »
About the farm
A decentralised urban farm in downtown Kingston Ontario, Main Street Market Urban Farm has been run by co-farmers Tim & Tracy Lyon since 2009. We grow vegetables and mushrooms on several city centre plots. And, we also grow the connection between eaters and farmers, eaters and the earth. We fell in love with farming and the food we grow when we tasted the fruit straight from the field. You can get it delivered right to your door by bicycle! Our growing methods follow organic principles in our intensive, market-garden style beds.
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