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Farm Happenings at Main Street Urban Farm
Thanks ongoing, October 2022
Happy Thanksgiving in this harvest season. We are grateful for all of you fabulous eaters who have joined us to eat from the urban farm on a daily basis. Your weekly, and upcoming monthly, vegetable baskets add meaning to our farm by broadening the eating family from our 5 members to the larger gro1 read more »
First frost 2022
The first frost has come and gone. With it, some plants are now saying goodbye for the season, and fulfilling their post-fruiting role of providing organic matter for the soil and all who dwell there. We feel somewhat upset with these losses, but also release as we are freed from tending to move fo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 29, 2022
At this time of year, preparation for next season, and finishing out the current one, hang balanced. Rather than outright competition for our attention, there's a dovetail of the two seasons. Some tasks are complete synergy, such as a current crop which is cut down and incorporated into the soil to1 read more »
Bike trip, pantry hacks and edamame destruction
Bike trip
Last week we rode to Prince Edward County and back. It was our first family cycling trip and we enjoyed mostly clear weather despite the forecast. We got to see parts of the countryside we haven't explored before, and discover how places we've been by car look, feel and smell when you rid1 read more »
Customize your September 15/18th veggie share now!
We'll be taking an annual family holiday next week to cycle to Prince Edward County and back.Our farm team, Rebecca (field, and CSA packing) and Jacek (CSA packing and bicycle delivery) will keep things rolling while we're gone. We ask for your patience as they resolve all the little things which c1 read more »
urban farming into September 2022
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late August 2022
What does late August look like on the urban farm? Much as the weeds benefited from the long days of light, rain and space to grow, so their growth slows as days shorten and rain is less frequent. Well, other than the fact that it is raining during a thunderstorm as I type! And so the fall crops ca1 read more »
Self-serve pickup and Night Market August 25th, 2022
Our annual Night Market returns to the grass out front of the Memorial Centre this Thursday evening. We'll be serving up our okonomiyaki in 4 types from 6-10pm August 25th. Come out and meet us there, and check out the other vendors and summer evening vibe!
CSA pickup will be self-serve. All Thursd1 read more »
Night Market is back on August 25th, 2022!!
Have you heard of the Night Market at the Memorial Centre Farmers' Market? It is an evening event originally started with Loving Spoonful as a fundraiser, and is a great summer evening out at the Memorial Centre grounds. This year there will be several guest vendors and vendors light up their booth1 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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