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Farm Happenings at Main Street Urban Farm
Autumn crops, alliums and okonomiyaki EXTRA 2021
On the farm we're tending 1000s of seedlings ready for Autumn planting. Cabbages, radishes, kohlrabi, turnip, fennel and green onion seedlings are lined up, in addition to direct-seeded carrots and beets. This week we pull the garlic to dry. Then we'll be preparing beds in the market garden fo1 read more »
NEW Okonomiyaki meal Extra
Since we launched okonomiyaki (Japanese savoury pancakes) at the Night Market a couple of years ago, we've been delighted to serve up our veggies in a wholesome pancake. Okonomiyaki comfort food, Japanese style, served with ingredients sourced as close to home as possible. The sauce is made with ou1 read more »
Beet green pesto
Hold those greens! Before you compost your beet greens, how about making simple, delicious pesto with them? Our garlic will soon be in season, and until then you can give this recipe a try using garlic scapes:
Beet Green Pesto
1 bunch beet greens
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil (add until puree1 read more »
Heat and a stroke of luck, July 2021
Heat and veggies mix well in the pan or oven, but not so well in the bag or cooler. It's ice-pack and shade weather. So, whether you get Bicycle delivery or pickup from one of our handy drop points, do leave ice-packs out and/or collect your share and get it into a cool fridge asap! If you for1 read more »
Beans, Bags and Brunch & July 1st notes
July 1st is a public holiday. All Thursday pickups will be available Weds June 30th at the Barn 4-6pm, and deliveries made Weds June 30th. There will be no Thursday pickup/deliveries. Sunday pickups remain the same.
Beans seeded early April got hit by a wicked frost, knocking us back 1 success1 read more »
Summer solstice mid-June farm news
Grandmother moon waxes large as Summer solstice greets us with the longest daylights of the year. And there has been an abundance of rain (comparatively) and some overcast days to give everything a needed boost after the rain.
With all the plants in the ground we now begin pruning the tomatoes, cuc1 read more »
Mid-June farmer training and "Is it raining?"
At press time we're grateful for thunder, lightning and the ensuing rain Monday night. Still the fields need more!
One of the imperatives of our farm is to train farmers. We count ourselves in on that. Every year we're learning how to farm better. How to best take care of the soil and the plants an1 read more »
Week Two, how'd we do? & NOTE r.e. Early Produce
Gratitude to members who asked questions and gave us the chance to tell you more about our farm and last weeks' veggies. For those still guessing, the herb bunch included: sorrel (dark green leaf with red stems, lemony flavour), lemon balm (toothed, soft, lt green leaves, good in salad, soup or to1 read more »
Welcome to our 2021 CSA vegetable basket launch!
Welcome to Main Street Urban Farm's 2021 CSA. We are grateful for you sharing in the growing of food in Kingston by getting a basket of produce from our urban farm.
Harvie (farmer software designed to support farmers) makes our farm lives easier by organizing CSA payments, harvest, communications a1 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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