Farm Happenings at Zawadi Farm
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Farm Happenings at Zawadi Farm

Farm Happening for Aug 1st

Posted on July 31st, 2022
Hi Everyone, Just a little note that exceptionally this week those who usually receive a delivery on Thursdays will receive their boxes on Wednesday instead. A separate email was also sent to inform those affected by the change. This week at the farm we are already transplanting some of our fall cr1 read more »

Farm Happenings for July 27, 2022

Posted on July 24th, 2022
Hi Everyone, Progress continues at the new plot. We have been happy with the beets, eggplants have arrived, our trial of broccoli is ready for harvest and field tomatoes are slowly beginning to mature and change colour! Hopefully this heat wave ends with more much needed rain today. For now, enjoy1 read more »

Farm Happenings for July 20, 2022

Posted on July 17th, 2022
This is the view from the hill near our new downsview park plot of the 1/2 acre we have under production (ours is the lower half of the image with the very straight rows). We have the bounty of sharing this larger space with other farmers who each have a plot. So far we have added about 100 cubic y1 read more »

Farm Happenings for July 13, 2022

Posted on July 10th, 2022
Hi Everyone! Zucchinis are here! We have some new varieties we are trying out this year  so we hope you enjoy them!  read more »

Farm Happenings for July 6, 2022

Posted on July 3rd, 2022
Hi Everyone, We finally seeded our carrots last week! We are monitoring moisture levels for good germination which has been requiring a lot of irrigation because of the very dry season it has been so far. Even when it rains elsewhere in Toronto, it seems to skip our Downsview plot somehow. We still1 read more »

Farm Happenings for June 29, 2022

Posted on June 27th, 2022
Hi Everyone! We have finally mostly caught up with our crop plan! The summer crops are in and trellising has begun. We will also be harvesting garlic scapes this week so enjoy these once a year flavourful treats!  read more »

Farm Happenings for June 22, 2022

Posted on June 19th, 2022
Hi Everyone! Most of the eggplants and tomatoes are now in the ground! We are slowly catching up on all the tasks around the farm. This week we will be transplanting winter squash and seeding beans, carrots as well as planting other successions of salad mix and onions. Soon the entire farm fill be1 read more »

Farm Happenings for June 15, 2022

Posted on June 12th, 2022
Hi everyone! Another weekend of bed prep and transplanting trying to catch up with the demands of this growing season. Although our backs are broken we take joy in how good our new plot is looking and all the compliments we receive by anyone who walks by. We've has some issues with rabbits on one o1 read more »

Farm Happenings for June 8, 2022

Posted on June 5th, 2022
We have arrived at week 4 of our harvest and delivery schedule! Our first field crops including kale and chard are ready for harvest! We will also have more spicy microgreens this week. Zucchinis were all planted out into the field last week and the task of this week is to get all the eggplants and1 read more »