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Planting a Historic Garden

We have been invited to plant some of the vegetable garden at George Pegg Heritage Garden near Gunn, Alberta. For those of you who have never been there, it is a very unique Alberta Historic location with one of a kind, thriving plants collected by amateur botanist George Pegg from around the world during hisContinue reading “Planting a Historic Garden”

Farm Open Day

Hi Everyone; I have a lot more acreage to plant this season, and as some of you have been asking to come and help, I have decided to open up the opportunity to any who are interested to come and help out on the farm, planting, weeding, and getting all the bedding plants out. WeContinue reading “Farm Open Day”

Seed Saving Guide from OSA

Hey, here is a resource for Seed Saving. Seed_Saving_Guide

Become involved!

I have just returned from an International Organic Seed Alliance conference in Corvallis, Oregon. It was inspiring and exciting, pointing out some great ideas for our farm and seed business, connecting all the people involved in seed saving around the world in a global community. It was great to see so many like-minded people togetherContinue reading “Become involved!”

Yay! The new seed CATALOGUE!

A’bunadh seed catalogue, book 2016 A’bunadh seed catalogue, book 2016 Finally! What you have all been waiting for. Hope you can all download fine. If you have any problems email me at smileyo at xplornet dot ca Thanks for your interest and continued support.

Upcoming

Hi there; I am almost done the new catalogue and we are storming ahead packaging seeds like crazy for the upcoming sales. Here are our dates: March 12 – Stony Plain Seedy Saturday March 13 – Red Deer Eco Fair March 19 – Calgary Seedy Saturday March 20 – Edmonton Seedy Sunday I took potatoesContinue reading “Upcoming”

New for 2016

Happy New Year!! Like a brilliant sunset, we find joy in the close of this, 2015 and the dawn of a new year to come. Nothing has really changed, as one day rolls into the next, each moment seemingly inseparable from the next, and yet, it is through our minds, our perceptions that we realize theContinue reading “New for 2016”

Hello winter…

Hi there; finally the winter winds blow and just in time. I think we can all agree that we have been very spoiled this year by the weather. There were grasshoppers but no mosquitos to speak of, hot weather that benefited many crops and a state of dryness that did not. All in all IContinue reading “Hello winter…”

New Varieties for 2015

Hi; There are some new varieties grown out for 2015. They are listed below. Peas – Corne de Belier, Penners Russian Sugar, Suttons Harbinger (reintroduced), Amplissimo Viktorianskii, and kids crazy peas. Beans – Royal Burgandy, Mostaller Wild Goose, Black Coco, Dragon Tongue (aka Horticultural Bean), Landreths Russian, Giant red Tarka, Coco Rubico, Vieux Flippe, AgassaziContinue reading “New Varieties for 2015”

Garlic, Jerusalem Artichokes and Potatoes ready now

Hi everyone; The garlic is harvested and ready to go. They are $4 each head or $3.50 if you order 15 or more. Let me know as soon as possible if you want any as I am planting it out soon and then availability will be limited. Have these varieties: Polish Jenn, Ukrainian Mavniv, UkrainianContinue reading “Garlic, Jerusalem Artichokes and Potatoes ready now”