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Wednesday, 27 July 2016 Harvest by Robert, Oliver, Christine and Gisela, and the same group as a week earlier from McGill 30 Beets 14 kg Beans 2 green containers of Cucumbers 1 green container of Kale ½   “           “       of Zucchini Saturday, 30 July 2016 Harvest by Christine and Gisela, delivery by Stephane Thierry YellowContinue reading “Harvest 27 & 30 July”

Some useful meals in those boxes  

As our first crops come in this season and we prepare to start distribution to our partner food banks, meals-on-wheels etc we are pleased to welcome the assistance (once a week we hope) of the willing workers from the McGill Ag-Connect Project . This project seeks to develop self-confidence for intellectually challenged youth through agricultural workContinue reading “New Workers at the Garden”

Yesterday the garden produced these vegetables – an excellent start to the season

Our first harvest is under way – some fine-looking garlic has been dug

We took a turn around the garden this morning to see how the vegetables are coming along. Everything is growing fast and looking healthy … won’t be too long before we are able to make our first deliveries to the food banks and meals on wheels people.

The Garden at Fritz entered a float in last weekend’s Baie-d’urfé parade …

I was told, once, by a boastful Texan than his brother had a cabbage farm in Texas and he planted four cabbages per acre. Not only were his cabbages big but apparently so was the farm itself. He explained that if his brother got his car started in the morning and drove in a straightContinue reading “What spacing should we use to plant our vegetables?”

Three hours hard work in the sun this morning saw some serious progress at the Garden with rows of tomatoes, cucumbers and celery amongst other vegetables set out in rows. We also started sowing giant pumpkin seeds for our annual youth pumpkin competition – the two little girls in pink are proud custodians of aContinue reading “Successful planting session today”

Pumpkin planting tomorrow (and other good things – please come and help for an hour) We would would welcome your help for an hour or so tomorrow morning at the Garden any time from 9am onwards … this is an important day in our calendar when we will be planting:   Tomatoes   Cucumbers   and seeds for the Youth Giant Pumpkin Competition