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August | 2011 | helios farm

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Think Globally, Eat Locally. Archive for August, 2011. What’s All the Buzz About? On August 30, 2011 Leave a Comment. There’s been a lot of buzz around Helios Farm lately. For one thing, our Farmer-in-Chief was spotted in the Centretown Buzz newspaper, manning our stand at the Little Italy Farmers Market:. Who wouldn't buy a potato from this guy? Read the full article here: http:/ www.centretownbuzz.com/? Mu ha ha ha.Andrew and Mo will have NO IDEA they're eating vegetables for dessert! CSA members aren’...

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Squashed! | helios farm

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Think Globally, Eat Locally. Laquo; Preserving Farm Food: Yes we Can! The Year in Review: It Takes A Village To Start A Farm. September 30, 2011 by Helios Farm. Earlier this season I wrote about the Vegetannual, the imaginary plant from. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. This year we grew 6 different types of winter squash: Pie Pumpkin, Acorn, Delicata, Butternut, Spaghetti, and Sweetmeat. A humble pie pumpkin, or Cinderella’s coach after midnight? Delicata the babies of our squash field. By far the biggest sq...

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The Year in Review: It Takes A Village To Start A Farm | helios farm

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Think Globally, Eat Locally. Helios Farm is growing and multiplying. The Year in Review: It Takes A Village To Start A Farm. October 26, 2011 by Helios Farm. It’s hard to believe, but our first growing season is coming to an end. We went to our last farmer’s market on Thanksgiving weekend, and harvested our last CSA boxes last week. Now that the harvest is done, we’re cleaning up the garden for winter and reflecting on our adventure so far. When life gives you giant 12-pound sweetmeat squash. Tara brings...

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September | 2011 | helios farm

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Think Globally, Eat Locally. Archive for September, 2011. On September 30, 2011 3 Comments. Earlier this season I wrote about the Vegetannual, the imaginary plant from. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. This year we grew 6 different types of winter squash: Pie Pumpkin, Acorn, Delicata, Butternut, Spaghetti, and Sweetmeat. A humble pie pumpkin, or Cinderella’s coach after midnight? Acorn squash those farm squirrels just love to stuff one of these in each of their cheeks. Delicata the babies of our squash field.

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CSA | helios farm

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Think Globally, Eat Locally. Update February 2012: Helios Farm will be selling a limited number of CSA shares for the 2012 season. Please contact Kelly at kellybutler (at) yahoo (dot) com for more details. 2011 CSA shares now available sign up for your weekly veggie basket! Join the Local Food Revolution with Helios Farm. If you’re into supporting sustainable local enterprises and eating tasty local food, have we got a deal for you! CSA signup form 2011. About Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Commu...

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Preserving Farm Food: Yes we Can! | helios farm

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Think Globally, Eat Locally. Laquo; What’s All the Buzz About? Preserving Farm Food: Yes we Can! September 13, 2011 by Helios Farm. One of the nice things about farming is tuning in to the cycle of the seasons. Being outdoors all the time, observing farm crops and other plants on a daily basis, and paying attention to the weather have connected me to the flow of one season to the next. A sign of late summer: a stray watermelon masquerading as a tomato. Fireworks in the garden: A leek flower goes to seed.

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May | 2011 | helios farm

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Think Globally, Eat Locally. Archive for May, 2011. On May 19, 2011 Leave a Comment. Some farmers have a greenhouse where they start their seedlings in the spring. We have a living room. You know, different strokes for different folks…. Who needs a sofa anyways? Every Green House needs a Red Lobster. Even in the controlled environment of the greenhouse, we have to contend with wildlife. Our cats have been eyeing the tender shoots for weeks, and I recently caught one chowing down in the onion patch. When ...

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June | 2011 | helios farm

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Think Globally, Eat Locally. Archive for June, 2011. Our First Farmers Market. On June 27, 2011 1 Comment. Tara, Leela, Brad and Kelly at our market stand. This week we went to our first farmers market in Ottawa’s Little Italy. Harvesting, packing and going to market was quite the adventure. A washing station with a view. We didn’t have a salad spinner big enough to dry out all these greens (although we read that some farms use an old washing machine on the spin cycle to do this, so stay tuned). Bright a...

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Some time for Reflection at Helios Farm | helios farm

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Think Globally, Eat Locally. Laquo; A Locavore Summer. Down on the Family Farm. Some time for Reflection at Helios Farm. August 10, 2011 by Helios Farm. Guest Post By Brad:. So thank you to friends and family for all of their support so far in our new venture! Peter, Jen, Brad and Mary at Juniper Farm on Business Monday! Our root section on the left and cabbage section on the right under cover (to protect form flea beetle). Leela and Jer applying calcitic lime to the fields to increase soil pH. Great pos...