The Importance of Living Soils: Vivan Kaloxilos

Education, Farming, Soil Health

Vivian Kaloxilos is offering the Living Soils Intensive, a course that digs deep into the soil and shares some of the valuable – yet nuanced – knowledge that she has acquired in a 5-week online series. Here, she discusses her background, why the course is...

Diversify Your Production with Mushrooms!

Education, Farming

If you have always wanted to cultivate mushrooms as a food crop, but wondered how to get started, the Learn to Farm Mushrooms Series with Steve Gabriel is for you!    Mushrooms are a beautiful, varied, high value food crop that can help you diversify your revenue...

Tony McQuail: The Benefits of Holistic Management

Education, Farming

In January 2022, Tony McQuail will once again be sharing his knowledge and expertise on Holistic Management, and the deep impact it can have on your farm life, via a 10-week course that will cover the main elements of Holistic Management – Goal setting,...

Co-operative Models for Farm Financing

Farming, Issues

by Thorsten Arnold   The land problem In the early 21st century, Ontario faces a farming question that has haunted Europe for centuries: how to protect and ensure access to agricultural land. On average, the price of Ontario’s agricultural land rose by 22% in...

Growing Potatoes with Cover Crops

Education, Farming, Living Lab, Living Lab-Horticulture, No-Till

Watch the recording of a Living Lab webinar discussing growing potatoes with cover crops.

Flower Farming in Ontario: Pursuing the Dream

COVID-19, Education, EFAO, Farming

By: Theresa Schumilas   The market for field-grown cut flowers in Ontario is estimated at $6M and growing rapidly.   This past spring I interviewed 10 established Ontario cut flower farmers about the opportunities and challenges they see in various marketing...