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Hydroponics, Local Lettuce and the Organic Debate

Hydroponics refers to the growing of plants in water and providing a customized nutrient solution to provide the plants with the nutrients they need to grow and thrive. Currently under...

Hydroponics, Local Lettuce and the Organic Debate

Hydroponics refers to the growing of plants in water and providing a customized nutrient solution to provide the plants with the nutrients they need to grow and thrive. Currently under...

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Spring Social - Connecting again

For me after an Ottawa winter I am always start to feel a bit like a bear in hibernation. I don't see my neighbours or my community as often as...

Spring Social - Connecting again

For me after an Ottawa winter I am always start to feel a bit like a bear in hibernation. I don't see my neighbours or my community as often as...

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|Fair Trade Organic Banana Cases in Peru|Organic Farm Produce

Corporate Social Responsibility

Kind of a buzz word, right. The world’s largest multi-million dollar, publically traded companies, are doing it. And that’s good news because we need individuals and companies to collectively care...

Corporate Social Responsibility

Kind of a buzz word, right. The world’s largest multi-million dollar, publically traded companies, are doing it. And that’s good news because we need individuals and companies to collectively care...

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The Tale of Two Spinaches

Since I was a child, and before kale tried to take its place, spinach was known as the super green vegetable, eaten by Popeye, admired by moms, and hated by...

The Tale of Two Spinaches

Since I was a child, and before kale tried to take its place, spinach was known as the super green vegetable, eaten by Popeye, admired by moms, and hated by...

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Spring Cleaning!

Spring Cleaning!

With spring in the air my I am excited for local salad greens, fiddle heads and asparagus, for a change from the root vegetables that are feeling to heavy and...

Spring Cleaning!

With spring in the air my I am excited for local salad greens, fiddle heads and asparagus, for a change from the root vegetables that are feeling to heavy and...

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Supporting Local Food Economies

Contributed by Caroline Levesque - Covenant Farm Winter is thawing and spring is radiating forth. At the farm we are planning gardens, planting seeds, and starting to draw people’s attention...

Supporting Local Food Economies

Contributed by Caroline Levesque - Covenant Farm Winter is thawing and spring is radiating forth. At the farm we are planning gardens, planting seeds, and starting to draw people’s attention...

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