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First season with the team
Hi everyone! It's about time I introduced myself. I'm Julie, the newest member of the Spring Tide team. I can't tell you how excited I am...
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3 days ago4 min read
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Harvest projections and weekly flow
Running a market garden is no small feat as there are lots of moving pieces - fluctuating weather, hundreds of unique customers, several...
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Jun 245 min read
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In the swing of things
Hi folks, Jessie here. My farming season is looking a lot different this year with baby Georgina in the mix. I'm very lucky - my mom has...
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Jun 93 min read
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First harvests, first markets, first baskets
After what has been a mostly grey and rainy spring, these last days of sun and warmer temperatures have been greatly appreciated on the...
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Jun 52 min read
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Spring time at Spring Tide!
This is not going to come as a surprise for you but your farmers have been busy! We have been back into farm work since April and since...
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May 132 min read
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Join our farm team - we're hiring!
The Farm: Spring Tide Farm is a market garden producing certified organic vegetables, cut flowers and honey in Lapland, Nova Scotia. The...
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Mar 63 min read
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2025 Updates!
In between two snow storms and ice rains, it seems to be the time for a new blog post! You know winter is the period for us farmers to...
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Feb 202 min read
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Special news! - and you’re invited for the end of season
Crispy mornings and cold fingers, beautiful colors, bodies getting lazy… The end of the season is near. We are clearing the last few...
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Oct 17, 20242 min read
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Gourd season overview
Happy fall equinox to all! We're breaking down all the different squash that we grow, so that you can be as excited about them as we are....
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Sep 23, 20242 min read
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Planning, counting, predicting
For this week’s post, I thought I would talk to you about numbers - and hopefully not be too boring! Since I’m a farmer, I’ve realized...
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Sep 10, 20243 min read
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Fall is in the air
Hello everyone! There was a slight chill in the air when I went outside this morning, and as of 11am the thermometer is only reading 16...
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Aug 29, 20243 min read
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Farm Season Marathon
You've surely gleaned by now that farming is pretty hard work. It's physically and mentally taxing, but oh so rewarding. It's this time...
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Aug 20, 20243 min read
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All about honey!
Mid-summer brings big vegetable harvests, but it also brings another harvest around here - honey! This is our second year of trying our...
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Aug 15, 20243 min read
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Preserving the abundance of August
We've been talking a lot about peak harvest season these last couple weeks. The planning for the harvest begins way back with our crop...
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Aug 5, 20243 min read
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Harvest, harvest, harvest!
In the last blog post Jessie was talking about the harvests increasing in the fields. Well, we definitely have reached the peak! It is a...
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Aug 2, 20242 min read
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Leaning into peak season on the farm
We're so relieved to have the heat wave behind us (for now) just in time to start appreciating the big summer harvests. Over this past...

Jessie MacInnis
Jul 25, 20242 min read
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How about that heat! ...and some tips for using basil
By the time you're reading this I hope we're all sweating a bit less and sighing a (temporary) breath of relief from the extreme heat and...

Jessie MacInnis
Jul 16, 20242 min read
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You're Invited - Garlic Harvest Party!
It's that time of year, our annual garlic harvest party! Join us at the farm on Monday July 29 from 9am-12pm to help us pull and hang our...
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Jul 9, 20242 min read
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The porcupines are back...
An update about life with porcupines and some fennel inspiration

Jessie MacInnis
Jul 1, 20242 min read
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A full and lush farm
We have reached this moment of the season where all the beds are filled with plants on the farm. We do not have enough space that we can...
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Jun 27, 20242 min read
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