Julie and Raph cleaning up the fields and removing large plant debris. The 2025 CSA season has ended and it’s time for us to reflect on it. I (Raphaëlle writing here) am feeling so grateful for each and every customer that supported us throughout the season - and the drought. Because of the lack of rain, we had trouble growing carrots (they really need moist conditions to germinate evenly), we didn’t have much squash and no melons (we decided to stop watering them to be conse

As Julie was mentioning in the last blog post, the farm is switching gears to embrace the end of the season. Only 3 ore weeks of CSA (2...

Happy fall, everyone! As the days get shorter, and thankfully cooler, we find ourselves preparing for the wind down of our season. Dont...

Monday, for the first time in weeks, I had to put a sweater on when we started working at 7am. We are all grateful for the cooler...

Hello everyone! Julie here. Hope you're finding ways to stay cool in this sustained heatwave. As I'm sure you're all aware, we find...

Phew we made it to August! As much as I hate to wish away these glorious summer months, as this extreme drought continues and...

Good day! We are mid-July (we all agree that it’s insane how time flies in summer, right?) and peas are officially done - we will just...

We picked our first handfuls of cherry tomatoes today, so in the spirit of the looming abundance I thought I'd give you a run through of...

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...

Running a market garden is no small feat as there are lots of moving pieces - fluctuating weather, hundreds of unique customers, several...

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...

After what has been a mostly grey and rainy spring, these last days of sun and warmer temperatures have been greatly appreciated on the...

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...

The Farm: Spring Tide Farm is a market garden producing certified organic vegetables, cut flowers and honey in Lapland, Nova Scotia. The...

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...

Crispy mornings and cold fingers, beautiful colors, bodies getting lazy… The end of the season is near. We are clearing the last few...

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....

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...

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...

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...