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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...
springtideorganics
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...
springtideorganics
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...
springtideorganics
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...
springtideorganics
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...
springtideorganics
Jun 27, 20242 min read
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Heat wave and climate action
Phew - it's a hot one out there! Our shaded thermometer is reading 32 degrees at the moment and last I checked the greenhouse was at 47...
springtideorganics
Jun 19, 20243 min read
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Spring into summer
Hi folks - if you're a CSA member, we hope you've been enjoying your share so far! It's been fun doing the first few harvests, and even...

Jessie MacInnis
Jun 10, 20242 min read
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Thinking on the long term
By now, you might be familiar with the fact that Spring Tide falls into the category of a biointensive small-scale farm. Small-scale...
springtideorganics
Jun 6, 20243 min read
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Heavy lifting and organic inspections
With our Community Supported Agriculture program starting next week, the farm is a flurry of activity as we try to wrap up our big spring...
springtideorganics
May 30, 20243 min read
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The fields are filling up
Hello from the field! Since Raphaëlle posted about a month ago, we've shifted gears from tidying and organizing to making garden beds,...

Jessie MacInnis
May 15, 20242 min read
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Ménage de printemps
Spring is such a special time on a farm! Of course, it’s the case everywhere, but there’s something else about it when you’re gearing up...
springtideorganics
Apr 15, 20242 min read
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Let's talk cover crops!
Honestly right now all I can see on the farm is beans, dead cauliflower and weeds, so this week I'm going to back away from the day to...
springtideorganics
Sep 11, 20233 min read
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The turning of the seasons, and a fall without brassicas
It's so nice to be writing a blog post without having to worry about a looming downpour in the forecast - September is rolling in with...

Jessie MacInnis
Sep 4, 20233 min read
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Tomatoes: the silver lining
This won't be the first time that I comment on the challenges of this season, but as we gear up for hurricane season and prepare for...
springtideorganics
Aug 29, 20232 min read
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Hooray for dry days!
Hi everyone! I hope you've been staying dry over the past few weeks, and that the flowers Rebecca shared with you last week were a nice...

Jessie MacInnis
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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Tour the Flower Patch With Me!
Jessie commented last week on some of the challenges that come around every year around this time. And certainly, the exhaustion is no...
springtideorganics
Aug 14, 20233 min read
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Time for the midsummer slog
This time of the season always feels like a bit of an uphill battle. Most of the fall seedlings are in the ground and lots of crops are...

Jessie MacInnis
Aug 8, 20232 min read
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