CSA member gathering and field walk - by Dawn Langille
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On this episode of the food podcast Lindsay celebrates the apple, from the fruit, to the branches and it's soil below.
In this beautiful podcast Lindsay Cameron Wilson comes to the farm to talk to Josh, and he tells her about the Nova McIntosh tree that lives by the greenhouse at the farm.
Learn more about the apple we grow at TapRoot Farms.
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Josh worked at getting a clean space up and running for seeding to start, and this week it has. Tim started seeded celeriac on Monday and finished 50 trays, or 10,000 seeds, in 200 cell trays. He has now started on Parsley. He does this seeding by hand, every seed at a time! We do have tools to make the job go a bit easier, but it's still standing over the tray and getting every seed in the cell it that gets the job done. We are waiting for more soil, and when that arrives, and thaws, Tim will take a break from the parsley and get started on tomatoes. In the next few weeks and months more people will help in the seeding. We do have an air seeder as well, that makes the job go quite a bit quicker, but isn't appropriate for all types of seeds. Tim says he hopes they never invent a machine to do all types of seeds. He loves the quite rhythm of this time of year. As it does only happen once a year.
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Hi!
You've seen my name on newsletters and on Facebook and in replies from the CSA desk, but who's Denise? :)
I was hired late in November to work with Patricia in an executive support capacity. It's an exciting time of growth on the farm, with HarvestHand CSA Software Program rolling out and the TapRoot Fibre Lab coming ever closer to fruition. And the farm itself is growing--we're implementing more community events and education programs and expanding the CSA. Lots of cool stuff! But too much for one person to manage. And so here I am, supporting Patricia by doing the things that need doing and having a great time working with great people. :)
A big chunk of what I've been working on has been the business plan for the TapRoot Fibre Lab and a grant funding proposal to submit to the Industrial Research Assistance Program through the National Research Council. This funding will be key to getting the project off the ground. I'm so excited about this! And really, I'm excited about working for an organisation like TapRoot who holds so true to their values around sustainability and environmental stewardship and the local economy.
My background is in music and publishing. I'm a conductor who is currently on the bench with a concussion. I'm a writer and have worked in publishing as a marketing manager and editor. I'm the grammar police. :) I'm also a hiker/adventurer, a boxer, horseback rider, back to nature-er, a (very) novice gardener, and lover of good food and drink.
You can find me in Bishop Hall in Greenwich
P 902 542-5310
E admin@taprootfarms.ca
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This has been the summer of babies at TapRoot and Noggins Corner! Here are our three newest farm team members -- Gilbert (with Justine from TapRoot), Kate (with Carolyn from Noggins), and Elsie (with Jillian from Noggins). Also, Carolyn's daughters Emma and Mary in front. :)
CA-UTE!!! Or, as Tim would say, "adorbs!"