by Haliburton Farm | Apr 20, 2020 | Recent News
With local families in need because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hali’s Makoha Farm has initiated a Community Food Program. Farmers Amy & Calum are looking for donors to purchase food bags that the farmers will distribute to recipients in the Greater Victoria...
by Haliburton Farm | Mar 31, 2020 | Food box, Recent News
Have you ever thought about what a great idea it would be to bring flowers raised without pesticides into your home? How about doing that every week this summer? Here’s an invitation from Farmer Amy and Farmer Calum of Makoha Farm – who clearly have a nose...
by Haliburton Farm | Mar 30, 2020 | Plant sales, Recent News, Urban Biodiversity Project
One of our farm businesses, Saanich Native Plants, has always attracted an interested public to its open air ‘showroom’ (plant nursery) at the farm where a dazzling array of native plants are on offer. Kristen and James have also hosted monthly work...
by Haliburton Farm | Mar 27, 2020 | Uncategorised
Hello to all our friends and supporters! Amid all the COVID chaos, the Haliburton farmers are growing lots of great food this year and look forward to getting it to markets of various kinds. The farm gate is closed for now, but Hali farmers will start to bring organic...
by Haliburton Farm | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorised
It’s time to start counting down to Saanich Seedy Saturday, once again the first Seedy Saturday in Canada, and once again held at the beautiful Gardens at HCP, 505 Quayle Rd Victoria, BC. Our speaker this year is seed saver extraordinaire Dan Jason, of Salt...
by Haliburton Farm | Aug 23, 2019 | Uncategorised
On Saturday September 7, from 10am to 4pm, why not take a self-guided tour of more than 13 inspiring urban food gardens in Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay and Esquimalt? You’ll have a chance to talk with home gardeners and expert gardener volunteers about year-round...
by Haliburton Farm | Feb 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
The popular Growing Food class begins in April this year. Part of the Gaia College/Royal Roads University Diploma in Organic Land Care taught at Haliburton Farm, it teaches students how to grow healthy food plants, hands-on, following organic and permaculture...
by Haliburton Farm | Feb 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
Makoha Farm will be hosting a winter fruit tree pruning workshop at Haliburton Community Farm! This workshop will be led by certified arborists Laura Ralph and Ryan Senechal. Spanning 5 hours, participants will review tools and key pruning concepts before moving...
by Haliburton Farm | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
Haliburton Farm’s learning partner Gaia College provides in-house, hands-on organic land care training under the umbrella of our EcoFarm School. Gaia instructors hold pre-course information sessions for each class so that prospective students can ask questions...
by Haliburton Farm | Jan 2, 2019 | Education, Seedy Saturdays
These dark muddy days we are so looking forward to Spring planting! And Saanich Seedy Saturday 2019 will help us with those dreams and aspirations. Lots of local and organic seeds, starts, inspiration– and another amazing talk! This year we are thrilled and...
