by Haliburton Farm | Jun 8, 2016 | Food box, Haliburton Articles
Eating seasonally is a new concept to many of us, accustomed as we are to having on-demand, year-round imported foods. But there are many good reasons for eating this way. One is that seasonal eating brings you in touch with what’s actually growing now in the...
by Haliburton Farm | May 26, 2016 | Food box, Haliburton Articles
Board members Naomi Ellis and Rhona McAdam represented Hali at a Wellness Expo for the staff of the provincial ministries of Environment, Natural Resources and Aboriginal Relations on Wednesday. We joined half a dozen other groups who were promoting health and...
by Haliburton Farm | May 24, 2016 | Education
Since March, I’ve been taking the Growing Food course that’s been taught mainly at Hali, and it’s given me a new perspective on what our farmers do. Lead instructor Elmarie Roberts, who farms Sunbird Farm and leads Hali’s educational...
by Haliburton Farm | May 18, 2016 | Food box
Our first food box of the year included some of our juicy green garlic. Green garlic is the name for the immature garlic stems, which will bulb up later in the season. Right now you can use green garlic much as you would a green onion or baby leek, but with a mild...
by Haliburton Farm | May 17, 2016 | Recent News
We get a lot of tours coming through the farm, and a lot of traffic through the farm house to our one bathroom. This year, with funds raised and grant money received from our supporters at the District of Saanich, we’ve finally been able to start work on an...
by Haliburton Farm | May 9, 2016 | Food box
Thanks so much to all our supporters! Our Spring food box 2016 subscriber list is now full. If you didn’t get there in time (or even if you did!) please consider signing up for our Summer box, which starts on June 29 and runs until October 26.
by Haliburton Farm | May 6, 2016 | Education
Hali has a special zoning, unique to this area, as a Demonstration Farm. As such, we dedicate time and effort towards providing education to our farmers, volunteers and interns. Led by our farmer-mentor Elmarie Roberts, we’ve been building educational...
by Haliburton Farm | May 5, 2016 | Recent News
Two Sidney Rotarians joined our farm tour this week, Jack MacAulay and Dr. Roger Hind. At the end of the tour, they made a surprise presentation. Board member Ann Eastman accepted on our behalf a framed certificate to thank the board members and farmers who’d...
by Haliburton Farm | May 4, 2016 | Farm Tours
We’ve had a lot of activity on the farm this week. On Sunday, more than 100 people crossed our threshold to learn about native plants and pick up plant starts, seeds and native plant hanging baskets as part of the Habitat Acquisition Trust native plant gardens...
by Haliburton Farm | Apr 29, 2016 | Food box, Markets, Urban Biodiversity Project
The growing season is well underway, and we’re looking forward to starting the Spring Food Box in a little more than 3 weeks’ time (still a few spaces if you’ve been hesitating!) Perhaps we’ll see you this weekend at Moss Street Market on...
