Greenhouse Project

My big addition to the farm this season is the greenhouse/sunspace, which will be a polyethylene passive solar structure extended out from the south-facing back porch of our house.  As well as being a greenhouse for spring starts, tender crops like peppers, and some hardier crops throughout the winter, it will do double duty as [...]

Be Your Own Farmer!

Be Your Own Farmer!
A 10-week urban food production course for gardeners of all levels
As we spend the dark part of the year giving thanks for the abundance we’ve received and planning and dreaming for the coming year, The Farmhouse is offering another session of our popular Be Your Own Farmer course.
Based in principles from Permaculture  [...]

Word Gardening

It’s snowing.  For real.  I mean, it never snows in Vancouver.  I can barely see where my beds are out there, let alone get any work done.  So I thought, “Hey!  What a perfect time to start a blog!”
People are always asking me if I have a website, and not being especially technologically inclined I [...]

Be Your Own Farmer!

Be Your Own Farmer!
A 10-week urban food production course for gardeners of all levels.
As we spend the dark part of the year giving thanks for the abundance we’ve received and planning and dreaming for the coming year, The Farmhouse is offering another session of our popular Be Your Own Farmer course.
Based in principles from Permaculture  [...]