This coming Saturday we’ll be at the 2024 Cumberland Seedy Saturday in Amherst, Nova Scotia. We’ll be selling organic seeds for your garden plus there will be other vendors too! This event has been happening for 12 years and we’ve been to every one (we used to be on the planning committee)! It only happens […] The post Seedy Saturday this weekend (plus exciting news)! appeared first on Broadfork Farm - Organic Vegetables and Cut-Flowers ..read more

We’ve got 2 Sunday plant sales coming up over the next 2 weekends. The first one, this coming Sunday, June 4th at La Bikery in Moncton (10 am to Noon). The next one, the following Sunday, June 11th at the farm in River Hebert (also 10 am to Noon). See the 2 different event posters […] The post Upcoming Organic Plant Sales appeared first on Broadfork Farm - Organic Vegetables and Cut-Flowers ..read more

We’re so excited to be starting back at the Dieppe Market after our winter break – starting this Saturday (8 am to 1 pm). We’ll be outside in our normal season spot. Seeing friendly faces is the best part! What are we bringing this week? Veggies We’ll be harvesting beautiful fresh greens and round red […] The post Our First Week Back at Market for the Season! appeared first on Broadfork Farm - Organic Vegetables and Cut-Flowers ..read more

Seeds are alive. I think we sometimes forget this when we buy seeds in a package from a store shelf, or stick them in a drawer to search for next year. But seeds are living beings just waiting for the right conditions to grow. They have all the energy and nutrients stored inside to become […] The post Growing Healthy Seedlings appeared first on Broadfork Farm - Organic Vegetables and Cut-Flowers ..read more

In this post, I’ll mention a bit of what we’re up to right now, some things that have been inspiring us lately, and a few of our plans for this farming season that are different than normal. First, this coming Saturday (April 1st, 2023) is the 11th Annual Seedy Saturday in Amherst. We’ve attended every […] The post Spring Updates on the Farm appeared first on Broadfork Farm - Organic Vegetables and Cut-Flowers ..read more

We’re looking forward to this year’s annual Organic Plant Sale at La Bikery in Moncton, happening on Sunday, June 5th from 10 am to Noon. It’s always fun to see people and talk about garden plans and tips! We’ll also still have seedlings (and seeds) for sale at the Dieppe Market over the next few […] The post 2022 Organic Plant Sales appeared first on Broadfork Farm - Organic Vegetables and Cut-Flowers ..read more

I didn’t grow up eating many figs – mostly I just enjoyed snacking on Fig Newtons. I’m pretty sure I never tasted a fresh fig while I was a child. I have a few memories of buying fresh figs at specialty markets as a young adult, and while I definitely enjoyed those, nothing compares to ..read more

Broadfork Farm and Maplewood Studio are teaming up to offer you a Floral Botany Drawing Workshop! Join us at the farm next Sunday, August 1st from 1-4pm. We’ll give you a tour of the farm and share information and inspiration of floral botany. After, participants will settle down in view of the flowers and artist ..read more

This Sunday is our Organic Plant Sale at La Bikery! We’re so excited, it’s always a fun day! Besides our farm, there will be 3 of our other farming friends with booths set up and La Bikery will be selling bike parts. Here’s the link to the facebook event: ORGANIC PLANT SALE It’s happening Sunday ..read more

It’s very likely that you have eaten rutabaga without calling it by that name. This is because a few places in the world call both Rutabaga and Turnips by the same name – Turnip – and Atlantic Canada is one of them (along with parts of the UK and New England). However, in seed catalogues ..read more