Sustainable Flowers – from Seed to Compost
When we started Lark Farm, environmental sustainability was one of our core values. But what exactly would that mean, and how could we...
Local Flowers in Winter?
The reality of being a flower grower on the Canadian prairies is that the earliest blooms come in the last half of May with the spring...
So Long Spring!
A lot has happened since my last post – lots of it good and some of it a bit more challenging! Of course the weather has been one of the...
Sustainable Seed Starting with Soil Blocks
When I first started growing on our farm in 2016, I did a lot of research into seed starting techniques. I came across soil blocking in...
Growing Unique Onions from Seed
Before we started growing at our farm I had never, ever, grown a respectable onion. No matter where I gardened - in the backyard or in...
Winter Dreaming
It's a sunny and cold winter day here - everything is blanketed in white after a few days of fluffy snow. I have always loved winter -...