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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.107
It is October 11, Thanksgiving weekend, and I am writing this newsletter sitting on my mini truck bed at Brickyard beach on Gabriola. It is such a sunny wonderful fall day and I could not stay inside. Our farm is winding down to fall/winter season. I cleaned up all eggplants, shishito pepper and zucchini plants,…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.106
Last week I harvested our last eggplants and shishito peppers for this season. Eggplants produced better than I had expected considering they were outside. Probably wool mulch worked! Next year I will remove side shoots more diligently so that they will produce more. Shishito peppers…. I kinda neglected them…. I did not even tied them…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.105
Fall officially started and now it’s time to change tires! I used to work for a company with very regimented corporate culture in Ontario where we were expected to arrive at work on time even with 10cm of snow on the ground. Good winter tires were essential for both my literal survival and my work.…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.104
Did you all enjoy clear autumn days in the past week? Even after working hard removing poles and trellis for pole beans and preparing beds for lettuce transplant, I did not feel exhausted like I did during hot summer days. I see thick morning dews and found most of our green plants in the garden…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.103
Last long weekend of the summer ended, school started, Toronto Blue Jays fights for playoffs, and NHL will start their season in a few weeks. All indicate our prime growing season is ending, but our garden is still full of greens. There are trays of lettuces that we need to transplant for fall and early…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.102
Thanks to the recent rain, vegetables in our garden are thriving. Unfortunately, Red Russian kales did not survive aphids attacks, and I had to remove them, but both Pilgrim Cabbages and regular collards are enjoying fall weather. I am still starting lettuce seedlings and transplant them into the garden, hoping we can continue to make…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.101
It is still August, but really feels like fall now. Look how leaves are turning yellow. Too bad for cucumber lovers. Hovering dragon flies were replaced by chirping crickets. Above all, I feel fall when I feel cool temperature in early evenings. Last week’s average temperature at 6pm on Gabriola was 18 degrees Celsius, and,…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.100
We have been writing newsletter every single week (yes, even on our vacation) and this is our 100th newsletter! 4 more weeks and we will complete 2 full years! Thank you for those of you who sent us comments or gave us encouragement at the markets. We will continue to write about down-to-earth topics from…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.99
When we lived in a city, “back to school” advertisement in shopping malls was the sign of getting closer to the end of summer. Here on our farm, it is the cool temperature I feel as soon as the sun hides behind tree canopies, loud crickets chirping in the evenings, my shadow gets longer when…
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Sora Farm Newsletter-Vol.98
Which type of hat do you wear when you work outside on a hot day? For me it has been a baseball cap on most days because it is light and was just my habit. And then a couple of weeks ago when it was super hot, I literally became sick…. After I worked hours…
