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Rising Food Prices, How They’re Effecting This Yellowknife Business

July 22, 2022July 21, 2022 by Kyle Thomas

Food prices across the country are rising and food suppliers are warning grocery chains that further hikes are coming this fall. Yellowknife is unfortunately not immune to these rising costs, which don’t even factor in the increase in transportation costs due to increased fuel prices and labour shortages. The balance of rising food prices As a local food producer, we

Bush Order Provisions Year in Review – 2021

January 3, 2022January 2, 2022 by Kyle Thomas

Welcome to the Bush Order Provisions 2021 Year in Review. We dig into the gritty challenges, personal struggles and the wins of starting a market garden and bakery in Yellowknife during a pandemic. Come along for this intimate look inside our lives, our business and our year.

How To Store Fresh Bread

November 11, 2021 by Kyle Thomas

Before you should have to deal with stale bread, we should really be talking about how to store your Bush Order bread and bagels as fresh as possible for as long as possible. In this post we share some basic ideas for keeping your bread fresher, longer.

How To Refresh Stale Bread

October 31, 2021 by Kyle Thomas

If you forget your bread on the counter for a couple of days, didn’t store it in an air-tight container, or decided to freeze it for use later you can revive it as if it was fresh out of the oven.

Building Market Garden Field Blocks on the Canadian Shield

May 22, 2021 by Kyle Thomas

The time has finally come and the ground has finally thawed enough for us to tackle building our field blocks for our market garden for this upcoming growing season. Here is how we are doing it in our sub-arctic region.

Regenerative Agriculture and Our Approach to the Green Revolution of the 21st Century

April 18, 2021April 17, 2021 by Marie Auger

Regenerative Agriculture goes beyond sustainable or organic agriculture. It is a method of growing improve soil health, reduces greenhouse gases and improves vegetable production. Here is how we are bringing regenerative agriculture to Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories.

Hydroponics vs Soil: What’s Best For NWT Food Production?

January 30, 2021January 29, 2021 by Marie Auger

Marie breaks down the differences between hydroponic and soil growing, which one is best for the Northwest Territories and which one we’ll be implementing in our Yellowknife Market Garden.

Hurdles of Getting Financing Approved

February 27, 2021January 18, 2021 by Kyle Thomas

This post is all about getting approved financing to purchase our new Bush Order Provisions property in Kam Lake, Yellowknife. The period of time between accepted offer-to-purchase and possession date.

Finding the right Property for Bush Order Provisions

December 12, 2020 by Kyle Thomas

Finding the right property for Bush Order Provisions was not an easy task. There were many variables including property size, existing infrastructure, and it needed to accommodate a secondary revenue stream. We were also somewhat restricted to the Kam Lake area as it is zoned for commercial agriculture, with a residential overlay. This is the story of how we found the right property for us.

Financing the Bush Order Business Plan

January 23, 2021November 21, 2020 by Kyle Thomas

We want to share the story of how we came to write our business plan, and finance our land purchase and startup costs. We want to share the hurdles we overcame, what many of the unknowns were, and how long it really took to get approval.