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.
Let’s talk about April at Bush Order Provisions. It really seems like yesterday we were talking about March. April has been a slow-moving month, possibly due to the never-ending winter feeling that seemed to lay over Yellowknife like a blanket. Nevertheless, there was progress for better or worse, so let’s get into it.
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.
It doesn’t quite feel like it with all of this blowing snow but it’s officially spring and things are ‘heating up’ at Bush Order. From building our inhouse nursery to starting seeds to putting silage tarps out in a blizzard. This is our March 2021 update.
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.
Should you top Pepper plants? Marie Auger of Bush Order Provisions in Yellowknife experiments and shows how she plans on farming both to determine efficiency.
Writing our first update to you has been a difficult one to compose for multiple reasons. First, we aren’t in the rhythm of writing them yet, and the first one is always the hardest. Second, with the slow start to summer, we really don’t have much to report on the gardens, which is making us
To help extend the growing season and maximize our efficiency on our property this year we built a high tunnel.
A high tunnel, or sometimes called prop house or polytunnel, is a steel-framed structure over bare ground, or in our case raised beds, covered in clear poly.