Meet Organic Farmer – SIMON DeBOER

AN INTERVIEW with Simon DeBoer of Langside Farms in Ontario Canada. Simon started out as a certified organic grower back in 1998 and ever since is growing a variety of organic garlic, heart nuts and other tree nuts; he grows everything organically. Q: Today, you don’t have the organic certification per […]

The Toronto Garlic Festival

There are many garlic events in Ontario, however, the Toronto Garlic Festival is special and with a solid Polish background. The festival feature Ontario farmers displaying several varieties of garlic, including rare and heirloom types, plus great foods and garlic-related products. And it does not stop there you […]

Meet Gaye Trombley of Avalon Orchards

AN INTERVIEW with Gaye Trombley of Avalon Orchards in Innisfil Ontario who grows 17 varieties of apples. Freedom, Goldrush, Liberty, Novamac, Novaspy, Priscila, Pristine, Redfree are just a few mentioned apples that Gaye started planting from scratch many years ago and wait a couple of years to have […]

Learn How To Grow Garlic

Last year at the end of the farming season, we were given from another farmer a bunch of garlic bulbs. Instead of consuming the bulbs, we decided to plant them in the ground in late October. This is how our first garlic growing experiment began. These were hard […]

Meet Organic Gardener – JOEL SIMOES

AN INTERVIEW with Joel Simoes urban gardener, chef, nutritionist and spiritual integration coach. We met Joel at Wanigan Organic Fruits & Vegetable Store in Brampton where we found a connection in understanding the importance of eating and growing organic healthy food. Danuta: What made you grow your own […]