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We are a small, certified organic market garden located on the beautiful Northumberland Shore. Look for us at the Sackville Farmer’s Market.

We are a small market garden located on the beautiful Northumberland Shore. We are dedicated to using sustainable practices and are certified organic with Atlantic Certified Organic. We also run a community shared agriculture box delivery program in the Amherst area. We also grow a hops for sale to local microbreweries. Visit our website for more details — http://www.wysmykalfarm.ca . You can also find us in twitter

08/30/2026

Good morning! It is another beautiful weekend out there. This week on the farm, we went over the storage carrots again to try to keep the w**ds at bay. We also continued seeding our winter spinach in the greenhouse. The variety that we have been using for many years is no longer available, and this year, we will use the last of our seeds that we have on hand. This happens periodically. Suppliers drop varieties in favour of new ones, and you are pushed to try something new. So we have ordered a few new varieties to trial this year, to give us some confidence with our order for next year. Maybe we will find something even better :) Finally, we installed the electric fence around the corn planting. No corn yet, but it is getting there, and with any luck, we will get to it before the raccoons do.

08/23/2026

Good morning! It is a rainy day here this morning We got quite a bit of rain through the night, which is always welcome. This week saw us finish w**ding the storage beets (again!) and lots of other beds that had tall pigw**d and lady's thumb in them. We continue to protect our brassica crops from hungry porcupines with netting and row cover. The sweet corn is getting close and we will fence it tomorrow from the many raccoons in our area. Greenhouse crops are going to be taken out in preparation for our winter plantings. The large gh's have only person sized doors on the corner of one end but Charles is considering making new doors that will let the tractor drive right through. It is do-able but it is also extra work at a time when time is precious. (When is it not!?) Anywho, here is a photo or some munched lettuces in our greenhouse. The porcupine let themselves in for a late night snack!

08/16/2026

Good morning! It is another beautiful day out there. This week on the farm, we finished harvesting our garlic. We also seeded some of our fall greenhouse spinach. We did some mowing to reduce w**d height and to prevent w**ds from going to seed. We also finished w**ding our storage carrots! It felt good to finish that one. It took the majority of our farm time over two weeks. Now we need to catch up on all the other farm work :) The peppers are starting to ripen, and I hope to have some available soon. Here is a photo of an almost ripe pepper:

08/08/2026

Good morning! Whew! That was a hot week. And a busy one. This week on the farm, we began harvesting our garlic. We mowed some fields, some of which will be planted to cover crops in a few weeks. We also had our annual organic inspection. It went well :) We finished w**ding the six beds of storage beets, and began w**ding the storage carrots. Here are before and after photos of a w**ded carrot bed:

08/02/2026

Good morning! It is looking like another beautiful summer day out there. This past week, we transplanted more celery and lettuces. We continued trellising and tending the crops. It was really nice to get that rain - everything is growing. We have started to w**d the storage beets. Here a photo of a partially w**ded bed so you can see the difference - the third row is hiding under a bunch of pigw**d. It is hard work and takes quite a bit of time, but is satisfying when completed.

07/26/2026

Good morning! It is another beautiful summery weekend. This week on the farm, we completed a few plantings, and continued with our w**ding work. The storage crops that we seeded last week are all up. They germinated well, which is great! But so have many w**ds. This week coming week will see us beginning to w**d these large storage plantings. In other news, the first beans are ready and we have some available this week :)

07/19/2026

Good morning! It was great to have rain last night. We received almost 10mm on the farm. This week, we seeded our storage carrots, storage beets, and storage radishes. These are big plantings, and we have been watering daily to ensure good germination, but the rain is more thorough than anything we can do. We also transplanted some cauliflowers and lettuces, and did some smaller weekly direct seedings. We continued to work away at the w**ding. The cherry tomatoes are just beginning to ripen. I hope to have some available next week. Here is a photo of a couple of ripe sungold tomatoes. They may have been eaten shortly after the photo was taken :)

07/12/2026

Good morning! It is a beautiful sunny day out there. We had another busy week on the farm. I made an error last week - we still have our big seeding of storage carrots and beets coming up. This past week, we started shaping and amending the many beds. We also transplanted more broccolini, broccoli, lettuces, basil, and green onions. We are trying to keep up with the w**ding but it is tough - the plants want to grow! We will keep working at it. In other news, the fava beans are ready, and we have some available on the store this week. It is very cool eating a food that has been cultivated for a very long time. Here is a photo of the beans waiting to be picked:

07/05/2026

Good morning! It was nice to wake up to a slightly cooler morning. It was hot last week! We have been keeping busy on the farm - there is lots of w**ding and tending and watering to do. We have completed all of our major plantings of long season crops, and continue to transplant and direct seed the shorter season crops each week. Our carrot seed crop is flowering. We are saving seeds from the 'Vampire' carrot, as it is difficult to source seeds. Carrots are biennials, so we store the carrots over the winter and re-plant them in the spring. We grow them in a greenhouse to ensure that they don't cross with wild carrot/ Queen Anne's Lace. Here is a photo:

06/28/2026

Good morning! It is a beautiful sunny day out there. We have had a good amount of rain, and everything is growing and is looking good. The w**ds are growing too of course, which is keeping us busy. This week on the farm, we reseeded our corn, and covered it with row cover. The crows ate all but one seed of the first round. They have done this in the past, but not for a few years. They like to keep us on our toes :) We also w**ded our onions, and broccolini. Our tomatoes are starting to ripen, and we have a few for sale this week.

Address

1121 Chapman Settlement Road
Amherst, NS
B0L1E0

Telephone

(902) 661-3663

Website

https://wysmykalfarm.ca/

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