Alexandra's Farm

05/12/2026

Today and every day is a beautiful day to care for our Mother - Mother Earth.

She provides endlessly for us:
🌬️ The air that fills our lungs
🌊the water that fills our bodies
🥕 the food that fills our bellies
🌄 The beauty that fills our souls

Lately I've been thinking a lot about care work - the quiet, constant labour of tending, nourishing, supporting and holding things together. Whether it's caring for children, caring for community or caring for the land, so much of the most important work in this world often goes unseen and underappreciated.

For me, that care currently looks like tending the soil, growing food, and trying to nurture the community in whatever small ways I can.

💚 Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, grandmother's and anyone who performs care-giving in this world. Your work matters deeply, even though the world doesn't always reflect that 🌎🫂

05/04/2026

🌱 Kale, Swiss Chard and 3 varieties of onions graduated from soil cubes to growing beds today thanks to for the tenacity!

🌬️ It's really windy today which means moisture is being stripped from the soil. Not our favourite condition and to counter it, we're irrigating with sprinklers 💦 even though it's supposed to rain tomorrow (allegedly).

⛱️ With our sandy soil, moisture drains away quickly and evaporates easily. That's also why we use lots of organic mulches - like the straw you can see around the kale.

👩🏼‍🌾 We choose non-plastic mulches as much as possible. They're more 💲💲💲but they help protect soil life, retain moisture, moderate the soil temperature and break down into plant nutrients.

🪱 Are you gardening at home? Keep your soul covered with straw, leaves, hay, wood chips to help feed your soil and create good conditions for growth!

04/29/2026

Rain garden planting day here on the farm! We grow food for all our human and non-human friends and provide habitat too.

With help from 🌱

04/09/2026

Looking forward to being in community again to share advice about growing veggies!

Just over two weeks away!
This year we welcome Alexandra's Farm at our Earth Day Event. She will be there with vegetable and flower gardening advice as well as information on local grown food. Perfect timing for those interested in growing and sourcing healthy local food options 🥕🫛🥦

02/14/2026

Valentine’s Day often celebrates love between people —
but today I’m also thinking about love for the land.

The soil that feeds us.
The pollinators that return each spring.
The seeds that quietly hold possibility.

Farming is a relationship of care and reciprocity.
When we tend the earth, she tends us back.

Here’s to loving the place that makes all of this possible. 🌱

02/10/2026

Not all CSAs work the same way — and that’s a good thing.

Some are pre-packed boxes.
Some are customizable.
Some work like farm credit or gift cards.
Some are built around choice, flexibility, and the experience of coming to the farm.

What matters most isn’t which model you choose — it’s finding a farm that fits your life, your values, and your rhythms.

There are many great CSA farms in our region, each doing things a little differently. If you ever want help finding the right one, I’m always happy to point you in the right direction.

Because community-supported agriculture shouldn’t feel confusing or exclusive — it should feel normal.
Like knowing your farmer is just… standard. 🌱

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02/09/2026

🌱 One of my favourite fun farm facts: we grow over 100 varieties of vegetables and herbs here!

🌿 Diversity in the field means resilience, flavour and a whole lot of beauty throughout the season.

👩🏼‍🌾 With our market-style CSA, you choose when you're ready for a food adventure.

💚 Good for you food, good for the planet. Head on over to our webpage for more CSA info (link in bio).

02/05/2026

A CSA - Community Supported Agriculture (which should also be a Canadian Standard!) - is one of the oldest (and more meaningful) ways to connect people to their food.

Instead of buying produce week by week, members choose to support a farm for an entire season. That commitment allows farmers to plan ahead, growing intentionally, and focusing on soil health, diversity and land care - not just yield.

In return, CSA members receive a weekly share of the harvest and a deeper connection to the land, the people growing their food, and the seasons themselves.

There are many different ways CSAs can look - and not every CSA is the same.
Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing what our CSA looks like, how it works, and who it tends to be a great fit for.

01/26/2026

Some seeds need winter to grow.

On January 1st, we planted native perennial seeds with friends and neighbours - trusting the cold, the snow, and time itself. These seeds need to be stratified, which means they must experience winter before they can germinate.

We set trays of soil outside and, for the first time ever, covered seeds with snow! It felt counterintuitive - and exactly right.

Out in the fields, we leave seed heads standing. Echinacea, anise hyssop, sunflowers. Birds are fed. Some seeds are carried away. Others stay, rest, and wake when conditions are right.

This is cooperation in winter:
feeding life now, and trusting what comes later. ❄️🌱

Have you ever winter-sown seeds before?

01/19/2026

Winter slows the pace but the rhythm continues.

Chickens still need tending. Eggs are gathered. Tools are leaned where they’ll be used again tomorrow. Sunflowers stay standing, offering their seeds to whoever needs them through the cold.

This season asks for steadiness more than speed - showing up, paying attention, and caring for what’s already here. Growth will come later. For now, we keep the rhythm. 🐓🌻❄️

What does slowing down look like for you?