T hat’s a wrap on our tenth growing season at The North Grove’s Community Farm! Here are a few highlights from an incredible season.  Weather ups and downs   In April we had to dig our bok choy out from under the snow (though we still got a great harvest)! June was a month of frequent rainfall, and then we faced an intense drought through July and August.  From left to right: early April snow on the farm; youth volunteers harvesting peas; volunteers harvesting flax; annual flowers along the...

Enhanced Home Visitor, Natasha joined us in The North Grove kitchen to share a favourite Mi’kmaw recipe from her childhood in celebration of Mi’kmaw History Month!  This hearty, comforting recipe can be enjoyed any time of year. You can use tia'muei (moose), lentuk (deer), or beef.  We prepared this dish in the fall, so we featured squash as the seasonal vegetable. If you prepare this dish in spring, try it with spring peas or greens; in summertime, we recommend using corn.  Makes:...

Did you know you can eat luffa?! Have you ever heard of bitter melon? Both are commonly used in recipes across the Asian Continent, and...